In many cases, the challenges of sustainability are made more difficult by various vicious cycles, where certain bad phenomena feed on themselves and thus enter a pattern of ever-increasing acceleration. A good example of this effect is ocean acidification, which …
Tag: carbon sequestration
Energy Policy: Taking a Stand Against Fossil Fuels
I recently instructed the U.S. (as if it takes my instructions) to tell the world: America as a country, and a heck of an impressive one at that, is proving its moral goodness by phasing out fossil fuels at the …
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Capturing Carbon in Useful Products
A very bright reader “BreathOnTheWind” (love the name!) comments on my post on carbon sequestration: Somewhere deep in the core of my being I feel that the answer for carbon must be to find a use for it. If carbon …
Carbon Sequestration
A smart and considerate reader sent me this earlier: Craig – First off, please let me know if I am sending you too many emails. I’ve been following news on carbon sequestration, including a recent article about a proof of …
Chris Barry, OTEC, and Carbon Sequestration
Chris Barry is definitely on my “visit list” for my next trip back to the East Coast. Chris is a Senior Naval Architect at the United States Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center, and says that after “forty years of …
