/tags/carbon-sequestration Carbon sequestration en-US Copyright Tue, 15 Oct 2024 23:18:39 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-15/oregon-land-board-approves-precedent-setting-plan-to-put-elliott-state-forest-in-a-carbon-market The decision, which officials said would fight climate change, makes Oregon the second state after Michigan to dedicate an entire state forest to storing harmful emissions while selling carbon credits for revenue. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 23:18:39 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-15/oregon-land-board-approves-precedent-setting-plan-to-put-elliott-state-forest-in-a-carbon-market Alex Baumhardt /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-09-04/new-study-shows-surf-break-habitats-also-store-a-lot-of-carbon New research says coastal wave breaks aren’t only good for surfers but also coincide with unique ecosystems that store carbon. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 13:24:18 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-09-04/new-study-shows-surf-break-habitats-also-store-a-lot-of-carbon Justin Higginbottom /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-19/controversial-plan-for-elliott-state-forest-would-put-its-83-000-acres-into-fighting-climate-change The State Land Board will vote in October on a plan to put most of the forest into carbon storage and crediting. Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:01:55 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-19/controversial-plan-for-elliott-state-forest-would-put-its-83-000-acres-into-fighting-climate-change Alex Baumhardt /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-12/amount-of-planet-warming-carbon-dioxide-that-oregon-farmland-absorbs-overinflated-study-finds State and federal leaders have put millions into improving crops and soils so they absorb more carbon dioxide, but across the U.S. that would only cut 3% of agricultural emissions, researchers found. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:43:33 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-12/amount-of-planet-warming-carbon-dioxide-that-oregon-farmland-absorbs-overinflated-study-finds Alex Baumhardt /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-02-15/a-new-map-shows-how-much-carbon-dioxide-is-stored-in-oregons-coos-bay-estuary Tidal wetlands trap a lot of carbon dioxide. A recent survey maps those marine carbon sinks, also called “blue carbon” ecosystems, on the Southern Oregon coast. Thu, 15 Feb 2024 22:37:35 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-02-15/a-new-map-shows-how-much-carbon-dioxide-is-stored-in-oregons-coos-bay-estuary Justin Higginbottom /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-01-29/oregon-commission-approves-carbon-capture-fund-for-states-natural-and-working-lands The Oregon Climate Action Commission approved $10 million in investments with the goal to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. The broader goal is to incentivize practices that capture and store carbon in the state’s natural and working lands. Mon, 29 Jan 2024 22:48:04 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-01-29/oregon-commission-approves-carbon-capture-fund-for-states-natural-and-working-lands Alejandro Figueroa /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-08-02/a-giant-oregon-wildfire-shows-the-limits-of-carbon-offsets-in-fighting-climate-change To help counter their greenhouse gas pollution, Microsoft and other companies invested millions in a project to store more carbon in Southern Oregon trees. The 2021 Bootleg Fire upended that plan. Wed, 02 Aug 2023 17:43:35 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-08-02/a-giant-oregon-wildfire-shows-the-limits-of-carbon-offsets-in-fighting-climate-change Roman Battaglia, Hal Bernton /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-05-29/could-the-northwests-basalt-rocks-help-slow-climate-change Northwest scientists say the region’s unique geology could help the planet. To keep heat-trapping gasses out of the atmosphere, researchers want to pump CO2 deep underground. Mon, 29 May 2023 12:34:59 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2023-05-29/could-the-northwests-basalt-rocks-help-slow-climate-change Courtney Flatt