Whale poo could help oceans absorb CO2-scientists

msnbc ^ | 4-23-10 | Pauline Askin, Reuters

[cajuncow]

SYDNEY, April 23 (Reuters Life!) - Whale droppings have emerged as a natural ocean fertiliser which could help combat global warming by allowing the Southern Ocean to absorb more carbon dioxide, Australian scientists have have found.

New research from the Australian Antarctic Division suggests whales naturally fertilise surface waters with iron-rich whale excrement, allowing the whole eco-system to send more carbon down into deep waters.

[cajuncow]

Wonder what all the Washington pooh could do for CO2?

[a fool in paradise]

I’m reminded of the 1970s National Lampoon Radio Hour cut where listeners were asked to help the save the humpback whale from extinction caused by too much farting.

Next to the “whale songs” where underwater raspberry emissions...

[Red_Devil 232]

I can just see a bunch of whale poo falling on and absorbing a gaggle of CO2 scientists and AlGore!

[cajuncow]

[FlingWingFlyer]

What’s wrong with vegetation doing it? It’s their job.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

OH! COME ON!.....Get a job!

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

Sounds like more bull poo to me...

[beethovenfan]

I always knew that this whole thing was a load of crap.

[bert]

Don’t get excited because this means that whale killers cause global warming. Rainbow warriors are thus fighting the good fight

[cajuncow]

[Jack Hydrazine]

I swear, these scientist must be smoking smoking something because these headlines should only be reserved for the looney bin.

[steelyourfaith]

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !

[Vendome]

I don’t think their theories are all they’re “Crapped” up to be.

Crappots

[Colvin]

Whale poo could help oceans absorb CO2-scientists

When I first read this I thought the whale poo was Absorbing the CO2 Scientists.

Oh Well.

[Sacajaweau]

Are we going to have to go to the seashore to go poo??

[353FMG]

Has any of these “scientists” tried to estimate the volumetric ratio of total whale poop over total ocean water and what the effect is of the former over the latter?

[glock rocks]

I’d pay good money to see CO2-scientists up to their useless necks in whale poo.

Hey, I can dream...

[steveo]

Whale poo could help oceans absorb CO2-scientists

Well I don't know how that would work but to get rid of those scientists would be a good thing.

[The Great RJ]

Now if we could just get whales to eat a high fiber diet global warming would be solved.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks cajuncow. Looks like a “save the whales” ploy from the 1970s and ‘80s Greenpeace agenda.

[singing] whale meat again, don’t know how, don’t know when...