Marine plant life holds the secret to preventing global warming

Mangrove forests, salt marshes and seagrass beds ... together they cover less than 1 per cent of the world’s seabed, they lock away well over half of all carbon to be buried in the ocean floor. They are estimated to store 1,650 million tonnes of carbon dioxide every year — nearly half of global transport emissions — making them one of the most intense carbon sinks on Earth. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Oct 15, 2009 - 2:31 PM PDT
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by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 15, 2009

An informative report on a report that looks innovatively at another way to sequester carbon to fight climate change. Well written for laymen.

Halting their destruction could be one of the easiest ways of reducing future emissions, says report, Blue Carbon, a UN collaboration. More »

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