Re: [geo] We can now harvest electricity from Earth's heat using quantum tunnelling

Hi Folks, In this overall category of tech, Emissive Energy Harvesting is about 4-5 years old now: http://www.pnas.org/content/111/11/3927.short The mid-infrared energy can be converted to energy that can be either used as electrical energy or simply beamed off the planet without affecting the

[geo] A Radical New Scheme to Prevent Catastrophic Sea-Level Rise

Renaud and list, I took up the study of Ice Shelf Instabilities some time ago and I've realize that there is the possibility of catching super cool brine, which is produced on the bottom side of ice sheets, and pumping the cold brine up under the leading edge of the ice shelf. The artificial

[geo] Simulated effect of carbon cycle feedback on climate response to solar geoengineering - Cao - 2017 - Geophysical Research Letters - Wiley Online Library

List, This would be an interesting paper to read in full. The minor mention of sulfur stimulation of polar stratospheric cloud formation should be appropriate to the thermal math. Can anyone scan the text of the paper for that mention? -- You received this message because you are subscribed

[geo] Scientists Look to Bali Volcano for Clues to Curb Climate Change - Scientific American

Sentinel-SP5 feed: http://m.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2017/12/Sentinel-5P_captures_Bali_volcanic_eruption -- 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

[geo] Fwd: [CDR] Fwd: Geoengineering the oceans: an emerging frontier in international climate change governance

Andrew and List, The current legal issues are well detailed in the book "Conservation, Biodiversity, and International Law": https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/conservation-biodiversity-and-international-law?___website=uk_warehouse There are many gray areas which can and should be avoided through

RE: [geo] Summary of House Science Hearing on climate and geo-eng: not so bad?

Douglas et al., Respectable work from all actors. Can you give your opinion as to the possibility of creating a caucus? Plausibility of separate SRM and CDR caucus groups on the Hill may be low yet many CDR actors would support it. Bringing everybody up to speed on the STEM, policy, and

Re: [geo] Re: First simulations of designing stratospheric sulfate aerosol geoengineering to meet multiple simultaneous climate objectives - Kravitz - 2017 - Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospher

spread, your particular talents and tools will be in high demand as a guide. Thanks, Michael Hayes On Nov 8, 2017 12:12 PM, "Simone Tilmes" <til...@ucar.edu> wrote: Hi Michael, our model does include PSC, and includes the important chemical reactions that are related to those

Re: [geo] Re: First simulations of designing stratospheric sulfate aerosol geoengineering to meet multiple simultaneous climate objectives - Kravitz - 2017 - Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospher

it value. As to the valcanic sulfur thing, there would seem to be far more wetted BC being released each year from ffs and fires than valcanic sulfur. Why not model for wetted BC? Michael Hayes On Nov 8, 2017 7:55 AM, "Ben Kravitz" <ben.krav...@pnnl.gov> wrote: > Hi Micha

Re: [geo] Re: First simulations of designing stratospheric sulfate aerosol geoengineering to meet multiple simultaneous climate objectives - Kravitz - 2017 - Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospher

Ben, Judging from the topical description of this University Center for Atmospheric Research recent work, in this model we do not find weight given to Sulfur's role in Polar Stratospheric Cloud creation and the resulting heat feedback.

Re: [geo] Re: On when it might make sense for intervention to begin

Mike & List, Going with the most well known is understandable. Yet SAI is actually, from a Polar perspective, not any more well known than Hydroxyl Cryogenesis Geotherapy or Global Electrical Circuit Enhancement. Polar modeling is a separate art. Michael Hayes On Nov 7, 2017 6:0

[geo] Re: On when it might make sense for intervention to begin

science as well as new tool development. https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/353 Michael Hayes On Nov 5, 2017 7:45 PM, "Michael MacCracken" <mmacc...@comcast.net> wrote: > Hi Doug--In response to your Nov 4 post below, I am all for learning, but > th

Re: [geo] Can anyone offer a CE perspective on this SLR article?

Holly and List, The use of sulfur needs proper polar field level testing. Testing is planned yet may not be done in areas prone to Polar Stratospheric Cloud formation. Time of the season is also of the essence for testing. Until that is done, SAI has a large question to answer; in general

Re: [geo] Geostorm

Mike et al., Obviously action and adventure sells; science, not so much. My work on Ocean Farming communities that convert marine carbon to soil carbon, as in biochar, while adjusting water pH via AWL and cooling vast sea surface areas and providing SRM with MCB may offer a platform which can

Re: [geo] revised_code_of_conduct_for_geoengineering_research_2017.pdf

Ron et al., This document should be retitled to reflect that it is solely for stratospheric aerosol injection. No other geoengineering concept needs such conduct restraints. Michael -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To

Re: [geo] New Rhode Island law to create geoengineering study commission

Dr. Pasztor, Here is a recent federal law supporting weather research and forecasting innovations, HR 353, which may be the basis for future federal legislation concerning geoengineering: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/353 How the states will help or hinder

[geo] Fake Island may be Boon for Science

Andrew et al., Working at the Oceanic level will always be an aspect of Geoengineering and or Geotherapy. Clearly AWL, MCB, and, via marine biomass, biochar and olivine are currently viewed as Oceanic or can be viewed as Oceanic centric with changes to upstream supply.

RE: [geo] Bioenergy and carbon capture with storage (BECCS): the prospects and challenges of an emerging climate policy response

Wil et al, Converting marine carbon into soil carbon, in the form of algal biochar, makes most of the listed limiting factors moot. This "Blue Biochar" roadmap is usable today and can be scaled up based upon profits generated by a large basket of technologies and services. The Blue Biochar

[geo] Lightning enhancement over ocean ship tracks

Andrew et al., There is a photo of a ship to cloud discharge that gives excellent details. Sulfur Wetted Black Carbon; my type of electrode! :-) https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23531442-300-lightning-storms-triggered-by-exhaust-from-cargo-ships/#.WcQ9TcMsZWk.facebook Drs,Latham & Salter

RE: [geo] SOS 2017 Session spotlight 4 - Ocean NETs - CO2 Sequestration Via Ocean-Based Negative Emissions Technologies

Andrew et al., A new paper has emerged on the issue of environmental governance. In my first view, the authors lay down a few important foundation lines. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S146290111730254X The basket of sciences and technologies that can support the Dutch

RE: [geo] SOS 2017 Session spotlight 4 - Ocean NETs - CO2 Sequestration Via Ocean-Based Negative Emissions Technologies

gt; From: geoengineering@googlegroups.com [mailto:geoengineering@ > googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael Hayes > Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2017 6:36 PM > To: geoengineering <geoengineering@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: [geo] SOS 2017 Session spotlight 4 - Ocean NETs - CO2 >

Re: [geo] SOS 2017 Session spotlight 4 - Ocean NETs - CO2 Sequestration Via Ocean-Based Negative Emissions Technologies

Greg et al., 1) The Perpetual Salt Fountain can be rigged to produce super cooled brine as well as act as desalination and OTEC pumps. One unique thing about using resources is that this super cool brine production will trap CO2 / CH4 and deposit them as hydrates on the sea floor, if the depth

[geo] FW: SOS 2017 Session spotlight 4 - Ocean NETs - CO2 Sequestration Via Ocean-Based Negative Emissions Technologies

Ken, Wil, Andrew, et al., The list of Ocean NETs is interesting primarily for what is not listed. The Blue Biochar concept, converting marine carbon into soil carbon, has historical precedence, provides the highest environmental utility of the carbon, and would be profitable. The production

Re: AW: [geo] Hurricane moderation

people paid their doctor > regular fees but stopped them when they were ill. > > Hoping that Jose and Katia do not copy Irma. > > Best wishes > > Stephen > Emeritus Professor of Engineering Design. School of Engineering, > University of Edinburgh, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9

[geo] GMDD - The Carbon Dioxide Removal Model Intercomparison Project (CDR-MIP): Rationale and experimental design

Thank you for posting this very interesting document, Andrew. On line 365 we find the statement characterizing CDR technology as being new, untested, and thus a large question mark in the equation. The cheapest, fastest, and easiest way to pull CO2 out of the environment is my pulling it out

[geo] The Tricky Future of Capturing the World’s Carbon Emissions

Greg et al., Some discussion time should be set aside on how to integrate as many technologies as plausible to side step the competitive nature of many of the exchanges we typically spend time on. The issue should be which methods are the most adaptable to being coupled with other methods

[geo] AGU Position Statement on Geoengineering: Call for Comments

Dr Salter et al., With the growth of the Indo-Pacific warm pool, we are seeing a very significant amount of photosynthesis being taken out of the equation as the warm water pushes the nutrients below the photic zone. As such, Marine Cloud Brightening does potentially have a significant pH

[geo] AGU Position Statement on Geoengineering: Call for Comments

Alan et al., Beyond the call for further research, which can be found in virtually every paper issued by scientists, I cannot find a position statement. If the target audience for this effort is the policy maker, even the most moronic policymakers are going to recognize that. I do fear that

Re: [geo] It’s time to start talking about “negative” carbon dioxide emissions

Dr. Pasztor et al., I would like to recommend that the SDGs be the actual central pivot point of any global carbon negative initiative, not just a yard stick. SDG 14, as an example, calls for protection of the marine space and that same space is our easiest source for pulling gigaton levels of

[geo] Bioenergy carbon capture and storage plants ‘should be inefficient’ - environmentalresearchweb

Thanks for posting this, Andrew. Failing to factor in marine biomass potential, as a viable biomass source for such power plants, may possibly be a significant flaw in the design of this study. Marine biomass production does not carry the same significant carbon or resources penalty as a

[geo] Geoengineering Research Governance Project (GRGP) Oxford Workshop on a Code of Conduct for Responsible Geoengineering Research

Hi Folks, This geoengineering governance study effort is greatly welcomed. I would like to encourage this important team, however, to broaden their scope to include biochar and marine biomass farming as equally important as the 3 geoengineering methodologies of the group's current focus.

[geo] Trump on Geoengineering

I just stumbled across this article about how Trump has saved us from Obama's chemtrail based Geoengineering. At first I just laughed at it. I then realized the importance of the political dynamics. This list may be interested. https://www.ncscooper.com/contact-us/ Michael -- You received

Re: [geo] My Thoughts on the Motivation on Spying of Geoengineering Researchers...

Veli, these groups make lots of cash off of vilifying others. Geoengineering is a perfect target for these parasites. Keep up the good work and be proud that you are now being recognized as a leading expert, even though in a back handed way. Michael -- You received this message because you

RE: [geo] Potentials, consequences and trade-offs of terrestrial (CDR): Strategies for climate engineering

Ron, Olaf, etc all., I agree that this is a high caliber science product that is well research. As to the scope of the work, this work might provide a supportive pivot point for a broader STEM package which can include biochar, olivine, AWL, as well as marine biomass production. It is clear

[geo] The limits to global-warming mitigation by terrestrial carbon removal

Thanks for posting this, Andrew. This paper can be viewed as being supportive of Marine based biomass production and thus a contributor, like tCDR, in a vast scale multi level CDR effort. The rationale for this position is that Marine CDR (mCDR) reduces or makes moot many of the limiting

Re: [geo] Scientists Consider Brighter Clouds to Preserve the Great Barrier Reef

04, Cell 07795 203 195, >> WWW.homepages.ed.ac.uk/shs, YouTube Jamie Taylor Power for Change >> On 28/04/2017 09:42, Greg Rau wrote: >> >> Just to be clear, the upwelling-to-cool-corals idea was lead author >> Hollier's (attached). My contribution was to consider adding

Re: [geo] Scientists Consider Brighter Clouds to Preserve the Great Barrier Reef

, Tel +44 (0)131 650 5704, Cell 07795 203 195, > WWW.homepages.ed.ac.uk/shs, YouTube Jamie Taylor Power for Change > On 28/04/2017 09:42, Greg Rau wrote: > > Just to be clear, the upwelling-to-cool-corals idea was lead author > Hollier's (attached). My contribution was to con

[geo] Trade-offs for food production, nature conservation and climate limit the terrestrial carbon dioxide removal potential

Hi Folks, What is the logic of not including marine space resources? I believe such an exception is worth discussion. Michael -- 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,

Re: [geo] Scientists Consider Brighter Clouds to Preserve the Great Barrier Reef

Hi Folks, The top/down approach is needed. I would like to point out that one of Greg Rau's early papers was on the subject of pumping deep cold water up to coral reefs to protect them from heat. It is now known that artificial upwelling will also bring up nutrients and CO2, neither of which

[geo] Geoengineering, Marine Microalgae, and Climate Stabilization in the 21stCentury

This is a well done paper. Solving for the energy, nutrient, water, and regulatory nexus may, however, be best found through establishing the cultivation infrastructure on the high seas beyond the EEZ. I currently have a proposal submitted to ARPA-E for the development and deployment of such

[geo] BECCS should be used immediately - CPR Netherlands

The authors ignore the benefits of the carbon negative aspects of bioenergy and biochar systems(BEBCS). BEBCS not only provides a strong carbon-negative combination it will provide multiple downstream benefits which goes beyond the strict math of carbon capture and sequestration. It is the

[geo] New BECCS Publication

Wil et al., The use of the marine space for capturing, utilizing, and sequestering CO2 avoids many of the socio-economic limitations found within the terrestrial space. The high seas, due to their non-national jurisdiction status, avoids the need to gain national political support for vast

Re: [geo] The G4Foam experiment: Global climate impacts of regional ocean albedo modification

The modeling work being done relative to G4foam is important and impressive. However, open Water dispersal of materials which cannot be controlled after disposal is highly problematic. Yet, if the same Albedo effect is provided by vast scale mariculture operations, which are highly

Re: [geo] Contextualizing Climate Engineering and Mitigation: Illusion, Complement or Substitute?

Hi Folks, Gallant effort yet lags behind the leading thoughts by about 5-6 years. First, CE can easily be both mitigation and adaptation. Second, the question: - *From the perspective of applied ethics and decision analysis, under which conditions can mitigation and CE options be

Re: [geo] Re: RESEARCHERS INVESTIGATING LARGE SUNSHADES TO COMBAT GLOBAL WARMING

Hi Folks, The problem of launching such massive weight, if solved, would itself provide a great deal of climate change mitigation/adaptation benefits beyond Dyson Dots. And so, it is the launch economics which is my primary focus concerning any space based system. Interestingly,

Re: [geo] The trouble with negative emissions

Hi Folks, I believe that the misconceptions about carbon negative technologies are getting so far out of hand in the media, and even in peer reviewed papers, that a strong statement needs to be made to the press (and or to a peer reviewed journal) concerning the common errors being cemented

[geo] Re: Radiocarbon constraints imply reduced carbon uptake by soils during the 21st century

Thanks for the post Andrew, Regrettably, I can not find an open copy of the work and thus I'm flying somewhat blind with the following question. *Question Background Information:* >From the time of air/seaborne nuclear testing

[geo] Re: Distinguishing morale hazard from moral hazard in geoengineering

3 part series as the subjects to be covered are extensive in both volume and complexity. Michael Hayes On Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at 8:54:03 AM UTC-7, Andrew Lockley wrote: > > Distinguishing morale hazard from moral hazard in geoengineering > > Andrew Lockley > Independe

[geo] Re: What can 45Q do for negative emissions?

Noah, I do have some concern that the sponsors are not fully aware of the potential of non-point source carbon capture methods (such as marine AWL, which draws CO2 directly from the water, or Biochar which has a robust 'out-year' CCUS ability after being placed in the soil. I found in the

[geo] Re: Feng, Ellias Y.; et al. (2016): Could artificial ocean alkalinization protect tropical coral ecosystems from ocean acidification?

Thanks for the post, Andrew, It's good to see the work of Greg et al. gaining this type of independent verification of the work they started over a decade ago. For the general reader, here is a short list of the prior work: a) The need for new ocean conservation strategies in a high-carbon

[geo] Re: Can cirrus cloud seeding help to “save” the climate?

Thanks for the post, Andrew. I'm having a hard time understanding the statement: *Only these homogeneously formed cirrus clouds can be effectively influenced by artificial ice nucleating particles[...]* The bacterium* P. syringea *produces

[geo] Re: Climate Geoengineering Governance Project

Thanks for the post, Andrew, Much of what is being outlined in this governance project proposal can greatly benefit from the body of work found in the New Horizons in Environmental and Energy Law series with particular focus upon

Re: [geo] March temperature smashes 100-year global record

Dr. Hori et al., I found your work to be the most articulate view of the potential for a global scale C-neg regimen using the BECCS concept. I would like to ask your permission to reference your paper within a C-neg marine based infrastructure/investment concept which I'm currently working on.

[geo] Re: Atmospheric CO2 capture by algae: Negative carbon dioxide emission path

Thanks for the post Andrew, The below media link shows how the CO2 capture ability of microalgae can be synergistically folded into other important mitigation factors such as biofuel and sewage treatment. *Turning old coal into new oil using algae * "This algal bioreactor system and the

Re: Re[2]: [geo] carbon sequestration by oysters

heaper/better food and cleaner waters are critical to improving the global carbon balance (or imbalance). Michael *Michael Hayes* On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 5:46 AM, Maggie Zhou <mzhou...@yahoo.com> wrote: > 1. Has anyone bothered to contact the authors of the paper (or the jo

[geo] Re: Geoengineering: A war on climate change? Lockley

Andrew, The paper is impressive in its comprehensive coverage of the potential control scenarios. However, there may be some issues with the definitions used in the work as the assumptions used are taking the position that CDR is not fast acting enough and is more expensive. The statement of

Re: [geo] Smart reforestation must go beyond carbon: expert | CIFOR Forests News Blog

Brian et al., One path to "*how the condensation nuclei are created over the rainforests*." is through the bacteria *Pseudomonas syringae :* *(Wikipedia) **P. syringae* also produces Ina proteins which cause water to freeze at fairly high

[geo] Re: Taylor et al. Nature Climate Change PDF

Dear David, Your paper was highly welcomed and impressive in its articulation. I would like to possibly suggest that your group consider the potential of deploying biochar, '*wet*' organic fertilizer, inoculated with locally appropriate soil fungi along with the silicate rock dust (olivine?).

Re: [geo] Fw: COP 21 final text

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

Re: [geo] Marine geoengineering study initiated

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, &

Re: [geo] Marine geoengineering study initiated

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

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

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] (must read) Geoengineering as a design problem

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: (must read) Geoengineering as a design problem

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

[geo] Re: CDR powered by wastewater

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

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] Greening the coastal deserts to drawdown atmospheric CO2

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: Towards A Collaborative Geoengineering Regime | Global Policy Journal

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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: Washington Post op ed

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

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: Carbonate formation and storage in urban soils. (Also permafrost)

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

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

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

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: Cinderella or saviour : CE and the oceans

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

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

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

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: CDR nomenclature question

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

*[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: Republican Wave in today's elections

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

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: Soft geoengineering could mitigate change

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] Re: Antarctic CO2 rainout?

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

Re: [geo] Re: GM biogeoengineering risks

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: GM biogeoengineering risks

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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;

Re: [geo] Re: Collaborative geoengineering

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] Re: Collaborative geoengineering

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] Failure to deal with ethics will make climate engineering 'unviable'

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: A Win-Win research program proposal on SRM (sunlight reflection methods)

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'

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

Re: [geo] This week's EPA hearings

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.

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

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] Negative CO2 Emissions: Benson weighs in

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: Can tiny plankton help reverse climate change? - David Biello - Aeon

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

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