wnose@kbin.social to Science@kbin.social · 1 year agoFertilizing the oceans with iron could help remove a gigaton of carbon dioxide per yearinterestingengineering.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up126arrow-down1external-linkFertilizing the oceans with iron could help remove a gigaton of carbon dioxide per yearinterestingengineering.comwnose@kbin.social to Science@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square31fedilinkfile-text
Phytoplankton absorbs carbon dioxide for photosynthesis, and there’s a relatively easy way to boost the world’s populations.
minus-squareNotTheOnlyGamer@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoDumping money/metal into the oceans cannot be made profitable. Even if it can, there’s always going to be a more profitable use for that material.
minus-squareC4RP3_N0CT3M@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI think they meant in terms of subsidies, like corn growth currently.
minus-squareNotTheOnlyGamer@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoCorn growth and other subsidies are profitable to the government, because the money comes back to them in lobbying/bribery.
Dumping money/metal into the oceans cannot be made profitable. Even if it can, there’s always going to be a more profitable use for that material.
I think they meant in terms of subsidies, like corn growth currently.
Corn growth and other subsidies are profitable to the government, because the money comes back to them in lobbying/bribery.