World Wildlife Fund Warns Against Plan By Planktos Inc.
July 3, 2007 @ 08:55 AM (EST)
Source: WWF
World Wildlife Fund today announced its opposition to a plan by Planktos, Inc. (OTCBB: PLKT) to dump iron dust in the open ocean west of the Galapagos Islands. The experiment seeks to induce phytoplankton blooms in the hopes that the microscopic marine plants will absorb carbon dioxide. The company is speculating on lucrative ways to combat climate change.
uA…aˆ?There are much safer and proven ways of preventing or lowering carbon dioxide levels than dumping iron into the ocean,uA‚A? said Dr. Lara Hansen, chief scientist, WWF International Climate Change Program. uA…aˆ?This kind of experimentation with disregard for marine life and the lives of people who rely on the sea is unacceptable.uA‚A?...
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