Plankton mats for cooling the planetSwaths of farmed ocean organisms could sequester emissions From: International Herald Tribune | Date: May 2, 2007| Author: Matt Richtel | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

International Herald Tribune

05-02-2007

Can plankton help save the planet? Some Silicon Valley technocrats are betting that it just might. In an effort to ameliorate the effects of global warming, several groups are working on ventures to grow vast floating fields of plankton intended to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and carry it to the depths of the ocean. It is an idea, debated by experts for years, that still sounds like science fiction - and some scholar...

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