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The planet-saving potential of whale poop →

February 26, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

How a chance encounter on the high seas between scientists and an IMF economist led to a trillion-dollar epiphany about earth’s largest creature. REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL

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February 26, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
whales, fecal plumes, phytoplankton, carbon capture
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Green cement? Captured carbon may fuel new markets and help climate →

November 08, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

Capturing planet-warming carbon dioxide and turning it into useful products, from plastics to jet fuel, could make climate action cheaper and become a good business - but market obstacles need to be overcome first, researchers said on Thursday. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION

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November 08, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
green cement, carbon capture, carbon recycling
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A new bioreactor captures as much carbon as an acre of trees →

September 18, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

A new algae bioreactor can suck as much carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere as roughly an acre of forest β€” potentially giving dense cities a new weapon in the fight against catastrophic climate change. FUTURISM

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September 18, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
bioreactor, carbon capture, climate change
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