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Earth Foundries Advances to WBENC Pitch National Semi-Finals
SARATOGA, Calif. – Earth Foundries is proud to announce that Dorothea (Dede) Smullen has advanced to the 2026 WBENC Pitch National Semi-finals following an outstanding performance at the WBEC-Pacific Regional Pitch
Earth FOUNDRIES CELEBRATES FIVE YEARS OF INNOVATION, WILDFIRE RESILIENCE, AND SUSTAINABLE BIOMASS SOLUTIONS
Saratoga, California — July 16, 2026 — Earth Foundries proudly celebrates its fifth anniversary, marking five years of innovation, partnership, and impact in the fight against
Earth Foundries to Participate in Technology Showcase at PG&E’s 2024 Innovation Summit Nov. 13
Earth Foundries Slash Attack Mobile Pyrolysis Service Lowers the Cost and Carbon Footprint of Forest Clean Up November 6th, 2024—Earth Foundries sustainable, mobile pyrolysis
Innovative Carbon Sequestering Bioswale with Biochar Installed at Veggielution Community Farm in East San Jose
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saratoga, California, June 21st, 2024 – Utilizing grant funding from Valley Water, the US Forest Service and CAL FIRE, Earth Foundries,
Earth Foundries, Inc. Is Now a Certified B Corporation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Earth Foundries, Inc. Is Now a Certified B Corporation Saratoga, California, June 20th, 2024– Earth Foundries, a certified woman-owned business with a
EARTH FOUNDRIES, INC. ANNOUNCES PENDING B CORP STATUS
Saratoga, California—10/12/2022—Earth Foundries, Inc., a woman-owned California-based Benefit Corporation delivering sustainable forest waste disposal to end catastrophic wildfire, is proud to announce it has reached
EARTH FOUNDRIES, INC. ANNOUNCES TWO 2022 CAL FIRE WORKFORCE AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AWARDS FOR HEALTHY, RESILIENT FORESTS
Saratoga, California—7/7/2022—Earth Foundries, Inc., a woman-owned California-based Benefit Corporation delivering sustainable forest waste disposal to end catastrophic wildfire, is proud to announce the award of
EARTH FOUNDRIES, INC. ANNOUNCES 2022 USDA WOOD INNOVATION GRANT AWARD FOR BAY AREA BIOCHAR MARKET DEVELOPMENT
Saratoga, California—6/23/2022—Earth Foundries, Inc., a woman-owned California-based Benefit Corporation delivering sustainable forest waste disposal to end catastrophic wildfire, is honored and excited to be one
Earth Foundries Certified By the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council
Saratoga, California—1/5/2022—Earth Foundries, Inc, supporting wildfire prevention and preparation efforts in California by up-cycling forest waste into carbon negative products and renewable energy, is proud
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East Bay park uses green technology to help reduce wildfire risk
Earth Foundries is working with Ascent Forestry, Falk Forestry and the East Bay Regional Park District to process unmerchatabe forest material from hazardous fuels reduction
Cutting Edge Technology Being Used for Wildfire Management
Earth Foundries is proud to work with Ascent Forestry, Falk Forestry and the East Bay Regional Parks Department on this important project at Anthony Chabot
East Bay Regional Park District Tackles Fire-Fuel Reduction with Biochar
Pull a burning log out of a campfire and it will send a smoky plume of carbon and ash into the air. Place that log
USDA awards $32M in wood innovations and community grants
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on May 27 announced more than $32 million to fund 2022 wood innovations and community grants. Projects to support bioenergy, biofuel and biobased products production are among those to receive funding.
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Breakthrough Institute: COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF LARGE-SCALE FUEL REDUCTION FOR WILDFIRE MITIGATION IN CALIFORNIA
https://thebreakthrough.imgix.net/Cost-Effectiveness-of-Large-Scale-Fuel-Reduction-for-Wildfire-Mitigation-in-California_v3-1.pdf
Pollution from California’s 2020 wildfires likely offset decades of air quality gains
It was a nightmare fire season that California won’t soon forget.
As more than 9,000 wildfires raged across the landscape, a canopy of smoke shrouded much of the state and drifted as far away as Boston.
All told, more than 4.3 million acres would be incinerated and more than 30 people killed. Economic losses would total more than $19 billion.
Scientists are mapping the riskiest areas for disastrous wildfire. These are the Bay Area hot spots
The first radio dispatch reporting a vegetation fire on a day in late May put the blaze in the hills on the eastern rim of the Napa Valley, an area that had burned just five years ago in a massive firestorm.