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Pouring urea into the ocean to absorb CO2

Could urea be a savior when it comes to reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide? By now we all know about injecting urea into diesel engine exhaust to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides. An Australian company has now received permission from the government of the Philippines to dump urea into the Sulu Sea of that country's coast. However, this isn't just a scheme to dump waste offshore. This is actually being done in an attempt to mitigate global warming. The idea is pour the urea into the water to promote plankton growth, because plankton absorb ... Read more →

Grow car fuel in the ocean? A very good idea Lascelles Linton

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/offbeat_news/Ocean_farms_could_replace_oil_fields'; Biofuels are often criticized for using too much land that could otherwise be used for farming food. Turns out, one ...

Ocean CO2 levels could violate EPA guidelines by mid-century Jeremy Korzeniewski

In a report in the Geophysical Research Letters (GRL), a team of scientists says that carbon-dioxide induced "changes in ocean chemistry within the ranges predicted for the next decades and centuries ...

Pouring urea into the ocean to absorb CO2 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Could urea be a savior when it comes to reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide? By now we all know about injecting urea into diesel engine exhaust to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides. An Australian company has now received permission from the government of the Philippines to dump urea into the Sulu ...

Grow car fuel in the ocean? A very good idea 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/offbeat_news/Ocean_farms_could_replace_oil_fields'; Biofuels are often criticized for using too much land that could otherwise be used for farming food. Turns out, one of the better sources of biofuels, acre for acre, is algae and it grows great where real estate is a ...

Ocean CO2 levels could violate EPA guidelines by mid-century 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

In a report in the Geophysical Research Letters (GRL), a team of scientists says that carbon-dioxide induced "changes in ocean chemistry within the ranges predicted for the next decades and centuries present significant risks to marine biota" and that "adverse impacts on food webs and key ...


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