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5 Ways We Can Stop Ocean Acidification

The Environmental Blog

Although it may not be discussed frequently, ocean acidification is one of the biggest problems humanity (and the environment) faces today. The rising acidity of the ocean is not only harming biodiversity and marine ecosystems, but is impacting human industries that rely on the ocean’s resources.

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What are ‘planetary boundaries’ and why should we care?

Envirotec Magazine

Like all other living organisms, we survive by using Earth’s resources. Ocean-acidification is still, just, in the green, and so is aerosol pollution and dust. And this has happened extraordinarily recently. If we keep going, we risk triggering a dramatic and potentially irreversible change in living conditions.

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No, The Oceans Are Not Acidic

R-Squared Energy

This is what is known as a weak acid, and its formation from rising CO 2 emissions is what is commonly called “ocean acidification.”. I still recall the first time I heard the term ocean acidification. I wonder how acidic the oceans have become.” I thought “Oh my gosh! in the direction of 7.0, Source: NOAA.

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Vast Majority of Global CO2 Emissions Tied to Just 57 Entities

DeSmogBlog

“The Carbon Majors research shows us exactly who is responsible for the lethal heat, extreme weather, and air pollution that is threatening lives and wreaking havoc on our oceans and forests,” said Tzeporah Berman, international program director at the grassroots environmental organization Stand.earth, in a press release. In the U.S.,

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Ocean-based sequestration heats ups

GreenBiz

Until recently, ocean sequestration, also known as blue carbon, attracted little attention outside academic and think-tank circles. We might be at a turning point, however, because a handful of forward-looking corporations, conservation organizations and startups recently have accelerated efforts to store carbon in marine systems.

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Ocean-based sequestration heats up

GreenBiz

Until recently, ocean sequestration, also known as blue carbon, attracted little attention outside academic and think-tank circles. We might be at a turning point, however, because a handful of forward-looking corporations, conservation organizations and startups recently have accelerated efforts to store carbon in marine systems.

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Plastic waste may be acidifying our oceans, scientists speculate

Eco-Business

New research suggests that plastic could contribute to ocean acidification, especially in highly polluted coastal areas, through the release of organic chemical compounds and carbon dioxide, both of which can lower the pH of seawater.