Huge Geoengineering Project Violates UN Rules 319
Baldrson writes "The Guardian reports that a massive geoengineering project has been detected off the west coast of Canada that violates UN regulations. An Amerindian tribe in the Pacific NW that depends on salmon teamed with an entrepreneur and a group of scientists to have 100 tons of iron sulphate spread across a huge area of the ocean in order to spur plankton growth. 'Satellite images appear to confirm the claim ... that the iron has spawned an artificial plankton bloom as large as 10,000 square kilometers. The intention is for the plankton to absorb carbon dioxide and then sink to the ocean bed – a geoengineering technique known as ocean fertilization that he hopes will net lucrative carbon credits.' The entrepreneur, Russ George, hopes to cash in on the carbon credits and the Amerindian tribe on an increased salmon harvest. The situation has sparked outcry from environmentalists and civil society groups. Oceanographer John Cullen said, 'It is difficult if not impossible to detect and describe important effects that we know might occur months or years later. Some possible effects, such as deep-water oxygen depletion and alteration of distant food webs, should rule out ocean manipulation. History is full of examples of ecological manipulations that backfired.'"
Re:Who the fuck says Amerindian? (Score:1, Funny)
Worse than African American? I don't think so. That isn't a race, that is a location branch.
Re:Who the fuck says Amerindian? (Score:5, Funny)
No shit, talk about maladjusted... I read that to say Armenian and I was like WTF are those assholes doing in Canuckistan?
Soooo coool! (Score:5, Funny)
Native Americans are so much more in tune with nature......
Chinese smog??? (Score:5, Funny)
And North Americans are breathing Chinese smog.
I want to know who gpt paid off to import this foreign made smog when we have plenty of good old American Made Smog right here in Los Angeles!!!
I think we need a Congressional investigation! With blackjack! And hookers!
First Nations people, not Amerindians (Score:3, Funny)
> Amerindians
In Canada, they know where the fuck India is. The people you are referring to are called “First Nations” not Indians. Maybe you should look at a map also.
Re:UN, carbon credits, oh nos (Score:0, Funny)
The Canadian Indians signed these treaties? So just because a bunch of Europeans came in and settled on land and called it theirs, signed treaties without consulting with native Indians, and now the Indians are being held to such standards? Sounds like you are endorsing slavery.
Why you hate Indians so much? Take your bigotry somewhere else.
Re:First Nations people, not Amerindians (Score:4, Funny)
Yes. In both French and English.
Re:So what happens... (Score:2, Funny)
Can I sit this rod of plutonium next to your bed for the rest of week, just to test my theory that you may gain some super powers? No? Then why the fuck do you support something as untested as wholesale changes to global ecosystems, where we know a good chunk of the negative effects, and really aren't sure if the downsides outweigh the upsides? I'm going to guess because you have no idea how the downsides could possibly directly affect you.