Comments on: Green Algae Bloom Process Could Stop Global Warming http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/04/green-algae-bloom-process-could-stop-global-warming/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Reneefkaplan http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/04/green-algae-bloom-process-could-stop-global-warming/#comment-98943 Reneefkaplan Tue, 10 May 2011 07:31:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1787#comment-98943 I would like to try this and am looking for info on how to do this I would like to try this and am looking for info on how to do this

]]> By: Reneefkaplan http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/04/green-algae-bloom-process-could-stop-global-warming/#comment-98944 Reneefkaplan Tue, 10 May 2011 07:31:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1787#comment-98944 I would like to try this and am looking for info on how to do this I would like to try this and am looking for info on how to do this

]]> By: jaideep http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/04/green-algae-bloom-process-could-stop-global-warming/#comment-4369 jaideep Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:13:39 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1787#comment-4369 am trying an expt. to use green algae in a tub at home and having the water recycled periodically if every house were to do it would it not help absorb the carbon and increse the oxygen.. am trying an expt. to use green algae in a tub at home and having the water recycled periodically if every house were to do it would it not help absorb the carbon and increse the oxygen..

]]> By: jaideep http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/04/green-algae-bloom-process-could-stop-global-warming/#comment-21597 jaideep Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:13:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1787#comment-21597 am trying an expt. to use green algae in a tub at home and having the water recycled periodically if every house were to do it would it not help absorb the carbon and increse the oxygen.. am trying an expt. to use green algae in a tub at home and having the water recycled periodically if every house were to do it would it not help absorb the carbon and increse the oxygen..

]]> By: TerraformVenusFirst http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/04/green-algae-bloom-process-could-stop-global-warming/#comment-4368 TerraformVenusFirst Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:25:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1787#comment-4368 I agree with the others that see this as a reckless experiment. It should be done on a small scale first until the complete results are thoroughly understood. I also wonder if the increase in CO2 in the atmosphere is contributing to the increase in toxic algae blooms world wide. The safest course of action is to transition away from fossil fuels much more aggressively. We already have the technology. Solar + Wind + Hydro + Nuclear + Pumped storage and other energy storage methods can replace all our coal plants. We may want to keep some of the coal around for steel production but instead of spending 10 billion to research clean coal (which just allows the coal industry to keep it's status quo for 10 or 20 more years) we could put about 2GW of solar panels on government buildings and make an *actual* difference and actually get our money back over the long term. I agree with the others that see this as a reckless experiment. It should be done on a small scale first until the complete results are thoroughly understood. I also wonder if the increase in CO2 in the atmosphere is contributing to the increase in toxic algae blooms world wide.

The safest course of action is to transition away from fossil fuels much more aggressively. We already have the technology. Solar + Wind + Hydro + Nuclear + Pumped storage and other energy storage methods can replace all our coal plants.

We may want to keep some of the coal around for steel production but instead of spending 10 billion to research clean coal (which just allows the coal industry to keep it’s status quo for 10 or 20 more years) we could put about 2GW of solar panels on government buildings and make an *actual* difference and actually get our money back over the long term.

]]> By: TerraformVenusFirst http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/04/green-algae-bloom-process-could-stop-global-warming/#comment-21596 TerraformVenusFirst Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:25:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1787#comment-21596 I agree with the others that see this as a reckless experiment. It should be done on a small scale first until the complete results are thoroughly understood. I also wonder if the increase in CO2 in the atmosphere is contributing to the increase in toxic algae blooms world wide. The safest course of action is to transition away from fossil fuels much more aggressively. We already have the technology. Solar + Wind + Hydro + Nuclear + Pumped storage and other energy storage methods can replace all our coal plants. We may want to keep some of the coal around for steel production but instead of spending 10 billion to research clean coal (which just allows the coal industry to keep it's status quo for 10 or 20 more years) we could put about 2GW of solar panels on government buildings and make an *actual* difference and actually get our money back over the long term. I agree with the others that see this as a reckless experiment. It should be done on a small scale first until the complete results are thoroughly understood. I also wonder if the increase in CO2 in the atmosphere is contributing to the increase in toxic algae blooms world wide.

The safest course of action is to transition away from fossil fuels much more aggressively. We already have the technology. Solar + Wind + Hydro + Nuclear + Pumped storage and other energy storage methods can replace all our coal plants.

We may want to keep some of the coal around for steel production but instead of spending 10 billion to research clean coal (which just allows the coal industry to keep it’s status quo for 10 or 20 more years) we could put about 2GW of solar panels on government buildings and make an *actual* difference and actually get our money back over the long term.

]]> By: Noah http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/04/green-algae-bloom-process-could-stop-global-warming/#comment-4367 Noah Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:05:45 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1787#comment-4367 Jared makes a good point. I thought that at a certain point, algae blooms become too big and create dead zones (lowering O2 in the water). This idea is messing with too many variables that we can't control. We should be working on variables that we already added (coal and oil pollution). Jared makes a good point. I thought that at a certain point, algae blooms become too big and create dead zones (lowering O2 in the water). This idea is messing with too many variables that we can’t control. We should be working on variables that we already added (coal and oil pollution).

]]> By: Noah http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/04/green-algae-bloom-process-could-stop-global-warming/#comment-21595 Noah Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:05:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1787#comment-21595 Jared makes a good point. I thought that at a certain point, algae blooms become too big and create dead zones (lowering O2 in the water). This idea is messing with too many variables that we can't control. We should be working on variables that we already added (coal and oil pollution). Jared makes a good point. I thought that at a certain point, algae blooms become too big and create dead zones (lowering O2 in the water). This idea is messing with too many variables that we can’t control. We should be working on variables that we already added (coal and oil pollution).

]]> By: John Groweg http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/04/green-algae-bloom-process-could-stop-global-warming/#comment-4366 John Groweg Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:37:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1787#comment-4366 I thought algae blooms consume all the oxygen in a body of water and kill off fish. I recall reading about 'dead zones' in the Gulf of Mexico where the Mississippi River dumps organic material into the Gulf spurring algae blooms. The dead zone has depleted oxygen and can't support sea life. I hope these folks have done their homework. I thought algae blooms consume all the oxygen in a body of water and kill off fish. I recall reading about ‘dead zones’ in the Gulf of Mexico where the Mississippi River dumps organic material into the Gulf spurring algae blooms. The dead zone has depleted oxygen and can’t support sea life. I hope these folks have done their homework.

]]> By: John Groweg http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/04/green-algae-bloom-process-could-stop-global-warming/#comment-21594 John Groweg Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:37:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1787#comment-21594 I thought algae blooms consume all the oxygen in a body of water and kill off fish. I recall reading about 'dead zones' in the Gulf of Mexico where the Mississippi River dumps organic material into the Gulf spurring algae blooms. The dead zone has depleted oxygen and can't support sea life. I hope these folks have done their homework. I thought algae blooms consume all the oxygen in a body of water and kill off fish. I recall reading about ‘dead zones’ in the Gulf of Mexico where the Mississippi River dumps organic material into the Gulf spurring algae blooms. The dead zone has depleted oxygen and can’t support sea life. I hope these folks have done their homework.

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