2007Feb10: An amendment to international law came into force that allows greenhouse gases to be buried beneath the sea floor (New Scientist, 2007).
Reference: New Scientist. http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/climate-change/mg19325914.900-green-light-for-carbon-burial.html
Image Description: A NOAA map of large underwater features. The image is dated 1995. Image Location: Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Ocean_gravity_map.gif Image Permission: This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, taken or made during the course of an employee’s official duties.
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