Year: 2022

RECENT IRON SEEDING TRIALS. "Since 1993, thirteen international research teams have completed ocean trials demonstrating that phytoplankton blooms can be stimulated by iron addition. The most recent open ocean trials of ocean iron fertilization were in 2009 (January to March) in the South Atlantic by project LOHAFEX, and in July 2012 in the North Pacific off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, by the Haida Salmon Restoration Corporation."" " http://lnkd.in/dFkbqUn View in LinkedIn

ROGUE EXPERIMENTS."In 2012 Russ George, founder of Planktos, and collaborators conducted an iron fertilization experiment dumping 100 tonnes of iron sulphate into the Pacific Ocean ... which resulted in increased algae growth over 10,000 square miles. Critics allege George's actions violated the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the London convention on the dumping of wastes at sea."" " http://lnkd.in/dFkbqUn View in LinkedIn

GIANT PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOM SEEN FROM SPACE. "The dump was part of a $2 million bid to drive a surge in salmon populations and is currently under investigation by Environment Canada's enforcement branch." "Russ George allegedly dumped 220,462 pounds (100 tonnes) of iron sulfate into the ocean off the west coast of Britsh Columbia, Canada. Satellite images show the vast plankton bloom from space."" " http://lnkd.in/dbehQB2 View in LinkedIn

THE REAL MOTIVE: CASH FOR SALMON PROJECT. " ""George convinced the local council of an indigenous village to establish the Haida Salmon Restoration Corporation to channel more than $1m of its own funds into the project. The president of the Haida nation, Guujaaw, said the village was told the dump would environmentally benefit the ocean, which is crucial to their livelihood and culture. ‘The village people voted to support what they were told was a 'salmon enhancement project'"" " http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/events/department-news/1102/rogue-iron-fertilization-experiment-outrages-scientists/ View in LinkedIn

SELF-PROCLAIMED IRON SEEDING HERO. “I am the champion of this on the planet,” he said in an interview on Thursday." George, pretending that his motivation was CO2 related. Please. Next?" " http://lnkd.in/dQAXmhh View in LinkedIn

ROGUE SEEDING EXPERIMENTER. If true, this investigation into the fraudulent background of this notorious iron seeding cowboy is, at best, unfortunate. It has fouled the waters for any legitimate scientific iron seeding work. His vessels have apparently been banned in the Galapagos and Canaries for similar nonsense. Much more on the internet if you are interested. " " http://lnkd.in/db82HZBhttp://lnkd.in/dbehQB2 View in LinkedIn

SEEDING AND SALMON TIES. "Parties to the London Convention and London Protocol expressed 'grave concerns' about this experiment. Search warrants were executed by Environment Canada's enforcement branch to investigate Russ George's office concerning the iron enrichment he performed in 2012 off the coast of British Columbia. In May 2013, the Haida Salmon Restoration Corporation removed George as a director of the company and ended his employment." Nice. " " http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russ_George View in LinkedIn

IRON SEEDING MAY BACKFIRE." ""Fertilizing the oceans with iron — a tactic that "geoengineers" have proposed to fight global warming — could inadvertently spur the growth of toxic microbes, warn scientists who analyzed water samples from past iron-fertilization experiments. Toxin-producing algae that thrive on iron and can contaminate marine life are more widespread than suspected, the researchers said. The finding could impact proposed iron-fertilization projects."" " http://lnkd.in/duBTMkv View in LinkedIn

CRITICS OF IRON SEEDING include Nature magazine and Argonne labs. Their strong arguments are cause for serious concern. " " http://lnkd.in/dCxY4ru View in LinkedIn

IRON SEEDED PHYTOPLANKTON BLOOMS "contain iron-eating microscopic phytoplankton that absorb CO2 from the air through the process of photosynthesis and provide nutrients for marine life. But one type of phytoplankton, a diatom, is using more iron that it needs for photosynthesis and storing the extra in its silica skeletons and shells ... This reduces the amount of iron left over to support the carbon-eating plankton."" " http://lnkd.in/d4A_Jv7 View in LinkedIn