No one gives whale-shit about the environment anymore

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Sperm whale faeces 'helps oceans absorb CO2'

By Richard Black
Environment correspondent, BBC News

Sperm whale faeces may help oceans absorb carbon dioxide from the air, scientists say.

Australian researchers calculate that Southern Ocean sperm whales release about 50 tons of iron every year. This stimulates the growth of tiny marine plants - phytoplankton - which absorb CO2 during photosynthesis. The process results in the absorption of about 400,000 tons of carbon - more than twice as much as the whales release by breathing, the study says...

Phytoplankton are the basis of the marine food web in this part of the world, and the growth of these tiny plants is limited by the amount of nutrients available, including iron.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10323987.stm

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1. Dolphins - though smart enough to do so - don't vote. nt

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2. yeah, because they know votes don't really count on Diebold machines

[Captain Hilts]

3. Sometimes they count twice! Dolphins know that. nt

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4. We people might find that out too in the next election of Representatives