[Terrapreta] Government funding for Aust TP trials.

[lou gold]

Hi Adriana,

Sounds like a wonderful thing to support. We need much char research.

One question: how will the data, research findings, etc be licensed?

Will they be under an Open Source protocol?
http://creativecommons.org/

Or, will they be governed by a conventional copyright?

Thanks for all of you good work.

lou

On Dec 17, 2007 7:54 PM, Adriana Downie <adriana at bestenergies.com.au> wrote:

>  Michael….and those who want to help via email,
>
>
>
> Your criticism (below) of lack of government support is not entirely
> justified. The trials that BEST has paid for at the NSW DPI has been done
> partly through funding we have through the NSW Department of Environment and
> Climate Change (DECC). BEST Energies (directly and through their clients)
> and the NSW DPI have also contributed cash and in-kind but it would have
> been a lot harder without the government support for which we are very
> grateful.
>
>
>
> I encourage those on the list with some time, to write an email of
> congratulations to the DECC for supporting this important work and to
> encourage them to continue and expand the funding that they have provided in
> this area. I have included the contacts below. All they ask out of this is
> to get some recognition so please feel free to give them some and hopefully
> this will help pave the way for more TP work in NSW.
>
>
>
> *Elizabeth Lechlein*
>
> Grants Administrator
>
> Department of Environment and Climate Change
>
> PO Box 644 Parramatta NSW 2124
>
> Level 2, 1 Fitzwilliam Street
>
> Parramatta NSW 2150
>
> elizabeth.lechlein at environment.nsw.gov.au
>
> Ph: (02) 8837 6038  Fax: (02) 8837 6099
>
>
>
> *Lisa Corbyn*
>
> *Director General - DECC*
>
> *Lisa.corbyn at environment.nsw.gov.au*
>
> 59-61 Goulburn Street, Sydney
> PO Box A290, Sydney South NSW 1232
> Phone: +61 2 9995 5000
>
>
>
> Mr Philip Koperberg,
>
> NSW Minister for Climate Change Environment and Water
> Level 35 Governor Macquarie Tower,
> 1 Farrer Place,
> SYDNEY NSW 2000
>
> Phone 9228 5488 Fax 9228 5766
>
> Email office at koperberg.minister.nsw.gov.au
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Adriana Downie
>
> BEST Energies Australia
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* Michael Bailes [mailto:michaelangelica at gmail.com]
> *Sent**:* Monday, 17 December 2007 1:49 PM
> *To:* naomi luckett; Terrapreta
> *Subject:* Re: [Terrapreta] NZ leading the way
>
>
>
> I buddied up with a lovely kiwi at the IAI Confrence at Terrigal.
>  He was from NZ DEPT of Primary Industries. I have forgotten his name and
> unfortunately lost his details. He said the NZ Govt was very worried about
> GHGs especially methane from burping (He did say burping) cows.
> I only saw a couple of other 'PI' people from NSW and the ONLY Journalist
> was Kelpie Wilson.
> The Confrence got no running in the press at all.
>
> There have been some NSW pot studies done by NSW Agi Department - fully or
> partially funded by BEST Energies (You get nothing for free from the NSW
> Govt.-- and do they charge!).
> In my view BEST should be flogging their technology not researching and
> funding char experiments-The Government should be doing this!
>  NSW DPI even has a "GHG" Executive.
> If nothing else Australian Governments should be funding studies on Char's
> water saving potential. It seems the "water saving" crystals/polymers are
> fairly useless and expensive.
> MA
>
> On 17/12/2007, *naomi luckett* <naomiluckett at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> News from New Zealand,
>
>
>
> Published today in the New Zealand Herald...
>
>
>
> RESEARCH
>
> Roles focus on charcoal's benefits
>
>
>
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