[geo] Re: Lecture on Methane Hydrates by Dr. Mariam Kastner

2011-05-17 Thread M V Bhaskar
Hi Any mechanical device would be expensive and require maintenance, this will limit the scale of deployment. A more natural source of oxygen like Diatoms would be cheaper and environmental friendly. best regards Bhaskar On May 16, 3:07 pm, Michael Hayes voglerl...@gmail.com wrote: Hi All,

Re: [geo] Re: Senate hearing

2011-05-17 Thread Ron Larson
Josh: Yes to both parts of your second sentence. The supplier of the Biochar certainly has a continuing responsibility as to the source of the Biochar. Also the user has a responsibility to test before applying Biochar inappropriately. Testing is easy. The process and need for

[geo] Re: Lecture on Methane Hydrates by Dr. Mariam Kastner

2011-05-17 Thread Michael Hayes
Hi Folks, Bhaskar, I am linking a Diatom website which has a bank of other related websites. http://www.indiana.edu/~diatom/diatom.html#ultimate http://www.indiana.edu/~diatom/diatom.html#ultimateThis is a new field for me to study and I apologize for not getting back to your PM this weekend.

[geo] Re: Lecture on Methane Hydrates by Dr. Mariam Kastner

2011-05-17 Thread Michael Hayes
Bhaskar, Here is a Google search list I will be working through in trying to understanding on my last question as to the impact of diatoms on ocean acidification. http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Efficiency+of+the+CO2-concentrating+mechanism+of+diatomshl=enas_sdt=0as_vis=1oi=scholart

[geo] Methane 'emergency stop button'

2011-05-17 Thread Andrew Lockley
If we were in a situation where there were dramatic excursions of methane in the arctic, what could we do? It's a very real possibility that we will soon be clearly in runaway climate change, and immediate action will be needed when this starts to happen. I know that we could come up with some

[geo] Mid-Oceanic Diatom Entrapment System Technology.....MODEST

2011-05-17 Thread Michael Hayes
Hi All, Bhaskar has brought the use of diatoms up and I find the thought path interesting. I would like to start this thread off in an effort to keep the issue organized in one thread for easy reference and focused discussion on his suggestion/concept. The main benefits of diatoms are O2

Re: Re: [geo] Senate hearing

2011-05-17 Thread voglerlake
Hi Folks, Greg, I have read your statement to Sen. Bingaman concerning S. 699/757 (along with the bills) and found your statement to be the most concise and knowledgeable deceleration of the scientific/technical state of affairs concerning CO2 mitigation yet offered.in any forum. Your