The Royal Society: Geoengineering: a brave new world? 19 January 2010

[Veli Albert Kallio]

ROYAL SOCIETY INVITATION TO GEOENGINEERING MEETING 19.01.2010.
 
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Subject: Geoengineering: a brave new world? 19 January 2010
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 10:21:38 +0000
To: albert...@hotmail.com
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Geoengineering: a brave new world?    Tuesday 19 January 2010 at 6.30pm Speakers include: Professor John Shepherd FRS (University of Southampton) Professor Brian Launder FREng FRS (University of Manchester) Dr David Santillo (Greenpeace) Professor Corinne Le Quéré (University of East Anglia and the British Antarctic Survey) Professor Steve Rayner (University of Oxford) Location: The Royal Society 6-9 Carlton House London SW1Y 5AG Dear FRGS (A Fellow of Royal Geographical Society) Kallio, The Royal Society is holding a public lecture on Tuesday 19 January 2010 which may be of interest to you. Please feel free to pass this on to anyone who may be interested. Since the industrial revolution, mankind has made choices that have led to significant emissions of greenhouse gases, causing climate change that is expected to become much more serious during this century. Several proposals have been put forward to reduce future climate change by intervening directly in the Earth's natural climate system and these have collectively become known as geoengineering. This is a very new and rapidly developing area of science and technology and the proposals range from placing giant mirrors in space to reflect sunlight to fertilising the oceans with nutrients in order to produce more phytoplankton to soak up atmospheric carbon dioxide. This event will introduce the science, technology and governance of geoengineering, discuss the possible benefits, drawbacks and uncertainties of the various options that have been proposed and provide an opportunity to discuss the prospects and problems that may arise with further research into this area. For further information please visit our website. This event is free - no ticket or advanced booking required. Doors open at 5.45pm and seats will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. This event will be webcast LIVE at royalsociety.org/live and available to view on demand within 48 hours of delivery. Visit our video archive at royalsociety.tv Image above: Arctic arms, courtesy of NASA If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe immediately. © Copyright The Royal Society The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG t: 020 7451 2500 e: eve...@royalsociety.org w: royalsociety.org/events Registered Charity No 207043 See further with the Royal Society in 2010 – celebrate 350 years of excellence in science

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[John Nissen]

There is still no mention of the context for, and hence requirements of, geoengineering - especially saving the Arctic sea ice.  Yesterday's congressional hearing [1] was most disappointing in this respect.  But perhaps Brian Launder can strike a new note - he's one of the few scientists who admits to being terrified (not too strong a word?) by the rapid retreat of Arctic sea ice.  BTW, I don't think he was allowed to bring the subject into the Royal Society report.

While I welcome progress, it's continental drift compared to what's needed.  We have a herculean task to stabilise the Earth system and its polar components before it is too late.  This is the context for geoengineering.

Cheers,

John

[1] http://science.house.gov/publications/hearings_markups_details.aspx?newsid=2668

[M V Bhaskar]

Hi Everyone

I joined this group today and this is my first post.

We are working on a very specific solution of using Diatom Algae to
solve many problems.

I have been reading about the issue of Ocean Fertilization for the
past 1 year and find that there is some ambiguity in the literature.
The intention seems to be to cause bloom of Diatom Algae but the word
phytoplankton is used more often.
While Diatoms are phytoplankton, there are many other phytoplankton
other than diatoms.
The latest iron fertilization experiment - LOHAFEX is considered a
failure because it could not cause a bloom of Diatoms using Iron
Sulphate.

The post below says -

>fertilising the oceans with nutrients in order to produce more phytoplankton to soak up atmospheric carbon dioxide.

We are being more focussed by proposing the use of silica and micro
nutrients all in nano size to cause a bloom of Diatom Algae.
Our product is patented in US, # 7585898, Composition for growth of
Diatom Algae, Mr. Thothathri Sampath Kumar, Bangalore, India.
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7585898.PN.&OS=PN/7585898&RS=PN/7585898
Nualgi contains Silica and all the micro nutrients required by Diatom
Algae - Iron, Manganese, Zinc, Cobalt, Molybdenum, Sulfur, Calcium,
Boron, Potassium, Magnesium, Chlorine. The powder is stable in water
for a long time and the nano particles mix and spread out into water
very easily.
Thus Nualgi is a very good substitute for simple Hematite ore or Iron
sulphate thats been used in the Ocean Iron Fertilization experiments
till date.

Diatoms not only absorb CO2, they also consume nutrients - Nitrogen
and phosphorus, increase Dissolved Oxygen in water and are the natural
food for fish.
Therefore a controlled and steady bloom of Diatoms can be used to
solve many problems - low DO level in water, low DO level causes fish
kills in small water bodies and dead zones in oceans. In fact low DO
level is caused by other Phytoplankton - Cyanobacteria (Blue Green
Algae) and Dinoflagallates, when they crash. A steady bloom of Diatoms
can prevent the excess bloom of harmful and not so useful algae.

We have been solving blue green algal blooms in fresh water lakes in
India using Diatom Algae.

Dinoflagallates cause Red Tides.
We are confident that Red Tides too can be controlled using Diatoms.

Fish population in the oceans is declining, Diatoms are the natural
food for fish - diatoms are consumed by Zooplankton and these by fish.
I have seen a report that the fish population of the oceans has
reduced from about 7 billion tons 200 years ago to 2 billion tons at
present, but could not confirm the numbers. Diatoms can help restore
the fish population and the carbon in the form of Calcium Carbonate in
the bones of the fish would also help sequester.

I look forward to a debate on the issue of Diatoms vs other
phytoplankton and Nualgi vs other micro nutrients.

best regards

M V Bhaskar
Kadambari Consultants Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad. India
+91 92465 08213
www.kadambari.net
www.nualgi.com/new
www.nualgi.blogspot.com
Post on Oilgae blog - http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2009/10/nualgi-algae-nutrient-that-cleans.html




On Nov 6, 6:27 pm, Veli Albert Kallio <albert_kal...@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> ROYAL SOCIETY INVITATION TO GEOENGINEERING MEETING 19.01.2010.
>
> (Information for your diary if able to attend.)
>

> Subject: Geoengineering: a brave new world? 19 January 2010
> Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 10:21:38 +0000

> To: albert_kal...@hotmail.com
> From: events.cvlriqduvf...@newsletters.royalsociety.org

>
> If you are having difficulties viewing this email, click here for an online version
>

> Geoengineering: a brave new world?
>

> Tuesday 19 January 2010 at 6.30pm
>
> Speakers include:
>
> Professor John Shepherd FRS (University of Southampton)
>
> Professor Brian Launder FREng FRS (University of Manchester)
>
> Dr David Santillo
> (Greenpeace)
>
> Professor Corinne Le Quéré
> (University of East Anglia and the British Antarctic Survey)
>
> Professor Steve Rayner
> (University of Oxford)
>
> Location:
> The Royal Society
> 6-9 Carlton House
> London SW1Y 5AG
>
> Dear FRGS (A Fellow of Royal Geographical Society) Kallio,
>
> The Royal Society is holding a public lecture on Tuesday 19 January 2010 which may be of interest to you. Please feel free to pass this on to anyone who may be interested.
>
> Since the industrial revolution, mankind has made choices that have led to significant emissions of greenhouse gases, causing climate change that is expected to become much more serious during this century. Several proposals have been put forward to reduce future climate change by intervening directly in the Earth's natural climate system and these have collectively become known as geoengineering. This is a very new and rapidly developing area of science and technology and the proposals range from placing giant mirrors in space to reflect sunlight to fertilising the oceans with nutrients in order to produce more phytoplankton to soak up atmospheric carbon dioxide.
>
> This event will introduce the science, technology and governance of geoengineering, discuss the possible benefits, drawbacks and uncertainties of the various options that have been proposed and provide an opportunity to discuss the prospects and problems that may arise with further research into this area.
>
> For further information please visit our website.
>
> This event is free - no ticket or advanced booking required. Doors open at 5.45pm and seats will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis.
> This event will be webcast LIVE at royalsociety.org/live and available to view on demand within 48 hours of delivery.
>
> Visit our video archive at royalsociety.tv
>
> Image above: Arctic arms, courtesy of NASA
>

> If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe immediately.
>

> © Copyright The Royal Society
> The Royal Society,
> 6-9 Carlton House Terrace,
> London SW1Y 5AG
>
> t: 020 7451 2500
> e: eve...@royalsociety.org
> w: royalsociety.org/events
>
> Registered Charity No 207043
>
> See further with the Royal Society in 2010 – celebrate 350 years of excellence in science
>

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