[Vo]: Re: RC'd CO2 harvesting whale herds (was: The $25 Million Branson Climate Prize)

2007-02-17 Thread Michel Jullian
Oh and to remove the ethical fly from the whale oil ointment: _whale liposuction_ to harvest the bladders without killing the whales :)) I googled up the expression and found it had already been suggested e.g.: http://swcamborne.com/archives/business-success/liposuction-for-whales It remains

Re: [Vo]: Re: RC'd CO2 harvesting whale herds (was: The $25 Million Branson Climate Prize)

2007-02-17 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
In reply to Michel Jullian's message of Sat, 17 Feb 2007 15:34:05 +0100: Hi, [snip] Oh and to remove the ethical fly from the whale oil ointment: _whale liposuction_ to harvest the bladders without killing the whales :)) I googled up the expression and found it had already been suggested e.g.:

[Vo]: Re: RC'd CO2 harvesting whale herds (was: The $25 Million Branson Climate Prize)

2007-02-17 Thread Nick Palmer
More on marine algae etc. Of course, one does not need to pyrolyse the (oil expressed) algae into charcoal. Maybe fertilising the growth of coccolithophores would be even quicker for Branson. Chalk is formed in shallow waters by the gradual accumulation of the calcite mineral remains of

RE: [Vo]: Re: RC'd CO2 harvesting whale herds (was: The $25 Million Branson Climate Prize)

2007-02-17 Thread Frederick Sparber
You Can Have It Both Ways, Nick. The algae husk contains sugars-starch-cellulose (carbohydrates CxHyOz)n the same as land plants which at about 200 to 350 C exothermally decompose to strong Carbon-Carbon Bonds giving off Carbon Monoxide, H2O, and some H2 along with CO2, ask any fireman that