What is Biochar and how it can help reduce our carbon footprints?

The article focuses on biochar as a soil enhancer to help restore tired, compromised farmland while taking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Topics discussed include the association of biochar with fertile soils and biochar's presence in soils worldwide as a result of vegetation fires and historic soil management practices, biochar's use for cleaning up polluted land and biochar as a potent storage mechanism for carbon dioxide that would otherwise contribute to climate change.