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Entrepreneur Dumps 100 Tons of Iron Dust into the Ocean as an Experiment
In July, a California businessman loaded a chartered boat with 100 tons of iron dust and made his way across the Pacific waters off the coast of Canada, distributing the cargo across the waters as an ecological experiment. This spike of iron dust into the ocean has outraged scientist and government officials. The ploy was executed by a Canadian First Nation group that paid off Russ George $2.5 million to replenish salmon stocks by speculating the increase of phytoplankton’s bloom.
Read it at Mother Jones
2 comments on "Entrepreneur Dumps 100 Tons of Iron Dust into the Ocean as an Experiment"
October 21, 2012 6:04am
100% Failed. This is just one example of humankind thinking they are smarter than nature (or the divine being you believe controls the universe). In spite of the so-called facts that so-called experts spout regarding our ability to control our climate (or environment), we cannot control our climate. Our plans for climate action have consequences that we don't even know about. In this case, we know what many of those consequences are...dead fish, dead plants, and effectively a dead zone due to the lack of oxygen in the water. I am sure there are others that we will "discover" from this rogue experiement.
I hope this guy faces not only fines, but jail time.
October 21, 2012 6:42pm
Checkout the underwater volcano's off the Haida Gawii's coastal waters, then judge. This sounds like pure politics.
google "underwater volcano's off the Haida Gawii"