Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have touched off much debate in the agricultural and environmental sectors. Vocal opponents of this technology believe it poses dire threats to the environment. Where these opponents are successful in scaring producers away from GMO crops, industry, rural communities and the environment suffer.
Though there is no conclusive proof of the effects of CO2 on climate change, there is growing public concern that greenhouse gases are a potential cause of global warming. With carbon dioxide comprising more than 80 percent of the man-made greenhouse gas emissions, policymakers are looking toward carbon sequestration—the process in which carbon is captured before or after emission and stored long term—as one approach to decreasing CO2 emissions.
