News Archive November Environmental Progress News

News Archive November Environmental Progress News

Current Environmental news that matters Ocean Plastics November’s issue of Environmental Progress News looks at ocean plastics and why it is such a big deal, why you should care, what is being done, and what still needs to be done.  Long Term Problem In 1907 when Bakelite first started the plastics revolution, they were not kidding…

News Archive October 2018 Environmental Progress News

News Archive October 2018 Environmental Progress News

Current Environmental news that matters Just Say No Last month we highlighted the story about Rise for Climate and how they were organizing rallies in cities and towns around the world to say “No more fossil fuel!”. Results? September 8th on 7 continents, in 95 countries, with 900+ actions, people worldwide demanded real climate action from…

News Archive September 2018 Environmental Progress News

News Archive September 2018 Environmental Progress News

Current Environmental news that matters Time for Action “We have to wake up to the fierce urgency of the now” Jim Yong Kim, President, The World Bank Mother Nature has been giving us a glimpse of what to expect in the way of climate change impacts from global warming. Extreme flooding in July, raging forest…

Small-Scale Biochar a Realistic Answer to Such a Big Problem?
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Small-Scale Biochar a Realistic Answer to Such a Big Problem?

Small-scale biochar: making it alleviates big problems and using it alleviates more. Cool the Climate, Clean the Environment, Improve Public Health, Reduce Rural Poverty with Small-Scale Biochar – Part 5   The Case for Small-Scale Biochar So far, I have focused on the effects of burning corn waste and what to do about it. Here…

Demand Creation – Establishing a market for biochar – Part 4
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Demand Creation – Establishing a market for biochar – Part 4

Demand creation – what it will take to establish a strong biochar market. Cool the Climate, Clean the Environment, Improve Public Health, Reduce Rural Poverty with Small-Scale Biochar – Part 4   What’s a Market Anyway? We know what a market is. It’s where sellers exchange stuff with buyers and both leave feeling richer because…

Organic Fertilizer

Organic Fertilizer

Organic fertilizer is the best soil amendment you can add to your garden. Do you want to grow healthy, nutritious vegetables in your garden? Of course you do! Organic fertilizer is easy to make It does not take much to set up a biochar oven, we even show you how to make one. There are…

Jewelry Donation

Jewelry Donation

[columns] [span8]   A jewelry and bead collection was recently donated to Warm Heart Worldwide in honor of Lisa Carp. Lisa Carp was a talented jewelry maker. Upon her death her daughter chose to donate her unsold collection to Warm Heart. An account has been set up at eBay where you can view and purchase…

Repurposing Styrofoam

Repurposing Styrofoam

Styrofoam R&D Repurposing styrofoam into a useful product has become a serious pursuit at Warm Heart. Biochar is not the only area of research and development at Warm Heart. Styrofoam is actually one of the worst contributors to ecosystem destruction. Styrofoam is non-biodegradable and non-recyclable. According to Washington University, styrofoam takes 500 years to decompose;…

Sponsor Update Praew

Sponsor Update Praew

[columns] [span8] [kad_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/QSma0eleZ4Y” ] 20 Questions Just for fun we asked our kids some questions. Below are Praew’s answers to some of the questions. Who’s your best friend? A friend from school What do you want to be when you grow up? Tour guide If you had three wishes, what would they be? Good…

Sponsor Update Jidapa

Sponsor Update Jidapa

[columns] [span8] 20 Questions Just for fun we asked our kids some questions. Below are Jidapa‘s answers to some of the questions. Who’s your best friend? Jangum and Attitaya What do you want to be when you grow up? A doctor If you could have one superpower, what would it be and why? Water and…

Sponsor Update Jangum

Sponsor Update Jangum

[columns] [span8] 20 Questions Just for fun we asked our kids some questions. Below are Jangum’s answers to some of the questions. Who’s your best friend? Attitaya, Jitapa What do you want to be when you grow up? Flight attendant If you could have one superpower, what would it be and why? The power to…

Sponsor Update Aom

Sponsor Update Aom

[kad_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/CaWr32-xsuM” ] [columns] [span8] Recent Report Card Aom just completed 8th grade and we couldn’t be happier with his efforts. He earned a 3.27 overall GPA and got 6 A’s! He excelled in English, Math, Art, Sports, and Health.  He is another star at Warm Heart.  He was on the team with Nuey Sutinan…

Sponsor Update Saa

Sponsor Update Saa

[columns] [span8] [kad_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/Cvmv3Zu-YvU” width=500 height=300 ] Warm Heart is lucky to have Saa. She is the best friend of one of our superstars, Naan, who fought to get her a place at Warm Heart. We are so glad she did, although we are not surprised that Naan’s best friend is a superstar herself! Saa…

News Archive August 2018 Environmental Progress News

News Archive August 2018 Environmental Progress News

News Archive August 2018:  Environmental News that matters   Rising Waters July brought many weather related disasters around the world. Two major crisis, both related to rising waters, were covered internationally.   “Global warming isn’t a prediction. It is happening.”  James Hansen     The Power of Water The flooding in Japan demonstrates the striking…

Nagomi Art Contest Archive

Nagomi Art Contest Archive

Nagomi Art Dawn, a volunteer at Warm Heart from Singapore, introduced the children to Nagomi Art, a form of Japanese art healing founded in Japan, using pastels and fingers to create a gentle, transparent, warm and heart-touching art through simple yet unique ways of painting techniques. The kanji character of “NAGOMI” is ‘和’, which means…

News Archive June 2018 Environmental Progress News

News Archive June 2018 Environmental Progress News

June 2018 Archive June 2018 Archive of Environmental Progress News offers two articles, “How We Think About Green Matters” and “Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors Across Cultures”. Where Do We Go From Here? We are living in an unsustainable world. How do you get 6 Billion People to wake up before it is too late? What…

News Archive May 2018 Environmental Progress News

News Archive May 2018 Environmental Progress News

Balance of Nature Unintentional consequences A case in Borneo illustrates the delicate balance of nature and the unintended consequences of human intervention.Back in the early 50s an outbreak of malaria in Borneo led the World Health Organization (WHO) to bring in massive amounts of DDT to kill the malaria carrying mosquitoes. They were successful in…

Putting it all together: The Plastic Bank

Putting it all together: The Plastic Bank

Cheers for The Plastic Bank I fell in love with The Plastic Bank because I like solutions that solve several problems simultaneously. Plastic Bank is a sustainable way to stop ocean plastic pollution before it happens by helping the world’s poorest people help themselves. What are the keywords here? • Sustainable: The Plastic Bank program will…

News Archive April 2018 Environmental News Archive

News Archive April 2018 Environmental News Archive

Earth Day 2018: End Plastic Pollution Plastic pollution litters our beaches and landscapes, clogs our waste streams and landfills, seeps its way into our oceans, killing marine life, infiltrating our food supply. Unless we take meaningful, positive steps to address the issue continued exponential growth of plastics threatens the survival of our planet. In response,…

News Archive March 2018 Environmental Progress News

News Archive March 2018 Environmental Progress News

Carbon Imbalance Last month our Environmental Progress News focused on the impacts of climate change. This month we are looking at what is triggering global warming, and causing drastic changes to our climate. There is no question about the damage excess carbon in the atmosphere (known as CO2) is causing. We have identified the problem, now…

News Archive February 2018 Environmental Progress News

News Archive February 2018 Environmental Progress News

Impacts of a Changing Climate There is no debate about whether our climate is changing. What we need to do is look at how climate change is impacting our world, understand what further changes to expect, and find ways to adapt. How do we survive, thrive? We can start with the most obvious, the melting…

News Archive January 2018 Environmental Progress News

News Archive January 2018 Environmental Progress News

Environmental Progress News January, 2018 “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” ~ Socrates   New Year’s Resolutions What were your New Year’s Resolutions, if any? Some people pledge to themselves to quit smoking, eat less, lose weight, exercise more, spend more…

News Archive December 2017 Environmental Progress News

News Archive December 2017 Environmental Progress News

Environmental Progress News December, 2017 “The language may be different but the heart is the same. We are all one. We have a responsibility to each other and the world.” ~ Akiroq Brost   – 195 Countries – – 6,909 Languages – – 4,200 Religions – – 6.5 Billion People – – 1 Mother Earth –…

News Archive November 2017 Environmental Progress News

News Archive November 2017 Environmental Progress News

Environmental Progress News November, 2017 “Let us take advantage of the opportunities presented by climate action and lay the foundations for a more prosperous and secure future for all.” ~ UN Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon Do Something! The 2016 Paris Climate Accord represented a huge diplomatic step forward as 168 countries agreed that we need to address…

News Archive October 2017 Environmental Progress News

News Archive October 2017 Environmental Progress News

Environmental News October, 2017 “All the human and animal manure which the world wastes, if returned to the land, instead of being thrown into the sea, would suffice to nourish the world” ~ Victor Hugo Ew! Getting down and dirty When you think of recycling, what comes to mind? Aluminum cans, glass bottles, plastic bags, newspapers,…

News Archive September 2017 Environmental Progress News

News Archive September 2017 Environmental Progress News

Environmental News September, 2017   “There’s one issue that will define the contours of this century more dramatically than any other, and that is the urgent and growing threat of a changing climate.” ~ U.S. President Barack Obama What Can One Person Do? When you fully embrace the consequences of what we are facing with climate…

Biochar Training Program Goes Beyond The Borders

Biochar Training Program Goes Beyond The Borders

The Warm Heart biochar training program now extends far beyond Phrao and even Thailand In February, 2017 Warm Heart Environmental Program provided a biochar training program for a diverse group of interested large farm holders from Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. The training was held at our facilities in Phrao. Dr. Michael Shafer led the…

Air Pollution

Air Pollution

Pollution in Asia, Are You in Jeopardy? If you live on planet earth, the answer is a resounding “Yes”! Pollution is spread through air currents. Air pollution is not confined to any one region, which means we need to work together on a global level to combat this deadly problem. Warm Heart Environmental Program is…

Converting Smoke To Biochar
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Converting Smoke To Biochar

How do you tackle the problem of convincing farmers to stop burning their crop fields after harvest? There is no simple solution to the problem. Getting to a cooler climate, cleaner air and rural development one step at a time For the past several years, Warm Heart Environmental Program has been developing a biochar system…

Beyond Going Green

Beyond Going Green

Doing Green – How’s it cooking? This update to our story Hospitality Embraces Biochar about how a local 5 Star resort, 137 Pillars House in Chiang Mai, is setting the trend for moving beyond “Going Green”, they have embraced “Doing Green” with a Backyard Biochar System. The new system they are using for addressing their biomass waste (i.e….

Warm Heart Holds Successful Biochar Trainings

Warm Heart Holds Successful Biochar Trainings

Community Comes Together   Warm Heart completed two successful trainings for roughly 120 people of the community on January 26 and 27. Both days were spent learning how biochar works, and how to build a TLUD (“top lift up draft”) model. The trainings were an important step towards having the Phrao community (and beyond) use…

Biochar Presentation Leads To Action

Biochar Presentation Leads To Action

Giant Steps Forward for Warm Heart’s Biochar Project     Warm Heart was given the opportunity to present the biochar project as a complimentary solution to the “Action Plan 2016,” aimed to prevent and resolve smog in Northern Thailand. The Deputy Governor of Chiang Mai as well as representatives from the forestry department, district offices,…

Breath Of Fresh Air Grant

Breath Of Fresh Air Grant

  Funding for Biochar Project On October 1, Consul General Michael Heath announced a State Department grant award of $69,974 (2,099,220 THB) to Warm Heart Worldwide, Inc., to support efforts to assist farmers in reducing seasonal airborne particulate pollution in northern Thailand. The “Breath of Fresh Air” project intends to reduce pollution-based health risks to…