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The Vicious Cycle of Ocean Acidification
In many cases, the challenges of sustainability are made more difficult by various vicious cycles, where certain bad phenomena feed on themselves and thus enter a pattern of ever-increasing acceleration. A good example of this effect is ocean acidification, which …
Ocean Acidification at a Glance
For those looking for a summary of the issue of ocean acidification, below are two graphs that make the point with shocking clarity. The presence of unprecedented levels of CO2 in our atmosphere have brought about a precipitous drop in …
Ocean Acidification and Its Many Terrifying Consequences
Those of you who understand the basic chemistry of ocean acidification know that the excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is absorbed into the seas, momentarily creating carbonic acid, which almost immediately breaks apart into products that includes a hydrogen …
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Like All Aspects of Long-Term Environmental Damage, The Cost of Ocean Acidification Is Hard To Nail Down
Since the Industrial Revolution, the pH of the oceans has declined from 8.2 to 8.1, largely due to the absorption of CO2 and the formation of carbonic acid. What’s a lousy 0.1 in the scheme of things? pH is logarithmic, …
Dr. Alex Cannara, Ocean Acidification, and Advanced Nuclear
I recently came across the work of Dr. Alex Cannara, an extremely senior engineer based in Northern California, while I was writing a few comments onto blog posts published on Renewable Energy World. Dr. Cannara is one of the foremost …
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Fossil Fuels, Ocean Acidification, and the Oyster Population
If I had to live on exactly three foodstuffs for the rest of my life, I’d choose oysters, mangoes and beer. Perhaps I could do better nutritionally if I were to study the subject seriously, but it would be hard …
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Ocean Acidification and Fossil Fuels
A friend just sent me this piece on ocean acidification and asks: “The tipping point has tipped?” I respond: Could be. In truth, no one knows. I’ve been writing about this for years. In fact, when I’m on a radio …
Ocean Acidification
Global climate change deniers wishing to argue their position often point out the oceans, enormous as they are, act as huge “carbon dioxide sinks.” It is true, of course, that the oceans absorb about 30% of the atmospheric CO2 we …
Ocean Acidification
Occasionally readers take me to task for glossing over the important concepts of the day, leaving people to research for themselves the terms that I bandy about as if they were household words. Ocean acidification is a good example. Yet …
