Theoretical Chemistry

NEWS.com.au Green Awards (News Interactive)

22 Jul 2008

AUSTRALIA'S everyday, unsung environmental heroes will be recognised in the NEWS.com.au 2008 Green Awards, launched today at www.news.com.au/greenawards .

A Dash Of Lime -- A New Twist That May Cut CO2 Levels Back To Pre-Industrial Levels (PhotonicsOnline)

22 Jul 2008

Scientists say they have found a workable way of reducing CO 2 levels in the atmosphere by adding lime to seawater. And they think it has the potential to dramatically reverse CO 2 accumulation in the atmosphere, reports Cath O'Driscoll in SCI's Chemistry & Industry magazine published recently

Would you like lime with that? (TG Daily)

21 Jul 2008

Scientists have discovered a simple way to reduce carbon levels in our atmosphere: by adding lime to sea water. While there is some debate about the feasability of large scale adoption, the process may help increase the efficacy of the world's oceans as carbon sinks, reducing carbon dioxide absorption by the atmosphere noticeably.