Anyone using this case study may be interested in the following news item: The New York Times-based blog “Dot Earth” featured the following story about a company that was trying to promote algae blooms (using iron fertilization) in order to create carbon credits for sale on the offset market. The plan was stopped, and the company, Planktos, is not pleased.

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/13/commercial-ocean-fertilization-project-halted/

Comments submitted 02/15/2008 by:

Lili Velez, Assistant Professor
Biomedical Writing Track
PRWR Program
Towson University
Towson, MD 21252-0001
lvelez@towson.edu