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The answer to climate-killing cow farts may come from the sea

Grist

They soon discovered that static electricity had caused entrapped methane from the flatulence and manure of 90 dairy cows to explode. It can reverse ocean acidification by absorbing carbon dioxide. CEO Josh Goldman is excited about feeding his underwater crop to cows: “You don’t have to rebuild 10,000 power plants in the world.

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Inside the University of Chicago’s controversial solar geoengineering initiative

Grist

Solar geoengineering, for example, does nothing to ameliorate ocean acidification, which occurs when the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. It is part of a broader university effort to become a global leader in the climate and energy space. Even in best-case scenarios, it would be only a partial stopgap.

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A Green Christmas Carol

Green Market Oracle

According to the NGO Germanwatch , from 1994 to 2013, there were more than 15,000 extreme weather events that caused 2.2 The ghost of the present Both Donald Trump and the Republican party pander to the fossil fuel industry and the president's fossil fuel powered politics have pushed us to the precipice of a climate catastrophe.

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A Green Christmas Carol

Green Market Oracle

According to the NGO Germanwatch , from 1994 to 2013, there were more than 15,000 extreme weather events that caused 2.2 The ghost of the present Both US President Donald Trump and the Republican party pander to the fossil fuel industry and the president's fossil fuel powered politics have pushed us to the precipice of a climate catastrophe.