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Whale poo could help oceans absorb CO2-scientists
msnbc ^
| 4-23-10
| Pauline Askin, Reuters
Posted on 04/23/2010 2:07:45 PM PDT by 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.
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To: 353FMG
For calculation purposes...How big is whale poop, how many times a day do they poop and how many whales are there.
P.S. Does the poop float at all?? Do they use their right fin or left fin?? Do they use kelp or sponges??
To: Colvin
I’m glad I’m not the only one.
We can always hope.
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04/23/2010 6:44:00 PM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(No Representation without Taxation!)
To: a fool in paradise; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; ...
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To: cajuncow
To: cajuncow
News Flash! CO2-scientists really have no idea what’s going on! Film at 11.
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04/23/2010 8:57:08 PM PDT
by
FourPeas
(God Bless America)
To: cajuncow
Dump all the poop from the dairy's and feed lots into the ocean.
Maybe there would be enough that the enviros would demand more C02 for balance and we could get rid of windmills and solar panels!
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04/23/2010 9:01:00 PM PDT
by
dalereed
To: 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?Haaa ha ha ha ha! Shhhhh... You'll show the ridiculous nature of their giant-sack-of-poo argument. How will they be able to charge us a tax because our country has ocean shores then?
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04/24/2010 3:55:23 AM PDT
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TheOldLady
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To: Slings and Arrows
When all the CO2 is gone, what will the trees breathe?
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04/24/2010 3:58:20 AM PDT
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TheOldLady
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To: TheOldLady
Don’t worry; Zer0 won’t let a good crisis go to waste.
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04/24/2010 4:37:22 AM PDT
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Slings and Arrows
("I can see November from my house!" --nolongerademocrat)
To: Slings and Arrows
What? Me Worry?
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04/24/2010 8:32:26 AM PDT
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TheOldLady
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To: Jack Hydrazine
That’s why some FReeper posted a (satirical) piece about The Onion closing up shop.
Reality has become more absurd than satire and The Onion can’t keep up because the satirists can’t think of things as crazy as we’re seeing now.
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04/24/2010 4:12:37 PM PDT
by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
To: cajuncow
To: cajuncow
If you need to go, just go right to the oceans everyone!
Just don’t bring any toilet paper ;)
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04/26/2010 9:16:08 PM PDT
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Trillian
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