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The ocean may be our best tool to fight climate change (By Benjamin Twining, Boston Globe, July 18, 2024)

Can iron fertilization of the oceans help solve the climate crisis? (commentary) (By David Koweek & Sara Nawaz, 10 June 2024)

Will stashing more CO2 in the ocean help slow climate change? (By Carolyn Gramling, Science News, April 26, 2024)

Iron Fertilization Isn’t Going to Save Us (By Jack McGovan, Hakai Magazine, January 12, 2024)

Is ocean iron fertilization back from the dead as a COâ‚‚ removal tool? (By Jeremy Hance, Mongabay, November 14, 2023)

Carbon removal: why ambitious ‘no nonsense’ plans are vital to limit global heating to 2℃ (By C. Turney, L. Bach & P. Boyd in The Conversation, Sept. 21, 2023)

Iron Dust Could Reverse the Course of Climate Change (By John T. Preston, Dennis Bushnell and Anthony Michaels in the New York Times, Sept. 14, 2023)

New research uncovers potential benefits, consequences of ocean iron fertilization (By Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences on Phys.org, July 7, 2023)

Here’s How The Ocean is Being Harnessed as a Climate Solution (By Jennifer Fergesen in Time Magazine, Oct. 14, 2022)

The mad plan to save Earth by flooding it with phytoplankton (By Thor Benson in the Daily Beast: Science, Aug. 15, 2022)

Why we need a code of conduct for ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (By K. Buesseler, M. Leinen, K. Ramakrishna, F. Chai, S. Smith, M. Wells, J.-E. Yoon in World Economic Forum, June 29, 2022)

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To draw down carbon and cool off the planet, ocean fertilization gets another look
By Warren Cornwall, Dec. 21, 2021, Science

Panel calls for $2.5 billion in ocean geoengineering research
By Review of Academies Report, Science, Dec. 8 2021

The Complicated Role of Iron in Ocean Health and Climate Change
By Smithsonian Magazine, Jan. 3, 2020

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A Research Strategy for Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal and Sequestration
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Authors: Doney, S.C., Buck, H., Buesseler, K., Iglesias-Rodriguez, M.D., Moran, K., Oschlies, A., Renforth, P., Roman, J., Sant, G.N., Siegel, D.A., Webb, R., White, A. (2021) A Research Strategy for Ocean-based Carbon Dioxide Removal and Sequestration (pdf). Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26278

Guidance for Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal Projects Report  Aspen Institute (in response to the Academies Report) December 7, 2021 https://www.aspeninstitute.org/publications/ocean-carbon-dioxide-removal/

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Exploring Ocean Iron Solutions @ExOIS_OceanIron ·
6 Sep 1832074800011125090

Check out our abstract in @FrontiersIn "Next steps for assessing ocean iron fertilization for marine carbon dioxide removal" that draws on community consensus to lay out what is needed to research #OIF as a potential method of #mCDR
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/climate/articles/10.3389/fclim.2024.1430957/abstract

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28 Jun 1806693824883822745

The #ExOIS program was presented at the annual meeting of the @SOCCOMProject this week. Great discussions about how @GO_BGC can help with #MRV for #mCDR. Thank you Mark Wells for presenting!

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Exploring Ocean Iron Solutions @ExOIS_OceanIron ·
13 Jun 1801267283022524681

Jessica Drysdale gave a great overview of the objectives and activities of #ExOIS at the #OCB2024 Summer Workshop, and the need for the best science to find out if #OceanIronFertilization #OIF should be part of our #mCDR toolbox. Thank you @US_OCB for the pic and time to present!

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Exploring Ocean Iron Solutions @ExOIS_OceanIron ·
12 Jun 1800907808109678901

Thank you Dennis McGillicuddy & Jessica Drysdale for raising awareness about the activities and objectives of #ExOIS at the #OCB2024 Summer Workshop. Jessica also has a talk today at 15:50 EST. @US_OCB #OIF #mCDR

👉Register to watch talks remotely https://web.whoi.edu/ocb-workshop/

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Exploring Ocean Iron Solutions @ExOIS_OceanIron ·
12 Jun 1800711192333488456

📢#ExOIS has a poster at this year's #OCB2024 Summer Workshop hosted by @US_OCB, and a talk on Wednesday 12 June (15:50 EST) to raise awareness in the scientific community about our activities and objectives #OIF #mCDR

👉Register to watch talks remotely
https://web.whoi.edu/ocb-workshop/

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Ocean Visions @Ocean_Visions ·
3 Jun 1797650359101612093

#CHOW24 starts tomorrow! Tune in on Wed at 4:45 EST to hear Ocean Visions’ @Court_Ocean and other leaders discuss priorities to protect people and nature while investigating marine #carbonremoval as a #climatesolution. Free CHOW registration required: https://preconvirtual.com/chow-agenda-2024/

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3 Jun 1797706324878164172

Thank you to the participants of the #ExOIS fieldwork planning workshop for your expert insights into how the best science should be applied to understanding #OceanIronFertilization #OIF as a potential method of #mCDR. Thank you to our sponsors @AsteraInstitute
@WHOI

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Exploring Ocean Iron Solutions @ExOIS_OceanIron ·
25 May 1794185802576166959

This autonomous sampler for thorium-234 presented the @ARPAE Energy Innovation Summit might help to reduce the uncertainty of carbon export. Autonomous tech will be essential for the next generation of #OceanIronFertilization experiments for #mCDR
@Cafe_Thorium @WHOI

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24 May 1793835559120433490

#ExOIS continues to get the word out there about #OceanIronFertilization #OIF for #CDR, this time in Dallas, Texas at the @ARPAE Energy Innovation Summit
@Cafe_Thorium @WHOI

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