 Iron sulfate dumped off B.C. coast in controversial projectEnvironmental | 208059 hits | Oct 16 7:54 am | Posted by: Hyack  An experimental project in which 100 tonnes of iron sulfate were dumped into the ocean off B.C.'s north coast is sparking controversy.Commentsview comments in forum You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news. |
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I do hope I'm wrong though.
It's within their nation's economic exclusion zone, so they can do what they want. They might ask us for foreign aid if it doesn't work out.
I can't help fearing that this will just screw things up even more.
I do hope I'm wrong though.
Nothing good will come of a 10,000 square km plankton bloom. It will suck all the oxygen out of the surrounding water.
http://aptn.ca/pages/news/2012/10/16/en ... aii-coast/
Does anybody have a good example of humans messing with Mother Nature in the past and it working out in a good way?
Not since Franklin, a kite and a key joined forces. Although, I hear holding a 2 iron over your head while on a golf course in a thunder storm works well, because not even God can hit a 2 iron.
World's biggest geoengineering experiment 'violates' UN rules
Looks like they did a little fibbing to the natives as well.
The president of the Haida nation, Guujaaw, said the village was told the dump would environmentally benefit the ocean, which is crucial to their livelihood and culture.
"The village people voted to support what they were told was a 'salmon enhancement project' and would not have agreed if they had been told of any potential negative effects or that it was in breach of an international convention," Guujaaw said.
According to this article it isn't so cool. It's a violation of some treaties.
World's biggest geoengineering experiment 'violates' UN rules
Looks like they did a little fibbing to the natives as well.
The president of the Haida nation, Guujaaw, said the village was told the dump would environmentally benefit the ocean, which is crucial to their livelihood and culture.
"The village people voted to support what they were told was a 'salmon enhancement project' and would not have agreed if they had been told of any potential negative effects or that it was in breach of an international convention," Guujaaw said.
They didn't know? The village is the majority shareholder of the company:
But on the plus side if this bizzare adventure works Haida Gwaii just may replace Disneyland as "The Happiest place On Earth".
Not.
Does anybody have a good example of humans messing with Mother Nature in the past and it working out in a good way?
It's good for plankton. Introducing the cane toad to Australia worked out awesome for cane toads. Ebola epidemics are fantastic if you're an ebola virus. Global warming--great if you're a pine beetle!
You just have to look on the bright side, Raydan.
I rember reading that volcano story and thinking "So, why can't we supplement the salmon run with some strategically dumped plankton food?"
Now they're trying it. I think that's cool.