10th grader Rachel gets credit for the title...ask her or any other Catlin 10th grader about ocean acidification and you'll get an earful. The ocean's ability to store carbon dioxide seemed like a great solution to the increase in carbon dioxide emissions...until we realized the consequences.This editorial in today's Oregonian discusses ocean acidification, a topic well understood by Catlin's sophomores, who just last month performed a lab activity in which they observed increasing amounts of calcium carbonate seashells dissolving as they decreased the pH of the solution it was in. Scary!
The Oregonian editorial is in response to a new report from the Ocean Studies Board that makes a strong case for the harmful effects of too much carbon dioxide in the ocean. This report was commissioned by Congress, who now must decide whether to pay for the increased ocean monitoring that the report advises.
Thanks to Bob S. for spotting the Oregonian article this morning.
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