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Re: A not-so-modest proposal to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide

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Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> A not-so-modest proposal to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide
>> http://arstechnica.com/science/2015/12/a-not-so-modest-proposal-to-remove-atmospheric-carbon-dioxide/
> 
> 
>> "The sooner you start socking away part of your paycheck for
>> retirement, the easier it is to hit your goals. If you wait until
>> late in your career to start, your goal could be simply out of reach
>> unless you take a second job or win the lottery." That axiom is a bit
>> like how we've treated carbon emissions: when governments started
>> negotiating to limit greenhouse gases in the early 1990s, the
>> agreed-upon goal of limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius was
>> pretty doable. The continued rise of emissions since then has turned
>> that into a tall task, while the 1.5 degree Celsius aspiration added
>> to the recent Paris agreement is even taller.
>>
>> At this point, hitting those targets very likely requires more than
>> just shifting away from fossil fuels. We?ll also need ?negative
>> emissions??activities that absorb carbon dioxide from smokestacks or
>> directly from the atmosphere?in order to squeeze under the line. It?s
>> a simple concept but a very big challenge. Some nascent negative
>> emission technologies exist, like capturing CO2 from smokestacks and
>> pumping it into underground reservoirs. Other proposals, however,
>> sound pretty wild and may not work?like dumping iron dust into the
>> oceans to spur plankton growth.
>>
>> One tempting strategy is to imitate nature?s longterm carbon
>> control?the weathering of fresh rock. When certain minerals react
>> with CO2 in rainwater, they turn into different minerals, and the CO2
>> turns into bicarbonate that ends up in groundwater, rivers, and
>> ultimately the ocean.
>>

Ever heard of photosynthesis, spamming shit head?

 

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Jim Pennino

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A not-so-modest proposal to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-12-25 16:40 -0600
  Re: A not-so-modest proposal to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-12-25 17:57 -0500
  A not-so-modest proposal to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide john <johnsefton288@gmail.com> - 2015-12-25 14:58 -0800
    Re: A not-so-modest proposal to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide benj <none@gmail.com> - 2015-12-26 14:06 -0500
  Re: A not-so-modest proposal to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide Waye Kitchens <wscom@complang.net> - 2015-12-25 23:28 +0000
  Re: A not-so-modest proposal to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2015-12-25 15:47 -0800
    Re: A not-so-modest proposal to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide benj <nobody@gmail.com> - 2015-12-26 03:50 -0500
  Re: A not-so-modest proposal to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-12-26 00:31 +0000
    Re: A not-so-modest proposal to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-12-25 18:57 -0600
      Re: A not-so-modest proposal to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide "nuny@bid.nes" <Alien8752@gmail.com> - 2015-12-25 20:16 -0800
        Re: A not-so-modest proposal to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide Angelo <patrizio.pan-2002@libero.it> - 2015-12-26 05:12 -0800
          Re: A not-so-modest proposal to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-12-26 08:17 -0600
            Re: A not-so-modest proposal to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-12-26 18:56 +0000
      Re: A not-so-modest proposal to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-12-26 06:33 +0000
        Re: A not-so-modest proposal to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-01-25 00:08 -0600
          Re: A not-so-modest proposal to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-01-25 06:57 +0000

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