Could Genetically Altered Trees, Plant Help Counter Global Warming?
According to this article, researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory are looking for ways to genetically alter plants so that they may be able to take in more carbon therefore lowering global warming. The researchers believe that the genetically engineered plants will be able to convert carbon dioxide into forms of carbon that will stay out of circulation for many years. With this innovation, researchers believe that they can reduce the warming of the earth and sequester carbon dioxide from the air.
This article is from sciencedaily.com and was written on October 2, 2010.
This article is pro environmentalist. The author is stating ways scientists are coming up with to sustain earth and slow the process of global warming. There really is not any bias in the article. The author is just stating the research scientists have come up with to stop global warming. The article is pretty positive. I guess the author is indirectly bias toward people who are causing global warming to occur.
II. The Living World (10-15%)
E. Natural Biogeochemical Cycles
(Carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous, sulfur, water, conservation of matter)
VII. Global Change (10-15%)
B. Global Warming
(Greenhouse gases and the greenhouse effect; impacts and consequences of global warming; reducing climate change; relevant laws and treaties)
~ Stephanie Udalor: Period 6
I think that this is an excellent idea to help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to reduce global warming and climate change. I also think the introduction of these trees should be done carefully. In environmental science one thing affects everything. Since these trees are not natives they could cause problems such as the toads in Australia did by over populating and harming other species in the process.
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