JASON ARAMBURU, 2010 RUNNER-UP: RE:CHAR
Plan: A small, affordable kiln for producing charcoal from agricultural and animal waste.
Biography: Jason (1985) graduated from Princeton University with a degree, cum laude, in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and a certificate in Environmental Studies. He also studied soil science through the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in the Republic of Panama and through Princeton University’s Carbon Mitigation Initiative. Before founding re:char, Jason was a founding member of Innozone, an online expertise network. Jason was named a 2009 Social Innovation fellow by Pop!Tech and a 2010 Echoing Green fellow. He was also recently named one of the 'Top 25 Social Entrepreneurs in America' by Business Week.
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