Ocean Geoengineering ‘Not Rocket Science’: Russ George

Ocean Geoengineering ‘Not Rocket Science’: Russ George
Joseph John Jr. washes freshly caught salmon with his son while waiting for the tide to come in on July 1, 2015, in Newtok, Alaska. Andrew Burton/Getty Images
Nathan Worcester
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In a Feb. 3 webinar with the conservative environmental group ConservAmerica, entrepreneur Russ George pitched the idea of using iron fertilization to spur plankton growth far from shore.

George said the procedure removed carbon from the atmosphere while restoring fish populations—an approach he made famous in 2012 through the experimental release of iron sulfate into the Pacific Ocean west of Alaska.

Nathan Worcester
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Nathan Worcester is an award-winning journalist for The Epoch Times based in Washington, D.C. He frequently covers Capitol Hill, elections, and the ideas that shape our times. He has also written about energy and the environment. Nathan can be reached at [email protected]
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