All carbon in the oceans leads to ocean acidification

[Steven Lutz]

Al least that's Sam Waterson's message:

Stop killing the world's oceans

http://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/02/waterston.save.oceans/index.html?iref=24hours

Please respond.

Steven

[Greg Rau]

Thanks Steven (and Sam).

Then there's this:

http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/03/carbon-sequestration-business-energy-copenhagen-15-burial.html

In addition to "ocean as victim", why not also investigate safely using the ocean as part of the solution, both as a massive absorber and storer of CO2 (preferably non-acidic compounds thereof), and as a vast source of carbon-free energy, >2x10^6 TWh/yr? What are the chances that we solve the global CO2 problem (climate and acidification) by ignoring the mitigation potential of 70% of the planet?

-Greg

Al least that's Sam Waterson's message:

Stop killing the world's oceans

http://*www.*cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/02/waterston.save.oceans/index.html?iref=24hours

Please respond.

Steven

[Ken Caldeira]

http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/03/carbon-sequestration-business-energy-copenhagen-15-burial.html

On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 7:26 AM, Greg Rau <ra...@llnl.gov> wrote:

Thanks Steven (and Sam).

Then there's this:

http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/03/carbon-sequestration-business-energy-copenhagen-15-burial.html

In addition to "ocean as victim", why not also investigate safely using the ocean as part of the solution, both as a massive absorber and storer of CO2 (preferably non-acidic compounds thereof), and as a vast source of carbon-free energy, >2x10^6 TWh/yr? What are the chances that we solve the global CO2 problem (climate and acidification) by ignoring the mitigation potential of 70% of the planet?

-Greg

Al least that's Sam Waterson's message:

Stop killing the world's oceans

http://*www.*cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/02/waterston.save.oceans/index.html?iref=24hours

Please respond.

Steven