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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 01:32 PM Original message |
You wanna worry about something? THIS is something to worry about! |
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MoonRiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. Totally horrific. |
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TheEuclideanOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 01:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
65. Can't we just dump in some fish food into the ocean? |
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MoonRiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 06:46 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. Is fish food fish? That might create an oxymoronic type of situation. |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
2. Plankton is just a splinteristocialism lifeform anyway |
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PufPuf23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 04:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
19. Only on Vancouver Island |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 09:54 AM Response to Reply #2 |
48. . |
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Spheric (512 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 01:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
63. Let them eat oil. |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
3. They are responsible for the O2 in the atmosphere. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
4. "...produce half the world's oxygen... |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 01:35 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. You and I both posted 11:34 |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 01:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. I wonder if this is a result of CO2 absorption into the Ocean |
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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 01:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. No, it is a result of the oceans warming |
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haikugal (476 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 01:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Acidification plays a part as the oceans absorb CO2 |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 01:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Significant increases in the accidity of the oceans due to CO2 absorption are not a factor? |
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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 02:11 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Some organisms are affected by CO2 increases |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 04:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. i agree |
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haikugal (476 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 12:29 PM Response to Reply #17 |
59. Huh? |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 12:07 AM Response to Reply #7 |
31. I would not be surprised to find the amount of phosphorous we dump in the oceans |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
8. Off point, but they look like jewels, don't they? |
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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 01:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Diatoms are beautiful |
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GrannyK (226 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 01:38 AM Response to Reply #8 |
34. I had the same thought when I saw them. |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
9. The list of things to worry about it pretty damn long. |
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Laura902 (333 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
10. Whats really sad is that they matter so much yet |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
14. Sometimes I think that our efforts to bring down CO2 emissions are already late. |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 03:09 AM Response to Reply #14 |
35. We are about 50 years too late. n/t |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
16. Don't worry about the Earth, it'll be just fine |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 04:50 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. EVERY TIME a thread like this comes up some sociopath makes the same comment |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 05:56 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. He's just posting the trend |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 08:40 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. Forgot to mention I was playing devil's advocate in that post |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 07:38 AM Response to Reply #18 |
40. they are channeling george carlin |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 05:57 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Yup |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 08:48 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. IF we do nothing |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 09:32 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. I agree |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 07:57 AM Response to Reply #26 |
42. Rec this post. Most excellent. nt |
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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
22. kick n/t |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
23. K&R |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
25. Yes it is |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
27. A a a a g g g h h |
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lunasun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
29. “The oceans are dying! The plankton is dying! ..." |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 12:30 PM Response to Reply #29 |
60. I saw that movie in |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-10 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
30. Guess now you believe me about the food chain egh? |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 12:21 AM Response to Original message |
32. Soylent Green is made out of people! |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 07:41 AM Response to Reply #32 |
41. meh, it's a little tangy but etable. the after taste is a little dry. nt |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 10:36 AM Response to Reply #41 |
49. Unfortunately, due to all the pesticides and other toxins stored in body fat, |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-10 03:06 PM Response to Reply #49 |
69. SOYLENT GREEN!!... |
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burrowowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 01:16 AM Response to Original message |
33. Yow! Damn scary! |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 05:51 AM Response to Original message |
36. Corexit is highly toxic to plankton and fish larvae at tiny concentrations of ppm. |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 12:26 PM Response to Reply #36 |
58. Just like they wanted..... |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 06:22 AM Response to Original message |
37. I fear this will not end well, |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 06:27 AM Response to Original message |
38. It appears that human beings are the planet's |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 06:56 AM Response to Original message |
39. I,for one, look forward to our new Overlords, the Anaerobes |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 08:29 AM Response to Original message |
43. When WE kill enough life on earth to eliminate ourselves, Mother |
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druidity33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
44. you want frightening? |
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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
45. yes - the tipping points have come and gone |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
46. From the movie "The Matrix" |
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whirlygigspin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 09:48 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. the state of the oceans |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 12:20 PM Response to Reply #47 |
55. Holy crap.... |
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Kermitt Gribble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 11:43 AM Response to Reply #46 |
52. That's a great quote. |
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MoonRiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 06:49 PM Response to Reply #46 |
67. I agree with Agent Smith, |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
50. aren't we all already members of SLOP? |
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felinetta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
51. Who couldn't predict this? Global climate change is real and corporations fight it for profit. And |
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MoonRiver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 06:53 PM Response to Reply #51 |
68. "The planet will survive, humans won't." |
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lurky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
53. The planet was quite a bit warmer in the old days, |
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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 12:25 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. O2 is going down |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 12:35 PM Response to Reply #53 |
62. Your insight is wrong - oxygen accumulated in the atmosphere because the burial of organic matter |
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freebrew (478 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
54. Well, it's about damned time. |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
57. News guy wept and told us |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
61. Plankton & bees, two of my favs. |
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matt819 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-10 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
64. It's Obama's fault |
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Kurovski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-30-10 06:40 PM Response to Reply #64 |
70. As a gay person, I will admit to being phytoplanktonite. |
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