The green snot taking over the world's rivers

BBC ^ | 2014 | Larry O'Hanlon

[blueunicorn6]

I remember when they made companies take the phosphorous out of detergents.

[dayglored]

> 3,2,1......GLOBAL WARMING!!!!!!!!!!

You think you're kidding. Check out this from the original article:

"...the burning of fossil fuels such as oil and coal has increased the amount of nitrogen compounds on the atmosphere. That nitrogen causes soil organisms to better use phosphorous in the soil, meaning less phosphorous runs into rivers and streams. That creates the more phosphorus-free water beloved by Didymo..."

Is that a reach or what?

It's ALWAYS the EEEEEEEVIL fossil fuels, ain't it?

[Mastador1]

So what? Harvest it and turn into fuel, there must be a gaia worshiper somewhere that will tell us we must save and treasure this crap, I say find a way to burn it for power.

[sjmjax]

...green snot taking over the world's rivers...

We should never have let Michael Moore go swimming!