RE: [geo] Methane - time for realism

2010-03-08 Thread Greg Rau
ontracted to defuse these. It would also make sense to controllably neutralise some of them and burn nucleating methane-carbon dioxide mixtures rather than letting them GHGs to go for birds. Wint kind regards, Veli Albert Kallio Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 09:55:56 -0500 Subject: Re: [geo] Methane - t

RE: [geo] Methane - time for realism

2010-03-08 Thread Veli Albert Kallio
ke sense to controllably neutralise some of them and burn nucleating methane-carbon dioxide mixtures rather than letting them GHGs to go for birds. Wint kind regards, Veli Albert Kallio Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 09:55:56 -0500 Subject: Re: [geo] Methane - time for reali

Re: [geo] Methane - time for realism

2010-03-07 Thread Andrew Lockley
Additionally, methane does not undergo oxidation as it rises to the surface. It dissolves at is rises, then it is slowly oxidised by methylotrophs in its well-mixed state. A On 7 March 2010 14:55, Mike MacCracken wrote: > While I wholeheartedly agree that methane is a critical issue, it would

Re: [geo] Methane - time for realism

2010-03-07 Thread Mike MacCracken
While I wholeheartedly agree that methane is a critical issue, it would sure be nice if they got the facts right. Consider this paragraph: ³Dr. Shakhova said that undersea methane ordinarily undergoes oxidation as it rises to the surface, where it is released as carbon dioxide. But because water o

[geo] Methane - time for realism

2010-03-06 Thread John Nissen
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/011011.html Methane Melt: The Most Important Story You Don't Follow Alex Steffen, 5 Mar 10 We've written before about the danger that climate change will lead to the thawing and release of methane frozen on the ocean floor, and indeed the worrisome n