Researchers 'seed' ocean with iron to soak up CO2


	Researchers 'seed' ocean with iron to soak up CO2

RobertsClips

5-3-2007 12:26 PM

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RobertsClips says:

Interesting idea.

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5-3-2007 1:32 PM

The REAL Napster

A poor idea if ever there was one. The motivation behind this is business and money making pure and simple.

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