Oops I mistyped, I meant "harvest the blubbers" (fat layer under the whale skin, from which whale oil is extracted) not the bladders: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blubber
Michel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michel Jullian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <vortex-l@eskimo.com> Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 3:34 PM Subject: [Vo]: Re: RC'd CO2 harvesting whale herds (was: The $25 Million Branson Climate Prize) > 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 now to be determined if the complete scheme is workable and/or > original. Comments/criticisms/calculations welcome. > > Michel > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michel Jullian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <vortex-l@eskimo.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 2:53 PM > Subject: [Vo]: RC'd CO2 harvesting whale herds (was: The $25 Million Branson > Climate Prize) > > >> Steven Krivit wrote: >>> Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain Mr. Branson. >>> >>> http://www.newenergytimes.com/SR/CashIn/CashonClimateChange.html >> >> So it seems iron fertilization does enhance algae growth after all, by >> creating more or less instantaneous blooms, and the (old) idea is not >> George's but Martin's like Jones said. I had no idea there was a lack of >> iron in the oceans, this probably means this element is the limiting factor >> for ocean surface algae photosynthesis. What is not clear at all if if this >> scheme is a net atmospheric carbon absorber in the long term, let's assume >> it isn't (algae re-emit GHGs when they die, so do the fish that eat them), >> so we still need to harvest and sequester. >> >> Ok let's pursue the whale herd idea of my earlier post for harvesting and >> sequestering, and let's throw in the iron fertilization factor since it >> works: >> >> 1/ Let's equip the whales with iron dispensers spurting iron solution around >> when there is sunlight for photosynthesis to occur. This way the algae will >> grow where and when they can be harvested :) And the whale herd will grow >> too. >> >> 2/ Instead of going whale hunting like in the good old days, couldn't we >> take advantage of the beasties' gluttony to remote control them to their >> oceanic pastures and back? All that would be needed would be an embarked >> GPS, a radio for two way communication with the "whale boys" in their >> control rooms on land, and ways to direct the iron solution spurts to where >> we want the whales to follow the blooms :) >> >> How does this "whale oil" scheme sound now ? >> >> Michel >> >
