UN Agreements On Oceanic Geoengineering Don’t Cover Dominant Land-Based Systems

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 23:54:30 +0000

This morning I had an excellent conversation with a lawyer with a maritime environmental non-governmental organization, Stephanie Hewson at the West Coast Environmental Law Association. She is preparing to testify to one of the highest legislative bodies in the country that they are based in, Canada’s Senate, regarding concerns about … [continued]

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Another Day, Another Nonsensical Oceanic Carbon Capture Non-Solution, This Time Italian

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 17:40:52 +0000

Regular readers might think Californians have a lock on poorly thought-through ideas for ‘enhancing’ oceanic carbon uptake, but apparently Italy decided to throw a log on this fire. A startup is promoting the idea of digging up long-sequestered carbon dioxide in the form of limestone to make quicklime to make … [continued]

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Another Day, Another Suspect Ocean Carbon Capture Technology

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 20:33:07 +0000

Carbon capture is back on the hype cycle, years after it was last being pushed upon us as the only real solution to our climate change problem because . It’s a favorite of the fossil fuel industry for obvious reasons. Some of them are even saying the quiet part out loud, that it gives them the social license to not only continue to operate, but to actually increase extraction of coal, oil, and gas.

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Electrolyzing Carbon Dioxide Out Of Sea Water Has Multiple Red Flags

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 17:15:52 +0000

In recent months I’ve returned to the overlapping subjects of geoengineering and carbon capture, both of which I’d mostly satisfied myself about years ago. Both, however, are re-ascending the hype scale and at least for aspects of geoengineering, my curiosity was unsatisfied.

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Can The Oceans Survive An Unprecedented Influx Of Plastics?

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 16:35:46 +0000

influx of plasticsPlastics are very appealing to people around the world. They’re important due to their daily use and functionality because they are the most versatile materials of contemporary times. They’re inexpensive, lightweight, corrosion-resistant, elastic, and have a durable composition. However, the influx of plastics entering the world’s oceans, without immediate action to reverse the current trend, […]

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Interview With Ebb Carbon Founder Ben Tarbell

Credit to Author: Benjamin Schulz| Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2022 16:24:12 +0000

Ben TarbellBenjamin Schulz: When did you create Ebb Carbon, and what’s the story behind it? What was your initial motivation to create Ebb Carbon?  Ben Tarbell: We started about a year ago in February 2021, and our company stems from the broader area of research of Matt Eisaman, Ebb Carbon’s Chief Technology Officer and one of […]

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Water, Peace, & Security — Under Threat

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 02:26:48 +0000

Featured Image: Cynthia Shahan, All Rights Reserved. Not CleanTechnica’s photo rights. All Rights Reserved. Not for use by any other writer, publication, and certainly no other blogger. Cynthia ShahanWe write about CO2 emissions of fossil fuels quite a bit on CleanTechnica, but there is something that bears repetition as well. It is that renewable energy typically uses much less water than other electricity sources. The overuse of water, including for our power plants, is something that critically threatens our children

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