Huge Geoengineering Project Violates UN Rules

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.'"

Comments

Re:Who the fuck says Amerindian?

[Anonymous Coward]

No shit, talk about maladjusted... I read that to say Armenian and I was like WTF are those assholes doing in Canuckistan?

Soooo coool!

[Vinegar Joe]

Native Americans are so much more in tune with nature......

Chinese smog???

[sconeu]

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!

Re:First Nations people, not Amerindians

[FatLittleMonkey]

Yes. In both French and English.