Every year the U.S. government 
spends billions of dollars on space research and exploration. NASA has made unbelievable discoveries that have dramatically improved the way in which we live, but many people have begun a push to direct more funds towards the NOAA and ocean research/ exploration. 95% of the ocean’s waters remain unexplored; could these unexplored waters hold the answers to some of the biggest problems we face as a society or as a planet as a whole?
Whether you want to believe it or not, the science community believes global warming is real, and with over 97% of the active publishing climate scientists agreeing, it is hard to reject the hypothesis. Carbon Dioxide is believed to play a major role in the development of the global warming issues we face. With all the Carbon Dioxide being produced, where can we safely put it without disturbing the environment? New scientific studies believe the ocean could be the answer. Carbon sequestration 
has become an idea considered by many scientist as a possibility to solving the issue of dealing with emissions. Carbon sequestration is the idea of injecting carbon emissions below a depth of nearly 1000m in the ocean. At certain depths the carbon dioxide becomes denser than the water, causing it to sink and form a lake
of carbon dioxide in the deep waters. There are plans where Hawaii will test this off the coast. They will do so by injecting 40-60 metric tons of C02 of liquid C02 to 2500 feet. The scientists will play close attention to the acidity to determine what effect it may have on the ecosystem. . Along with injecting into to the deep ocean depths is the idea of using marine phytoplankton to solve the C02 issue. Phytoplankton absorb carbon, and when they die they sink to the bottom of the ocean. The growth of phytoplankton is very dependent on the amount of iron in the water. The theory is that if they found a way to produce more iron in the ocean, more plankton would grow, and this would lead to the carbon sinking to the ocean floors. The problem with this is that when they decompose the carbon gets released back into the water, and if the amount of plankton is not closely observed the plankton could begin to die off.
Although some people feel it is a viable option many people have criticized the idea. The idea is not horrible, but it is not a permanent solution. There is no telling what kind of reaction would occur from adding such high amounts of C02 to our water. Eco groups argued that this idea is not done in the name of science, but instead to allow for the security of large fossil fuel corporations to have a place to put their waste products. These groups have protested nearly every effort made to test the injection in the waters, thus making it extremely difficult to pull off.
The logic behind oceanic carbon sequestration is strong but with current technology, it is not feasible. In order for this to become even the slightest possibility the NOAA would need increased funds to pay for the great deal of research needed. We need a permanent solution to the global issues we face. With the current technology and knowledge that is known, it is unclear whether it would be safe to do; therefore, it should not be considered as the present solution to reducing C02 emissions.
http://www.noaa.gov/ocean.html
https://osep.northwestern.edu/sites/default/files/ClimateChange/CarbonCaptureAndSequestration.pdf
http://www.psmag.com/books-and-culture/ocean-carbon-sequestration-the-worlds-best-bad-idea-23521
http://www2.lbl.gov/Science-Articles/Archive/sea-carb-bish.html
http://climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus/