We are all in-seine aren't we, this is Vortex after all :) In any case I think we all agree on the function to be implemented:
Local iron fertilization of the ocean surface > On the fly harvesting of the algae bloom > Conversion to oil and possibly charcoal The rest is mere implementation details, cost will decide, we should rule out no particular technical solution at this point (not even the whales Nick ;-) Can you do the cost analysis for the factory ships implementation you describe below Fred? Michel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frederick Sparber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <vortex-l@eskimo.com> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 1:20 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]: Russ George challenges Branson on ABC > Sounds to me like Michel (Dave's Gender I. D. Problem) is acting out > Arthur Dent's worst nightmare. > I posted Michel an algae-confinement-fine mesh-floated-seine idea the other > day, but > living near the Seine I guess he thinks I'm in-seine. :-) > The seas should contain adequate nutrients that can diffuse into the seines > that > can be tens of meters wide and thousands of meters long. The iron powder > can be retained in the seine, with barges that reel it in and through for > harvesting > and iron replenishment. > A whale of a lot better than torturing a declining population of whales. > > Fred
