Carbon+Sequestration+(Caton+Gomillion)

__​What is Carbon Sequestration?__
Carbon Sequestration lessens the growth of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which is released by burning of fossil fuels. The carbon that is put into the ground will stay in the ground rather than entering the atmosphere as a heat-trapping pollutant. ( Carbon Dioxide (CO2) or Carbon Sequestration, 2000 ) (Wald, 2009)
 * -Carbon Sequestration** stores carbon from the atmopshere and then is converted into a liquid and is put into the ground.

(Fowler, 2007)

//This picture shows where the carbon can be stored, if its either stored in the ocean (far right side of picture, ocean sequestration), the ground and the different levels of the ground (left and middle of the picture, geological sequestration) or it can be stored in the trees (top left side of the picture, terrestrial sequestration).//

__What Problems is Carbon Sequestration Trying to Solve/Why is it Useful?__

 * -Carbon Sequestration** may help decrease climate change (global warming). It may decrease global warming by raising carbon storage in trees and soils, protecting existing tree and soil carbon and by decreasing leaks of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide (Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture and Forestry, 2006). Human activities, such as factories, burn carbon which is then put into the ground, however if the factories would put the carbon into the atmopshere, it would increase global warming. It will increase global warming because carbon traps heat in the atmosphere and the more carbon in the atmosphere the more heat will be trapped, which will increase global warming.

__How Does the Topic Relate to One or More of the Nutrient Cycles Explained in Class?__
(August 2009- Science Fights Back, 2009) //This picture is the carbon cycle and shows how carbon is emitted into the atmosphere by either land or water.//
 * -Carbon Sequestration** is related to the carbon cycle. It is related because carbon sequestration is about carbon dioxide and carbon dioixed is apart of the carbon cycle. If there is too much carbon in the atmosphere then the carbon cycle will be unbalanced. Carbon Sequestration helps the carbon cycle because it puts carbon into the ground instead of in the atmosphere, which balances the carbon cycle.

Is Carbon Sequestration a Viable Solution to Protect the Biosphere?

 * -Carbon Sequestratio****n** is a viable solution to protect the atmosphere because it will stay deep underground instead of entering the atmosphere as a heat-trapping pollutant. (Wald, 2009)

What are the Possible Consequences to the Enviroment?

 * -Carbon sequestration** lessens the chances of global warming. However, it does increase the pollution of water suppplies. This can happen because carbon dioxide mixes with water underground and forms carbonic acid, which could leach poisonous materials from rock deep underground that may seep out. Also, since workers have to drill deep holes, they may cause earthquakes. (Wald, 2009)

** Intro to ** **Carbon Sequestration**
media type="youtube" key="OtfuYlhDjw4" height="344" width="425" (Intro to Carbon Sequestration, 2008) //This short clip discusses why it is important for carbon sequestration and how it is put deep into the ground. This video also discusses what it would be like if carbon sequestration did not exist. This video shows graphs and pictures to make the process of carbon sequestration more easily to be understood.//

[|(October 19, 2006). Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture and Forestry. Retrieved October 18,2009, from U.S Environment Protection Agency Web site: http://www.epa.gov/sequestration/]

Wald, Matthew L. (2009, September, 21). Refitted to Bury Emissions, Plant Draws Attention. //Environment//, Retrieved October 17, 2009, from http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/science/earth/22coal.html?_r=2www.epa.gov/sequestration

(2000). Carbon Dioxide (CO2) or Carbon Sequestration. Retrieved October 18, 2009, from Our Climate Web site: http://www.ourclimate.net/sequestration.htm#geo

Fowler, Tom (2007, September 28). No New Houston/Dallas Power Plants for 15 Years. Retrieved October 19, 2009, from News Watch: Energy Web site: http://blogs.chron.com/newswatchenergy/archives/2007/09/

(2009). August 2009- Science Fights Back. Retrieved October 19, 2009, from Dan's Wild Wild Science Journal Web site: http://wildwildweather.com/forecastblog/category/education/page/2/

(2008, March 6). Intro to Carbon Sequestration. Retrieved October 19, 2009, from YouTube Web site: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtfuYlhDjw4