Reading an article in the WaPo–sent as part of “The Optimist” weekly–about a newly opened plant in Iceland. The Climeworks Orca will capture CO2 from the air and thus help offset carbon emissions. Fine. But this statement caught my attention: “perched on a barren lava plateau in southwest Iceland.” The article goes on to describe the massive plant–the biggest of its kind–and the incredible contribution it will make to “direct air capture technology.” Great. But who determined that the lava plateau was barren?

More later…