<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Olympic sailing venue battles with massive algae bloom]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by David Roberts http://www.grist.org/article/olympic-trials/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:27:41 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/olympic-trials/1 Bury it!

Voi la: carbon sequestration.

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Voi la: carbon sequestration.

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]]> Comment #2 by Craig Allen http://www.grist.org/article/olympic-trials/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:30:49 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/olympic-trials/2 Biofuel !!!

We keep hearing about research into generating biodiesel from algae. The Chinese are sitting on a mega biofuel production facility.

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We keep hearing about research into generating biodiesel from algae. The Chinese are sitting on a mega biofuel production facility.

]]> Comment #3 by Matt G http://www.grist.org/article/olympic-trials/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:30:33 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/olympic-trials/3 re: Biofuel !!!

You've reminded me of an idea I had four years ago: Seaweed Power.

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You've reminded me of an idea I had four years ago: Seaweed Power.

]]> Comment #4 by LGT http://www.grist.org/article/olympic-trials/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:34:07 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/olympic-trials/4 Seaweed is a food product in SEA

And China is a major exporter of seaweed. The air quality issue beats the water quality concern hands down, though.

http://feww.wordpress.com/2008/06/23/air-quality-in-beiji ...

http://feww.wordpress.com/2008/06/23/image-of-the-day-blo ...

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And China is a major exporter of seaweed. The air quality issue beats the water quality concern hands down, though.

http://feww.wordpress.com/2008/06/23/air-quality-in-beiji ...

http://feww.wordpress.com/2008/06/23/image-of-the-day-blo ...

]]> Comment #5 by Wolverine http://www.grist.org/article/olympic-trials/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:40:03 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/olympic-trials/5 Perhaps This Could Focus Public Attention

I wouldn't believe anything the Chinese government says any more than I believe what the U.S. government says.  Of course the Chinese government says that pollution is not to blame.  Where's some independent confirmation of that claim?

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I wouldn't believe anything the Chinese government says any more than I believe what the U.S. government says.  Of course the Chinese government says that pollution is not to blame.  Where's some independent confirmation of that claim?

]]> Comment #6 by Bob Wallace http://www.grist.org/article/olympic-trials/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:09:00 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/olympic-trials/6 Sign of the times...

I'm sorry to say that I currently tend to believe statements from the Chinese government more than I believe statements from our own government.

Not that I believe the Chinese government all that much, but they do occasionally take a crooked official out and shoot them.

We give them the Medal of Freedom.....

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I'm sorry to say that I currently tend to believe statements from the Chinese government more than I believe statements from our own government.

Not that I believe the Chinese government all that much, but they do occasionally take a crooked official out and shoot them.

We give them the Medal of Freedom.....

]]> Comment #7 by amazingdrx http://www.grist.org/article/olympic-trials/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:21:25 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/olympic-trials/7 Biodigest it

Turning it into biogas and organic fertilizer would offset huge amounts of CO2.  And produce a lot of clean energy and replace expensive, GHG emitting chemical fertilizer.

This needs to be done wherever sweage, manure, and fertilizer run off are destroying aquatic eco-systems.  Floating wind/solasr powered filtration collector/biodigestors would do it.

the organic fertilizer produced won't run off again, it locks into the soil eco-system.  and allows soil to sequester carbon again, like it did before chemical ag killed it.

http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog John Schneider, Northern Wisconsin

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Turning it into biogas and organic fertilizer would offset huge amounts of CO2.  And produce a lot of clean energy and replace expensive, GHG emitting chemical fertilizer.

This needs to be done wherever sweage, manure, and fertilizer run off are destroying aquatic eco-systems.  Floating wind/solasr powered filtration collector/biodigestors would do it.

the organic fertilizer produced won't run off again, it locks into the soil eco-system.  and allows soil to sequester carbon again, like it did before chemical ag killed it.

http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog John Schneider, Northern Wisconsin

]]> Comment #8 by Blueplanet http://www.grist.org/article/olympic-trials/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:39:32 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/olympic-trials/8 Oceans in crisis

Our oceans are showing serious signs of distress due to human activity http://www.blueplanetsociety.org/about14.html

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Our oceans are showing serious signs of distress due to human activity http://www.blueplanetsociety.org/about14.html

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