[geo] GW: A retrospective

2011-09-27 Thread Rau, Greg
Even Wally Broecker's jest — that deniers could blame God — may not be an option for long. Last May the Vatican's Pontifical Academy of Sciences, arm of an institution that once persecuted Galileo for his scientific findings, pronounced on manmade global warming: It's happening. Said the pope's

[geo] Re: New report(s) on carbon dioxide removal

2011-09-27 Thread Duncan McLaren
Thanks for your feedback. It's great to see more detailed work ongoing, and I look forward to reading your paper. Hopefully I will get the chance to use it to update my report. I agree that sustainable forestry has a role in a package of NETs, but whether WHS is the best option for some or all

[geo] Re: New report(s) on carbon dioxide removal

2011-09-27 Thread Duncan McLaren
Thanks Henrik fro these comments. I'm very pleased that experts in particular techniques are looking at my report. And I'm not going to be surprised if everyone feels that I haven't done justice to their particular topic. However I must refute the implication that I have taken things 'out-of-

[geo] Re: Monbiot Claims SAI already tested ... with catastrophic results

2011-09-27 Thread David Zhong
Hi Greg, Two comments here: Limestone dissolution can be a very slow reaction, even in CaCO3- undersaturated upwelling seawaters. (Much slower than the rate of limestone dissolution in normal rainwater, for example) Adding limestone powders to the upwelling seawaters may in fact take away a

[geo] Death of Professor Wangari Muta Maathai

2011-09-27 Thread Veli Albert Kallio
Dear All, Professor Wangari Muta Maathai, one of the greatest names in the climate change arena on the removal of carbon dioxide has sadly passed away somewhat untimely thus thinning the ranks of the combatants against climate chage, environmental degradation and deforestation.

RE: [geo] Re: Monbiot Claims SAI already tested ... with catastrophic results

2011-09-27 Thread Rau, Greg
Thanks David. I defer to Harvey's paper as to the particle size and rain rate needed to effect limestone dissolution at depth. Slow kinetics can always be countered by increased particle surface area (at a cost). I wasn't aware of the P story - reprints? On the other hand elevating pH might

[geo] Caldeira, Socolow, et al. weigh in

2011-09-27 Thread Rau, Greg
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