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Midterm Paper ideas pt 2

Submitted by rbudnick on Thu, 09/19/2019 - 21:35

I think I have decided to write my paper on using seaweed farming to help reduce a country's environmental impact. In the coming years, it is imperative that the amount of excess carbon in the atmosphere is reduced, which is where seaweed faming comes in. Seaweed farming is regenerative farming, which is so sustainable it actually helps inprove the area it's grown in. The seaweed can be grown on land or in the ocean, providing benefits to both and returning some of the carbon back into the plants and ecosystem. Not only will the farms be small and produce little waste, but it will also help local farmers and small businesses which already or plan on creating seaweed farms. Importantly, I've read that seaweed farming does not use fertilizer or pesticides, and of course no land will need to be cleared since it is grown in salt water. On top of that, seaweed and kelp help reduce ocean acidification which has been an increasing problem associated with worsening climate change. When you think about it, widespread seaweed farming will help a few of the world's biggest problems: climate change, economy, sustainablility, and world hunger. 

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