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posted by cmn32480 on Monday October 26 2015, @10:58AM   Printer-friendly
from the the-earth-is-self-regulating dept.

Researchers from the University of Florida have discovered certain bacteria on the ocean floor could neutralize massive quantities of industrial carbon dioxide.

Because carbon dioxide, the primary greenhouse gas emitted by human activity, is a key culprit in climate change, scientists from a variety of disciplines have been searching for ways to effectively capture and neutralize the gas.

The UF researchers discovered that an enzyme produced by the bacteria Thiomicrospira crunogena, can convert the harmful gas into a benign compound. The enzyme carbonic anhydrase can actually strip carbon dioxide from organisms, the researchers say.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 26 2015, @09:18PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 26 2015, @09:18PM (#254883)

    ...thorium

  • (Score: 2) by TrumpetPower! on Monday October 26 2015, @10:20PM

    by TrumpetPower! (590) <ben@trumpetpower.com> on Monday October 26 2015, @10:20PM (#254898) Homepage

    You will never have a thorium reactor in your garage next to your water heater. No commercially viable thorium reactor has ever been put into production, and I am unaware of any plans to sell thorium-generated power on any grid anywhere.

    In stark contrast, I'm right now sitting in a very unremarkable suburban home with a bunch of panels on the roof. The system generates about half again as much power as I actually use -- enough to power the electric vehicle I hope to drive someday. And it's the best financial investment I've ever made, with a guaranteed no-risk payoff of about 10% annual returns...for the rest of my life. Even better, I'm at zero risk for energy inflation.

    Again, sure...it doesn't have the Buck Rogers sex appeal that thorium has for ten-year-old boys. Then again, it's real and it's really here and it really works

    b&

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