Too bad Kimberley-Clarke is busy hacking down most of the Earth's remaining Boreal Forest (a large percentage of which is in Canada) to make toilet paper. Apparently old growth cellulose is softer.
Great, why don't these scientists team up with the guys that want to re-vegetate the Sahara and turn it into a pine forest. Not only will it make mor monoterpenes, but it will absorb more CO2 and make northern Africa smell like an air freshener.
Keep in mind that even if we cool the Earth by increasing its reflectivity, carbon emissions will still acidify the oceans. So while geoengineering is potentially a good idea, dealing with sunlight isn't enough.
@Annalee Newitz: Can we genetically engineer (or just plain ol' crossbreed) pine trees that can survive the warmer climates? So they can grow farther south.
They can absorb CO2, give off these whatsit particles, freshen the air, and make it Christmas every day.
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Well that's what I would say if the link worked for me, but whatever... After visiting The House on the Rock, I've been permanently terrified of Whales and Giant Squids.
@Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: this can't be garrison dean, there's no text in the photo. who are you and what have your master's done with the real garrison?!
how is whaling different from any other kind of fishing? you take steps to ensure the species survives by limiting the number of kills. what more is there to do?
@tetracycloide: The same reason people get put out over hogs being raised in poor conditions while not giving a shit about chickens. Whales exhibit a form of intelligence we can relate to, which somehow makes them 100x more special than a species too stupid to get away.
@crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: but noncompliance is an issue with any fishing regulation. given the population and birth rates of whales though i can see how a few renegades would be more significant than those fishing some other species.
it would be best to put the industry in a position where established fisheries that stay within the legal limits police those that do not. it's really in the whaling industry's best interest to sustain the species long term.
@Mount_Prion: C.U.C.A.R.A.C.H.A.: I hear you, brother (he says, sitting on his intricately carved throne made from the ivory of Indian elephants; upholstered in panda fur and offset tastefully by scatter-cushions fashioned from white tiger pelts and stuffed with unicorn hair.)
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You think you could have told us that earlier?
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They can absorb CO2, give off these whatsit particles, freshen the air, and make it Christmas every day.
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Didn't the scientists learn enough from the TV show Dinosaurs about why seeding clouds is a bad idea?
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Well that's what I would say if the link worked for me, but whatever... After visiting The House on the Rock, I've been permanently terrified of Whales and Giant Squids.
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@tetracycloide: I'm all about species preservation; the problem is that not everyone complies way out there in international waters.
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it would be best to put the industry in a position where established fisheries that stay within the legal limits police those that do not. it's really in the whaling industry's best interest to sustain the species long term.
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*ahem*
True, but what if it's too late by the time people get their policies straight?
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Any time I want, I can see a life-size blue whale in the Museum of Natural History. Because I live in New York. Which is made of concrete.
Bitches.
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*sips on puppy tears*
*leans back on angel feather pillows*
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You think the anti-whaling group would do a promotion that doesn't make you wonder if we are doing enough to protect ourselves from the whale menace.
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