[USCC] [B-ISA] Is the Science Barge Sustainable?

[Paul Olivier]

It is refreshing to read articles such as this one:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/opinion/21kristof.html?th&emc=th

Paul

On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 5:17 AM, Paul Olivier <paul.olivier at esrint.com>wrote:

> Michael,
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> When I looked a bit further in the direction of your posting, I saw that
> you are involved in some fantastic work. I recently (re-)posted these three
> presentations on the internet:
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> This first is the presentation on BSF technology that you know quite well.
> It has been modified quite a bit.http://www.esrla.com/pdf/Brazil.pdf We
> will soon be shipping a container of pods to the USA. There are new designs
> for the drainage of liquids, and we designed pallet racks specifically for
> supporting pods.
>
> The second is a presentation on a composting program I am organizing in the
> highland areas of Vietnam. http://www.esrla.com/pdf/composting.pdf I am
> out of my field here, but I have had some help from James Kalin and Mike
> Richard of Louisiana. Here in the highlands of Dalat BSF are present, but in
> very small numbers. These compost bins will serve as seeding units for the
> vast cultivation of wild populations of BSF. Once BSF are present in large
> numbers, we will begin to install the bioconversion units to harvest the
> larvae.
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> The third is about the recycling of residential waste in the USA and
> Europe. It features my separation technology in the processing of
> residential shredder residue. http://www.esrla.com/pdf/rsr.pdfMunicipalities in the USA do not have to wait five or ten years to initiate
> a total landfill avoidance program. This can begin now. However this concept
> presupposes the source separation of food waste as well as the
> source-separation of most recyclable paper and cardboard. Here I introduce
> the idea of an aerated storage unit for food waste that does away with the
> need for its daily collection. You will see here a parallel with the Vietnam
> presentation. James Kalin is introducing this separation technology to the
> state of California, and there is no better place in California than San
> Francisco.
>
> Many thanks.
> Paul
>
> --
> Paul A. Olivier
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> Dalat City
> Lam Dong Province
> Vietnam
>
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> Skype address: Xpolivier
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> On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 1:41 AM, Bomford, Michael <
> michael.bomford at kysu.edu> wrote:
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>>  Hello B-ISA folks,
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>> Yesterday I posted a critique of the Science Barge project to the Energy
>> Farms blog (http://energyfarms.net). I thought it would be of interest to
>> the B-ISA group. Comments?
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>> Cheers,
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>> Mike
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>> Michael Bomford, PhD
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>> Principal Investigator, Organic / Sustainable Agriculture
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>> Community Research Service
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>> Kentucky State University
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>> 400 E. Main St., Frankfort KY 40601
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>> Phone: 502-597-5752
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>> Fax: 502-597-6381
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>> Email: michael.bomford at kysu.edu
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>> Web: http://organic.kysu.edu
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