RE: [geo] My big-quick-secure CO2 cleanup proposal is still alive at the MIT geoengineering competition

2013-07-13 Thread markcapron
Bill,My thoughts are suggestions to quantify your Climate Colab entry more.One other thought.  Bacteria will first use all the dissolved oxygen (DO) and oxygen from nitrate before resorting to anaerobic digestion.  Thus the reason for "dead zones" under algal blooms.  Your Climate Colab entry could

RE: [geo] My big-quick-secure CO2 cleanup proposal is still alive at the MIT geoengineering competition

2013-07-13 Thread Peter Flynn
William, A question: even if biomass is converted to CO2 in the deep ocean (>1000 m) would it not stay there? My understanding is that the deep ocean is not supersaturated, due to the high pressure; it is the reduction of pressure in a rising deep water column that causes degassing of CO2. No

[geo] Re: Oli Morton with Opinion Article on "Nitrogen Geoengineering"

2013-07-13 Thread Russell Seitz
In writing of " homogocene issues " Oliver Morton has floated a variation of the theme of the 'anthropocene ' that might take on a life of its own . Though Greek-Latin portmanteau words are deservedly suspect , there has long been a need for an adjective to designate and reify a very importan

[geo] Pak-Hang Wong on “Virtuous Climate Making? Towards a Virtue-Theoretic Approach to Geoengineering” | Practical Ethics

2013-07-13 Thread Andrew Lockley
Text http://blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk/2013/07/pak-hang-wong-on-virtuous-climate-making-towards-a-virtue-theoretic-approach-to-geoengineering/ Audio http://media.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/uehiro/TT13US_PHW.mp3 Practical Ethics Pak-Hang Wong on “Virtuous Climate Making? Towards a Virtue-Theoretic Ap

Re: [geo] My big-quick-secure CO2 cleanup proposal is still alive at the MIT geoengineering competition

2013-07-13 Thread rongretlarson
William : Can you give a URL for the "judges report"? Ron - Original Message - From: "William H. Calvin" To: geoengineering@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, July 12, 2013 8:10:28 PM Subject: [geo] My big-quick-secure CO2 cleanup proposal is still alive at the MIT geoengineering com

[geo] Re: Oli Morton with Opinion Article on "Nitrogen Geoengineering"

2013-07-13 Thread O Morton
One very minor thing about this thread. Though I am happy for friends and I suppose others to call me Oli, for professional work I do prefer Oliver On Tuesday, 9 July 2013 12:16:29 UTC+1, geoengineeringourclimate wrote: > > Dear colleagues, > > Oli Morton of The Economist has penned an Opinion Ar

Re: [geo] My big-quick-secure CO2 cleanup proposal is still alive at the MIT geoengineering competition

2013-07-13 Thread John Nissen
Hi Mark, Your comments about the production of methane are very interesting. The group which I chair, the Arctic Methane Emergency Group (AMEG), is concerned about all things methanical, including waste water treatment, of which you have expertise. If William's proposal is to sink carbon (and I