Re: [geo] Ocean based algal growth: rate of CO2 transfer

2013-01-15 Thread Michael Hayes
Also Peter, The 'Perpetual Salt Fountain' is a great addition to any large scale algae operation. http://www.terrapub.co.jp/journals/JO/pdf/6003/60030563.pdf *Deep seawater in the ocean contains a great deal of nutrients. Stommel et al. have proposed the notion of a “perpetual salt

Re: [geo] Re: Ocean based algal growth: rate of CO2 transfer

2013-01-23 Thread Michael Hayes
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[geo] New Insight to Forest Carbon Sequestration

2013-04-16 Thread Michael Hayes
of fungi. Thanks, Michael -- *Michael Hayes* *360-708-4976* http://www.voglerlake.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups geoengineering group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to geoengineering+unsubscr

[geo] Re: Another view on the Arctic

2013-06-28 Thread Michael Hayes
Hi Folks, The other approach to international cooperation with a common goal is to devise commercial schemes which meet food production needs which also have GE qualities. That opens up a number of seats at the table. One area I've been researching is the propagation/harvesting of organic

[geo] Re: (Ocean pipes) The Science of Climate and Geo-engineering… and more David Brin Ethical Technology

2013-06-29 Thread Michael Hayes
David, Here are a few links I pulled up from past discussions and posts on this overall subject. Deepwelling: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/geoengineering/eValFNH8IQY/lJNWKARxs88J Further, the cultivation of algae, in conjunction with tubes, provides a significant counter to DIC. No

[geo] Re: (Ocean pipes) The Science of Climate and Geo-engineering… and more David Brin Ethical Technology

2013-07-02 Thread Michael Hayes
Hi Folks, Dr. Rau, thank you for the excellent papers. I recognize the paper Direct electrolytic dissolution of silicate minerals for air CO2 mitigation and carbon-negative H2 production as the work/concept you introduced to this group a few years back and I'm glad to see it published. Solving

[geo] Re: (Ocean pipes) The Science of Climate and Geo-engineering… and more David Brin Ethical Technology

2013-07-03 Thread Michael Hayes
Greg, What I'm struggling to weave together is a method which can address food,fuel,fertilizer and environmental needs while keeping an eye on the socioeconomic dynamics which brought us to this point. A meta concept which can coordinate these fundamental needs and dynamics may be possible,

[geo] Re: Artificial Photosynthesis – The Future of Carbon Dioxide Removal?

2013-07-09 Thread Michael Hayes
Hi Folks, The search for a means to convert atmospheric (space capsule) CO2 into carbohydrates goes back to the early Apollo development era, as far as I know. Using CO2 as a food/fuel base has many obvious advantages and should be investigated for use on a global scale. The most efficient

[geo] Re: The governonsense of climate engineering

2013-07-10 Thread Michael Hayes
Hi Folks, If the need for a formalized and science backed GE advocacy is left un-answered much longer, it may simply take GE off the table completely. ETC pulls in over $1M of donations per year on this one issue and its staff of journalist are well aware of the value in selling hype to those

[geo] Re: The governonsense of climate engineering

2013-07-12 Thread Michael Hayes
In Andrew's opening post, the “The International Governance of Climate Engineering”, held by The Institute for European Studies in Brussels on June 28, shows that it made material reference to an *ETC

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

2013-07-16 Thread Michael Hayes
William, Congratulations on your standing in the competition. I realize that you're trying to present a broad concept and the technical details are a secondary issue. However, I would like to offer a few technical suggestions for your consideration. *Commercial vs. Non-Commercial* Your

[geo] Re: More on Arctic methane

2013-07-31 Thread Michael Hayes
Hi Folks, Any debate over the speed of and/or effects of the Arctic methane release appears to me to be as about as productive as debating the differentiation between driving a car into a wall at 160kmph or 190kmph. Either way, it will be catastrophic and we need to take immediate actions.

[geo] Re: More on Arctic methane

2013-07-31 Thread Michael Hayes
Clarification on zeolite/methane release: No combustion needed for release. Temperature or pressure swings will release the methane (per Dr. Smit). Temperature is tricky and so pressure swings should be the focus of engineering for zeolite/methane processing. Best, Michael On Tuesday,

[geo] Re: Geoengineering carries unknown consequences

2013-08-02 Thread Michael Hayes
I believe that Article 15 http://www.gdrc.org/u-gov/precaution-7.html of the Rio Declaration provides the clearest thinking on this subject. *In order to protect the environment, the precautionary approach shall be widely applied by States according to their capabilities. Where there are

[geo] Re: Response to D Keith lecture at Harvard

2013-08-07 Thread Michael Hayes
David et al., Has the question concerning the possible increase in PSC creation by SSI been addressed? Sulfuric acid is the main condensate for PSCs and an increase in PSCs would have significant adverse effects on already dangerously warming polar regions. If this one issue can not be

[geo] Re: Playing God With the Planet - The Ethics Politics of Geoengineering

2013-08-09 Thread Michael Hayes
Jim, You left a comment on the video which states: ***The Convention for Biological Diversity bans geoengineering. *I'm fairly confident that the CBD has issued no such ban. If you can copy/paste/post the exact CBD language which establishes a 'ban on GE', I would be grateful for the

[geo] Re: Playing God With the Planet - The Ethics Politics of Geoengineering

2013-08-09 Thread Michael Hayes
Thanks Mick, Yes, the Ban thing is becoming something of an urban legend. Here is how I would deconstruct the key thinking: *in the absence of science based (science would not be absent), global (global what? Political, science, media talking heads, The C**olbert Nation**?), transparent and

[geo] Re: Ice age cycles

2013-08-10 Thread Michael Hayes
Hi Folks, Regrettably, I can not read the full paper and can only offer up minor comments/questions which might be covered in the full paper. The abstract closes with: ***Carbon dioxide is involved, but is not determinative, in the evolution of the 100,000-year glacial cycles.. *What is

[geo] Re: Geoengineering: Re-making Climate for Profit or Humanitarian Intervention? - Jean Buck - 2012 - Development and Change - Wiley Online Library

2013-08-13 Thread Michael Hayes
Hi Folks, I haven't been able to read beyond the abstract, yet Buck seems to be giving us a foundational perspective as important as the Precautionary Principle. Her statement of: ***The logic that shapes the geoengineering research process could potentially influence social ecologies

[geo] Re: Coupled CH4 and CO2 Mitigation?

2013-08-13 Thread Michael Hayes
Greg et al., A few weeks ago, I explored the use of *Cupriavidus metallidurans*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralstonia_eutrophus * *with the Arctic methane groups. Insulated bioreactors would make this species useful in the Arctic ebullition fields. Also, I believe non Arctic marine based

Re: Foaming boats RE: [geo] Good read on Arctic methane release

2013-08-24 Thread Michael Hayes
The use of BW in conjunction with microbes may to be worth looking at; as the two can be deployed without conflict with each other and they both may address dissolved CH4. The introduction of copepods to consume the microbes may help keep things in balance as well as provide the local biota

Re: Foaming boats RE: [geo] Good read on Arctic methane release

2013-08-27 Thread Michael Hayes
approach than trying to improve on biology. The biology just doesn't seem to be where the problem lies. A On Aug 25, 2013 1:21 AM, Michael Hayes vogle...@gmail.comjavascript: wrote: The use of BW in conjunction with microbes may to be worth looking at; as the two can be deployed without

[geo] Re: DAC vs CRD?

2013-08-28 Thread Michael Hayes
Can anyone explain to me why the use of olivine, to adjust ocean pH and thus increase natures CDR, should not be used? It does seem somewhat dirt simple. Also, here is an eye opener concerning the importance of maintaining balance in the marine environment: Otters and Climate

Re: [geo] Re: New paper on polar SRM

2013-09-03 Thread Michael Hayes
Mike et al., David Kieth let me know (through PM) that his group is trying to incorporate the possible increase of PSCs, due to SSI, into their model. The issues of PSC increases and ozone loss are both closely related to atmospheric sulfur particulates. If SSI is to be used, due to the

[geo] Re: Global solicitation for new ideas is needed more than ever

2013-09-03 Thread Michael Hayes
Mark, It does come down to funding. Even simple ideation on this issue requires researching well into the third and even forth level of effects and doing so on multiple levels of 'context'. And, those doing that kind of work need to be funded as this is an expensive 'hobby' for most folks

Re: [geo] Field tests of solar climate engineering : Nature Climate Change : Nature Publishing Group

2013-09-07 Thread Michael Hayes
Ken, You make a clear point on the* intent issue. *Large scale mariculture operations, such as OMEGA concept (and even the Salter Wave Sink array), highlight the importance of this issue. When does a large surface installation go from a 'fish farm' to that of a GE installation? If the

Re: [geo] proposed definition of geoengineering, suitable for use in an international legal context (version 25 Sep 2013)

2013-09-26 Thread Michael Hayes
/geoengineering. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- *Michael Hayes* *360-708-4976* http://www.voglerlake.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups geoengineering group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

[geo] Re: Neg C - One-Stop Carbon Solution improved-implemented, SciAm article

2013-10-26 Thread Michael Hayes
Mark et al., I grew up along the Texas coast and can tell you that the geological storage capacity for CO2 is...zero. Most, if not all, of the ground water is highly contaminated due to past drilling (there is no closed-loop system) and the brine. You will not see crop irrigation along the

[geo] Re: TERRA FUTURA 2013: INTERVIEW WITH VANDANA SHIVA ABOUT GEOENGINEERING | NoGeoingegneria

2013-10-30 Thread Michael Hayes
Albert et. al., The degree of negative generalization which Dr. Shiva applies to GE and its supporters is troubling. Attacking the supporters, as opposed to the science, is simply unprofessional and highly counter productive. Such rantings would not be tolerated coming from a freshman in

[geo] Re: Geoengineering research should look at nutrient-poor waters

2013-11-01 Thread Michael Hayes
Subtropical ocean gyres, the areas being suggested for Ocean Iron Fertilization (OIF) in this article and in particular their convergence zones, are ideal for the large scale mariculture operations which use nutricline waters. OIF and large scale mariculture, such as

[geo] Re: Public debate on geoengineering research this Thursday (Brighton)

2013-11-05 Thread Michael Hayes
Hello Rose, I think it would be interesting to inject the concept of large scale mariculture development into this debate. The NASA OMEGAhttp://blog.marinexplore.com/nasa-omega-project-the-ocean-as-a-platform-for-biofuel/ proposal is a good representative of the mariculture concept. Large

Re: [geo] Report release- A Civil Society Meeting on Geoengineering

2013-12-21 Thread Michael Hayes
Jim, You seem to be posturing yourself and your group as experts on the subject and thus should be entitled to a place at the expert table. Over the years your group appears to have done nothing *but* use the debate to raise money to support your salaries and the publication of comically

Re: [geo] Report release- A Civil Society Meeting on Geoengineering

2014-01-03 Thread Michael Hayes
to be in the beanie class of suggestions. Best, Micheal On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 6:23 AM, Joan Martínez Alier joan.martinez.al...@uab.cat wrote: To Michael Hayes. Regarding the links between agriculture, food systems and climate change. The Via Campesina has campaigned (together

[geo] Re: Yale blog on SRM

2014-01-14 Thread Michael Hayes
Hi Folks, This type of coverage seems to ignore all other GE concepts which are not as nearly as controversial. Clearly and understandably, the media looks for *the most controversial *of all the concepts which can be deployed. Keith, and most close observers of sulfur injection, understands

Re: [geo] Can we evaluate multiple climate engineering projects occurring at the same time?

2014-01-21 Thread Michael Hayes
Drs. Durbrow, Salter and Caldeira, The use of both marine cloud *creation* *and* brightening (MCCB) would seem to be useful along the California coast at this time as the drought is proving to be highly disruptive with no end in sight. The use of diesel engines for cloud condensation nuclei

[geo] Re: Soil bio-geo connection to air CO2 management?

2014-01-24 Thread Michael Hayes
Greg, Concerning the core question in the article of it did not drop below a minimum concentration of about 180 to 200 parts per million. Why?, there maybe another fungi related mechanism at work. Most forms of mycylium expire CO2. With a down turn in forest growth, due to low CO2 levels, a

Re: [geo] Rock stars rising?

2014-01-24 Thread Michael Hayes
Greg, Ron et.al., Dr. Schuiling has long advocated the use of olivine in agriculture for this very reason. The LSM derived formulated organic fertilizer I'm working on will have both biochar and olivine ingredients. Finding the right ratio is my current focus on that issue. The CO2 uptake

Re: [geo] Re: Ethical differences between CDR and SRM

2014-01-28 Thread Michael Hayes
/group/geoengineering. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- *Michael Hayes* *360-708-4976* http://www.voglerlake.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups geoengineering group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

[geo] Re: Aquila, V.; et al. (2014): Modifications of the quasi-biennial oscillation by a geoengineering perturbation of the stratospheric aerosol layer

2014-01-28 Thread Michael Hayes
It is interesting to view the findings of Aquila et. al. with what is known about the relationship of the QBO and the ENSO. I did a short search and found this: The quasi-biennial oscillation and the El Niño Southern Oscillation:http://www-das.uwyo.edu/~geerts/cwx/notes/chap11/qbo_enso.html

Re: [geo] Geoengineering in a World Risk Society - By Tina Sikka.

2014-02-01 Thread Michael Hayes
Oscar, The premise of the paper is highly biased. To quote: *I argue that it is their inherently global, unpredictable, uninsurable and potentially catastrophic character, which can be both inimitable, frightening,...* Carbon negative biofuel production is not unpredictable,

Re: [geo] Tilting at the DE-FOA-0001037 windmill to increase carbon storage options

2014-02-04 Thread Michael Hayes
Mark et.al., In your work with using the benthic zone for CO2 storage, have you contemplated, or found others suggesting, the injection of liquid CO2 within the Pelagic sediment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelagic_sediment? Using an oceanic version of a

Re: [geo] Tilting at the DE-FOA-0001037 windmill to increase carbon storage options

2014-02-05 Thread Michael Hayes
the cretaceous. Ideally it should be banished again for that long. A On 5 Feb 2014 01:05, Michael Hayes vogle...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: Mark et.al., In your work with using the benthic zone for CO2 storage, have you contemplated, or found others suggesting, the injection

[geo] Re: Restorative Ocean Geoengineering

2014-02-25 Thread Michael Hayes
Robert, I would like to have a better understanding as to why the biomass *needs*to be stored. The processing rate of algae can keep up with the cultivation rate and the processed products shipped directly to shore. As Dr. Calvin mentioned, the bag storage method ends up being a digested.

[geo] Re: Wind turbines as hurricane tamers?

2014-02-28 Thread Michael Hayes
Surface turbines, in high wind/wave seas, would need extraordinary levels of engineering with a corresponding extraordinary costs. High wind tethered turbineshttp://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/next-generation/5-wild-flying-turbines#slide-5, however, may be a lower cost option for

Re: [geo] Alternative to Wind turbines as hurricane tamers?

2014-03-04 Thread Michael Hayes
The issue of energy distribution (getting the energy to shore) seems to be a key operational and financial consideration. Having both the profits from wind/wave/otec/solar energy conversion and MCB would help overcome the high cost of the gear while establishing the largest possible cooling

[geo] Alsomer Level Algae Biomass Summit Proposal

2014-03-11 Thread Michael Hayes
For those interested in the marine biomass spectrum of GE, the conference listed below may be worth attending. I should be ready to finish up on the Large Scale Mariculture paper by then and will be submitting by April 1st.. Although GE is not a part of the Algal Biomass Organization (ABO)

[geo] Re: Geoengineering and Climate Change Polarization: Testing a Two-channel Model of Science Communication, Ann. Am. Acad. Pol. Soc. Sci.

2014-03-11 Thread Michael Hayes
There is an saying that goes something like *To get along one needs to go along.* and I believe this old saying encapsulates the issue of 'Cultural Theory of Risk'. The general issue loosely known as 'The Moral Hazard' is not an overly complicated scenario and core guidance in understanding

[geo] Re: New ideas (1) on how to cool the Planet: developing night radiative cooling

2014-03-21 Thread Michael Hayes
Renaud et. al., I looked for a good open source cover story on the Byrnes et. al. EEH paper to help the general reader of this thread navigate around the paywall. Here is a well written article in Phys.org: *Physicists propose a device to capture energy from Earth's infrared emissions

[geo] MIT Climate CoLab entry on Marine BECCS

2014-04-06 Thread Michael Hayes
Hi Folks, Here is the link to the CoLab entry concerning Marine BECCShttp://climatecolab.org/web/guest/plans/-/plans/contestId/1300209 . Any comments are welcomed. Best, Michael -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups geoengineering group. To

Re: [geo] Open access paper on BECS in Climatic Change (Blanford et al 2014)

2014-04-15 Thread Michael Hayes
Greg, Ron and David et. al., In the WGIII SPM.4.2.2 Energy Supplyhttp://report.mitigation2014.org/spm/ipcc_wg3_ar5_summary-for-policymakers_approved.pdf section, we find the following statement: *Combining bioenergy with CCS (BECCS) offers the prospect of energy supply with large‐scale

[geo] Petition to the IPCC WG3 concerning Marine BECCS

2014-04-29 Thread Michael Hayes
*Hi Folks,* *As many on this list know, the IPCC WG3 recently published a report on mitigation https://groups.google.com/d/msg/geoengineering/IFGXhtJQs0Y/DgJtt6iqc78J in which the use of the marine environment was largely omitted. I've sent in a brief petition to the principles and I

Re: [geo] WG III (mitigation) report

2014-04-29 Thread Michael Hayes
Greg et.al., Your points are, as usual, highly supportable from a number of different angles. The recent coordination of the IMO and the CBD responses to OIF does appear to be the beginning of an intergovernmental governance matrix focused upon the use of the marine environment for global

Re: [geo] A Little Question on Marine Cloud Brightening

2014-05-21 Thread Michael Hayes
Hi Folks, In an attempt to keep up with this thread through reviewing the Google Scholar links, starting with the subject of Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) production, I've run across a reference to the link between low temperatures and DMSP production within algae. In short, polar algae

Re: [geo] A Little Question on Marine Cloud Brightening

2014-05-22 Thread Michael Hayes
Steven, Nathan et. al., I believe it would be difficult for anyone to support the view that Arctic wave sinks would have little effect. Beyond the clear biological importance of surface water mixing, the patent clearly shows the use of attached mariculture operations which can support

Re: [geo] EGU GE post mortem

2014-05-23 Thread Michael Hayes
In the article Ken attached, the text offers the view on CDR (which included BECCS) that None of these currently can be deployed quickly on a large scale.. Funding is the only limiting factor for many of the CDR methods. And, this view of CDR being a non-starter on the scale side of the

[geo] Re: Ocean waves influence sea ice extent

2014-06-04 Thread Michael Hayes
Wave sinks may have found another use. If the wave actions are directly related to ice thickness/extent, reducing wave action with sinks to promote increasing ice extent would seem logical. I expected the under ice wave action to be smooth as there is no wind input. Also, Under Ice Wave Heave

Re: [geo] Advancing Interdisciplinary Discussions of Climate Engineering - Guest Post - Rachael Shwom, Rutgers University | WGC

2014-06-11 Thread Michael Hayes
The criteria of: *1) technical potential 2) cost-effectiveness 3) ecological risk 4) ethical concerns 5) institutional capacity and 6) public acceptance. *is in line with most efforts to develop GE concepts (TTBOMK). Additionally, the combination of points 13 should be considered as

[geo] Re: Can tiny plankton help reverse climate change? - David Biello - Aeon

2014-07-06 Thread Michael Hayes
Chris, I've asked both the EPA and NOAA straight forward questions concerning gaining a 'permit' for any activity along the lines of using the oceanic commons as a base for geoengineering. Both agencies seem to be clueless about any national level 'permit' for using the oceans as a means for

Re: [geo] Negative CO2 Emissions: Benson weighs in

2014-07-09 Thread Michael Hayes
Greg, Ron, (Dr. Benson) et. al., Greg, thank you for the Benson et. al. paper. Ron, the EPA document was interesting to digest. However, the total lack of any marine centric view to the BECCS issue is troublesome. I would like to point out a few significant advantage concerning Marine BECCS

[geo] Re: The meaning of BECS (a renamed thread)

2014-07-11 Thread Michael Hayes
the two threads if anyone wishes to have a full view of the complete correspondence on this issue. The document can be found here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rRNNp0-0YdofIRY70mwI95p_4XJckASaBS3rlihqu08/pub and will be updated as warranted.) *Michael Hayes* *360-708-4976* *The IMBECS Protocol

Re: [geo] This week's EPA hearings

2014-07-30 Thread Michael Hayes
One way CDR/NET fuels can be injected into the debate is to point out that the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) http://www.epa.gov/otaq/fuels/renewablefuels/ mandates that a percentage of renewable fuels be used and that currently the EPA has not been able to achieve the mandated percentage.

Re: [geo] Failure to deal with ethics will make climate engineering 'unviable'

2014-08-01 Thread Michael Hayes
One interesting way to view the issue of ethics is to let the basic tenets of ethics guide the selection of the primary 'goals' of large scale global warming mitigation efforts. I used this approach in crafting the IMBECS Protocol Draft

[geo] Re: A Win-Win research program proposal on SRM (sunlight reflection methods)

2014-08-02 Thread Michael Hayes
Renaud et.al., I'm 100% behind any effort to stop *any *particulates from being released. However, the current levels of BC/S seems to be keeping the atmospheric moisture levels (i.e. global tempurature) artificially low (up to 10% per S. Solomon http://eaps-www.mit.edu/people/solos) through

Re: [geo] Failure to deal with ethics will make climate engineering 'unviable'

2014-08-03 Thread Michael Hayes
Greg et. al., The ethical issue is, by far, the most undeveloped area of large scale global warming mitigation (GE). Greg proposed 5 interesting thought tests on the subject and I've tried to offer reasonable answers/solutions. Ron, I see the ethical issues within the Biochar arena revolving

[geo] Re: Collaborative geoengineering

2014-09-03 Thread Michael Hayes
be cultivated without light...of any type. I hope this is helpful. Best regards, Michael Hayes On Monday, September 1, 2014 10:04:21 PM UTC-7, sevc...@me.com wrote: Sam Carana has made a good summary of two of my recent concepts that are designed to address both climate change and ocean

Re: [geo] Re: Collaborative geoengineering

2014-09-05 Thread Michael Hayes
water/uncontrollable fertilizer application, you must take full responsibility of any and all side effects resulting from such an activity. Finding financial backers who will knowingly walk into such a potentially vast scale of liability will be challenging. Best regards, *Michael Hayes* *360-708

[geo] MIT Climate CoLab: USG Leadership on MBECS Developement/Demand and Within International Treaties

2014-09-16 Thread Michael Hayes
Hi Folks, The IMBECS Protocol https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m9VXozADC0IIE6mYx5NsnJLrUvF_fWJN_GyigCzDLn0/edit has been selected as a finalist within the MIT Climate CoLab http://climatecolab.org/web/guest/plans/-/plans/contestId/1300401/planId/1306813 contest which is focused upon;

[geo] Re: Steam Co-Gasification - Brown Seaweed, Land-Based Biomass (+CCS/AWL?)

2014-09-17 Thread Michael Hayes
Greg et al, Yes, the combination of marine biomass gasification with AWL does offer interesting synergistic potential. To extend this synergistic link even further, the H2 and CO2 can, in turn, be used to cultivate, without light/photosynthesis, even larger volumes of marine biomass through

Re: [geo] Re: Steam Co-Gasification - Brown Seaweed, Land-Based Biomass (+CCS/AWL?)

2014-09-19 Thread Michael Hayes
impacts of all of the preceding? Greg -- *From:* Michael Hayes vogle...@gmail.com javascript: *To:* geoengi...@googlegroups.com javascript: *Sent:* Tuesday, September 16, 2014 1:14 PM *Subject:* [geo] Re: Steam Co-Gasification - Brown Seaweed, Land-Based

Re: [geo] Re: Steam Co-Gasification - Brown Seaweed, Land-Based Biomass (+CCS/AWL?)

2014-09-21 Thread Michael Hayes
issues as well as those who attempt to actually develop ethical, equitable and, yes, transparent STEM/policy solutions. I hope I've made my views clear, if not, please let me know. Best regards, Michael, *Michael Hayes* *360-708-4976* *The IMBECS Protocol Draft https://docs.google.com/document/d

[geo] Re: GM biogeoengineering risks

2014-10-21 Thread Michael Hayes
You are correct to be concerned about GM in this area and I, for one, have been concerned for some time that the natural biotic methods of climate engineering will be set aside in lieu of non-natural means simply for the* novelty* of those means and or methods. Genetic modification is such a

Re: [geo] Re: GM biogeoengineering risks

2014-10-25 Thread Michael Hayes
have no confidence that it can be. Best, Michael *Michael Hayes* *360-708-4976* *The IMBECS Protocol Draft https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m9VXozADC0IIE6mYx5NsnJLrUvF_fWJN_GyigCzDLn0/pub * On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 4:22 AM, Andrew Lockley andrew.lock...@gmail.com wrote: The concern here

[geo] Re: Antarctic CO2 rainout?

2014-10-29 Thread Michael Hayes
With a pH of 11.8, I do not see how monoethanolamine would be acceptable for wide area use within the Antarctic. The international treaties protecting that region are clear about 'pollution'. This highly caustic substance is not something you would want your children playing with much less

[geo] Re: Soft geoengineering could mitigate change

2014-10-30 Thread Michael Hayes
Parminder et al, Thank you for bringing up the mangrove/salt marsh/peatland issue. As we know, the past 50-100 years have seen vast coastal areas simply devastated due to many human factors. One of the most far reaching factor, which is little known to the general public, is related to shrimp

[geo] Does CDR provide “moral hazard” for avoiding deep decarbonization of our economy? | Everything and the Carbon Sink

2014-11-05 Thread Michael Hayes
developed within the IMBECS Protocol Draft https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m9VXozADC0IIE6mYx5NsnJLrUvF_fWJN_GyigCzDLn0/edit. Any suggestions or comments would be highly welcomed. Best regards, *Michael Hayes* *360-708-4976* *The IMBECS Protocol Draft https://docs.google.com/document/d

[geo] Re: Republican Wave in today's elections

2014-11-06 Thread Michael Hayes
Ron et al, One way to work around the upcoming dismantlement of climate mitigation work is to couch the work as a form of economic expansion, which is a cornerstone of the Rep. party platform. Fortunately, biochar, olivine, industrial agro improvements in general as well as marine BECCS can

[geo] Re: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly of CO2 Utilization | Everything and the Carbon Sink

2014-11-12 Thread Michael Hayes
*[ND1]* *The concept of CO2 utilization goes something like this: instead of releasing CO2 into the atmosphere through industrial processes, we could instead capture CO2 from smokestacks (and/or the ambient atmosphere) and use this CO2 to manufacture carbon-based products — such as fuels,

[geo] Re: CDR nomenclature question

2014-11-19 Thread Michael Hayes
in the above Wiki on BECCS as part of the term IMBECS, often written about on this list by Michael Hayes (see July 9, 2014). His BECS includes more than the term BECCS (although MIT mislabeled his proposal that way). I wish he had used a term other than BECS, but the I and M in his work perhaps

[geo] The Integrated Protocol for Climate Change Mitigation (IPCCM); A Strategic Hypothesis Concerning Merging Competing Climate Chang Mitigation Concepts for Maximum Synergistic Value

2014-11-25 Thread Michael Hayes
The Integrated Protocol for Climate Change Mitigation (IPCCM): A Strategic Hypothesis Concerning Merging Competing Climate Chang Mitigation Concepts for Maximum Synergistic Value The IPCCM Draft *Abstract: *The complex nature of climate change requires mitigation protocols which are

[geo] Re: GEOENGINEERING: Are record salmon runs in the Northwest the result of a controversial CO2 reduction scheme?

2014-12-24 Thread Michael Hayes
Hi Folks, The whole concept of the salmon population dramatically increasing due to a few days of extra feed is, on the face of it, simply ridiculous. Here in the Pacific Northwest there has been an ongoing multi decades effort at salmon recovery

[geo] Re: Washington Post op ed

2015-02-04 Thread Michael Hayes
Hi Folks, This level of discussion on SAI seems to be premature. We have yet to see any...any...models concerning the highly predictable increase in Polar Stratospheric Cloud (PSC) production which will be caused by SAI. This is not a trivial precondition to further discussion. As, the

[geo] MIT Climate CoLab/Cambridge UHI Challenge Closes Today

2015-02-06 Thread Michael Hayes
Hi Folks, The MIT Climate CoLab/Cambridge UHI Challenge closes today and your votes for the Cambridge Heat Island Protocol (CHIP) http://climatecolab.org/web/guest/plans/-/plans/contestId/1301101/planId/1312501 would be greatly appreciated. In brief, the challenge is important at the

[geo] Re: Carbonate formation and storage in urban soils. (Also permafrost)

2015-01-21 Thread Michael Hayes
Andrew et al, Thanks for the link. In the piece, Dr. Manning is calling for, or pointing out the benefits of adding calcium to the urban soil...which is found in olivine. Below is a pdf worked up by Dr. Manning. Update on progress: Urban Carbon Capture project Prof David Manning

[geo] Re: The Earth

2015-01-15 Thread Michael Hayes
Dr. Schuiling et al, Your work does offer an elegant summation of a logic which few can dispute, especially someone as scientifically ill equipped as myself. The use of olivine opens up a number of far more complex climate change mitigation and adaptation scenarios than what you propose and

[geo] Re: A graphic to help map the Carbon Dioxide Removal (“CDR”) field | Deich

2015-01-30 Thread Michael Hayes
Noah, The statement that ...biochar can be burned to create electricity instead of applied to soils as a carbon sink. is questionable as biochar 'fuel' is charcoal. Only that which is buried is 'biochar'. Yet, I believe Ron Larson (IBI) can best express this point. Also, your mission objective

[geo] Re: Cinderella or saviour : CE and the oceans

2015-01-10 Thread Michael Hayes
Hi Folks, The complexity of the oceanic CE legal arena https://drive.google.com/viewerng/viewer?a=vpid=forumssrcid=MDE0NTY3NTk0NzY2MTMxMzQ4MjEBMDg0NjYzMTgwMjE2NzAxOTY1NDABSTh5cEVDbkRTeXdKATAuMQEBdjI is well presented by Prof. Rayfuse. One approach which can be employed requires looking past

Re: [geo] Survivable IPCC projections are based on science fiction - the reality is much worse - The Ecologist

2015-03-14 Thread Michael Hayes
Ron, Andrew, Oliver, Dave, Nick, Drs. McNutt and Hunt as well as UNEP/GCF representatives, *First, for those who are receiving this a second time, I apologize as their was an objection by a moderator to the reference to a AGU presentation title referred to in the below text. The reference has

Re: [geo] Cinderella or saviour : CE and the oceans

2015-01-13 Thread Michael Hayes
years ago). To repeat: placement of char or CO2 can be independent of where its predecessor photosynthesis took place. 5. Few inserts on Michael’s work: On Jan 10, 2015, at 2:12 PM, Michael Hayes voglerl...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Folks, The complexity of the oceanic CE legal arena https

[geo] Re: Warning over aerosol climate fix - BBC News

2015-04-25 Thread Michael Hayes
Hi folks, I find Ken's statement of *The only thing a politician can do to start the planet cooling is solar geoengineering*. is un-supportable, on the face of it, as there are a multitude of 'planet cooling' means and methods available. And, the statement ignores roughly every thing that the

[geo] Re: Towards A Collaborative Geoengineering Regime | Global Policy Journal

2015-04-30 Thread Michael Hayes
Hi Folks, The IMBECS Protocol Draft https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zMD-k9QLS9TfEGDpaQptGBqdtXa-1NCx5oNKvEjrL8Y/edit?usp=drive_web is calling for much of, if not considerably more than, what Ms/Dr. Randhawa is proposing in the below work. Best, Michael On Monday, April 27, 2015 at

Re: [geo] Re: Warning over aerosol climate fix - BBC News

2015-04-30 Thread Michael Hayes
as being highly un- necessarily un-safe and the claim that SAI is *The only thing a politician can do to start the planet cooling is solar geoengineering*' is simply not supportable at the STEM/policy levelson the face of it.. Best regards, Michael *Michael Hayes* *How inadequate

Re: [geo] Greening the coastal deserts to drawdown atmospheric CO2

2015-05-12 Thread Michael Hayes
Hi Folks, It may be wise to look at using wave/tidal energy (and other technologies) to re-engineer/restore the vast amount of mangrove forest lands which has been destroyed by shrimp farming http://shrimp farming mangrove destruction before open coastal deserts are converted to carbon

[geo] Re: CDR powered by wastewater

2015-08-16 Thread Michael Hayes
Hi Folks, The degree of synergies presented by the MECC method can possibly generate even further useful products. Why not include phosphorus recovery http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140910006209/en/AVA-CO2-Achieves-Breakthrough-Phosphorus-Recovery-Introduces-AVA#.VcK7T_lViko as well

[geo] Re: Synthesising existing knowledge on the feasibility of BECCS

2015-07-30 Thread Michael Hayes
Like Greg, I also thank Andrew for alerting us to this document. *Issue 1) The potential global bioenergy resource available for BECCS is a key uncertainty; composed of uncertainties in land and water availability, crop yields and residue availability, each associated with socio-economic

Re: [geo] Marine geoengineering study initiated

2015-11-12 Thread Michael Hayes
Ron et al., Sev provided us a review of his concept around a year ago and my primary concerns with nutrient flacks are with the open water release of the nutrients as: a) Pathogenic species would be fed along with non-pathogenic species which would have profound implications for both humans

Re: [geo] Marine geoengineering study initiated

2015-11-14 Thread Michael Hayes
ngratulations to the LC/LP and IMO in organising the April 2015 > Marine Geoengineering symposium in London, and in now publishing the > presentations. May the UNFCCC, and other agencies concerned, ensure that a > comprehensive governance regime for precautionary climate intervention, &

[geo] Re: (must read) Geoengineering as a design problem

2015-09-09 Thread Michael Hayes
Hi Folks, Regretfully, the authors have relegated the use of the word Geoengineering to simply include SRM concepts. However, to their collective credit, they do explain that they purposefully picked the easiest concept to model. With that said, their efforts at viewing the challenge(s) from a

Re: [geo] (must read) Geoengineering as a design problem

2015-09-10 Thread Michael Hayes
wed as being too unpredictable to deployat this time. In the most simplistic terms, to our best collective knowledge, SAI can just as easily warm the polar regions as not. Tough gamble! Best, Michael *Michael Hayes* *"How inadequate it is to term this planet "Earth", as it is

[geo] Re: Gaia’s comeback: How life shapes the weather - NewScientist

2015-09-12 Thread Michael Hayes
Nature is...never...that simple. Mr. Battersby is only telling half the story! *Pseudomonas syringae elicits emission of the terpenoid (E,E)-4,8,12-trimethyl-1,3,7,11-tridecatetraene in Arabidopsis leaves via jasmonate signaling and expression of the terpene synthase TPS4.

Re: [geo] Fw: COP 21 final text

2015-12-14 Thread Michael Hayes
Dear Maggie, I support most of what you point out with the exception of: *"Because you can't easily promote offset schemes and sell carbon credits with, say, enhanced marine carbon deposition, which in any case we don't know how to do and is highly likely that we'll screw up the oceans even

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