Comments on: Quote of the Day http://timworstall.com/2008/07/05/quote-of-the-day-19/ It is all obvious or trivial except... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:45:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: gene berman http://timworstall.com/2008/07/05/quote-of-the-day-19/comment-page-1/#comment-15016 gene berman Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:54:12 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2008/07/05/quote-of-the-day-19/#comment-15016 gareth: See what So Much for Subtlety has said. And bear in mind that most of the photosynthesis that takes place on the planet does so in the water, rather than on land. I don't know the precise proportion but believe it's 60% or more. gareth:

See what So Much for Subtlety has said. And bear in mind that most of the photosynthesis that takes place on the planet does so in the water, rather than on land. I don’t know the precise proportion but believe it’s 60% or more.

]]> By: Serf http://timworstall.com/2008/07/05/quote-of-the-day-19/comment-page-1/#comment-14969 Serf Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:41:39 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2008/07/05/quote-of-the-day-19/#comment-14969 If said technology were developed (gross stupidity aside) putting it into chimneys would seem slightly more productive. If said technology were developed (gross stupidity aside) putting it into chimneys would seem slightly more productive.

]]> By: So Much For Subtlety http://timworstall.com/2008/07/05/quote-of-the-day-19/comment-page-1/#comment-14959 So Much For Subtlety Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:09:30 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2008/07/05/quote-of-the-day-19/#comment-14959 This is what leads people to suggest fertilizing the oceans - if you add iron to the sea you encourage the production of plankton which remove CO2 from the atmosphere and, with luck, sink to the sea floor where we won't hear from them again any time soon. This is what leads people to suggest fertilizing the oceans – if you add iron to the sea you encourage the production of plankton which remove CO2 from the atmosphere and, with luck, sink to the sea floor where we won’t hear from them again any time soon.

]]> By: agn http://timworstall.com/2008/07/05/quote-of-the-day-19/comment-page-1/#comment-14949 agn Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:59:18 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2008/07/05/quote-of-the-day-19/#comment-14949 No pj, it's 0.03% of the atmosphere that is CO2. And even if one were to heed the Hansen directive to reduce the CO2 level to 350ppm, this would require removing 0.004% of the atmosphere - still a lot, but you're out by a magnitude of 100. No pj, it’s 0.03% of the atmosphere that is CO2. And even if one were to heed the Hansen directive to reduce the CO2 level to 350ppm, this would require removing 0.004% of the atmosphere – still a lot, but you’re out by a magnitude of 100.

]]> By: Gareth http://timworstall.com/2008/07/05/quote-of-the-day-19/comment-page-1/#comment-14944 Gareth Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:44:46 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2008/07/05/quote-of-the-day-19/#comment-14944 While photosynthesis is great it does use up a lot of land. Although nature got there before us, the problem is we are resourceful buggers. We use plants for stuff - eating, heating and the like, and any rubbish left over doesn't usually go to waste either as it all has a value. It would be insensible to grow something and do nowt with it beyond chuck it down a mine or dump it into the deep oceans. To combant the pernicious rise in atmospheric plantfood we would have to not consume some of what grows, but store it. A resurgence of wooden stuff is in order. It's all flimsy plastic and glass crap these days. I would like a good solid chair, a decent solid desk and a warm, solid house please. All built to last a lifetime and made by craftsmen. While photosynthesis is great it does use up a lot of land.

Although nature got there before us, the problem is we are resourceful buggers. We use plants for stuff – eating, heating and the like, and any rubbish left over doesn’t usually go to waste either as it all has a value. It would be insensible to grow something and do nowt with it beyond chuck it down a mine or dump it into the deep oceans.

To combant the pernicious rise in atmospheric plantfood we would have to not consume some of what grows, but store it. A resurgence of wooden stuff is in order. It’s all flimsy plastic and glass crap these days. I would like a good solid chair, a decent solid desk and a warm, solid house please. All built to last a lifetime and made by craftsmen.

]]> By: The Remittance Man http://timworstall.com/2008/07/05/quote-of-the-day-19/comment-page-1/#comment-14930 The Remittance Man Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:16:11 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2008/07/05/quote-of-the-day-19/#comment-14930 ZT beat me to the answer: God/nature/whatever did the work for us aeons ago. The plants Mr Oxburgh dreams about are called ... er ... plants. ZT beat me to the answer: God/nature/whatever did the work for us aeons ago. The plants Mr Oxburgh dreams about are called … er … plants.

]]> By: dearieme http://timworstall.com/2008/07/05/quote-of-the-day-19/comment-page-1/#comment-14906 dearieme Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:48:20 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2008/07/05/quote-of-the-day-19/#comment-14906 "In addition, 80 per cent of the remaining reserves are controlled by governments – as opposed to companies". The governments stole them; we could always steal them back again. But not while we're led by plonkers like W. “In addition, 80 per cent of the remaining reserves are controlled by governments – as opposed to companies”. The governments stole them; we could always steal them back again. But not while we’re led by plonkers like W.

]]> By: AntiCitizenOne http://timworstall.com/2008/07/05/quote-of-the-day-19/comment-page-1/#comment-14899 AntiCitizenOne Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:54:02 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2008/07/05/quote-of-the-day-19/#comment-14899 > If a viable technology were developed to pull CO2 directly from that atmosphere, that too would be helpful. ZT has it. The chemical that makes plants green, namely Chlorophyll, eats CO2. CO2 is plant-food, not pollution. How ironic that the "green" religion is opposed to feeding the substance that they are branded on? > If a viable technology were developed to pull CO2 directly from that atmosphere, that too would be helpful.

ZT has it. The chemical that makes plants green, namely Chlorophyll, eats CO2. CO2 is plant-food, not pollution. How ironic that the “green” religion is opposed to feeding the substance that they are branded on?

]]> By: pj http://timworstall.com/2008/07/05/quote-of-the-day-19/comment-page-1/#comment-14894 pj Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:39:30 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2008/07/05/quote-of-the-day-19/#comment-14894 I'm just trying to come to terms with the scale of the sort of plant that would be needed to do this. To suck in & process an entire atmosphere to remove 0.3% of it's constituent gasses. Maybe we should terraform Mars as a small scale test project before we tackle the real thing. I’m just trying to come to terms with the scale of the sort of plant that would be needed to do this. To suck in & process an entire atmosphere to remove 0.3% of it’s constituent gasses.

Maybe we should terraform Mars as a small scale test project before we tackle the real thing.

]]> By: billadams http://timworstall.com/2008/07/05/quote-of-the-day-19/comment-page-1/#comment-14892 billadams Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:18:07 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2008/07/05/quote-of-the-day-19/#comment-14892 If only wishes were horses, then beggars could ride. If only wishes were horses, then beggars could ride.

]]> By: arthur clewley http://timworstall.com/2008/07/05/quote-of-the-day-19/comment-page-1/#comment-14884 arthur clewley Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:47:38 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2008/07/05/quote-of-the-day-19/#comment-14884 If only we could develop a way to make all car journeys downhill so we didn't need to use the engine that too would be helpful If only we could develop a way to make all car journeys downhill so we didn’t need to use the engine that too would be helpful

]]> By: ZT http://timworstall.com/2008/07/05/quote-of-the-day-19/comment-page-1/#comment-14882 ZT Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:40:58 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2008/07/05/quote-of-the-day-19/#comment-14882 There is such a method. It's called 'photosynthesis'. There is such a method. It’s called ‘photosynthesis’.

]]> By: Kit http://timworstall.com/2008/07/05/quote-of-the-day-19/comment-page-1/#comment-14881 Kit Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:26:47 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2008/07/05/quote-of-the-day-19/#comment-14881 If we could only think of a method to pull CO2 directly from the atmosphere, store it the ground where it is converted into an energy source for us to pump out when we need it. ;) If we could only think of a method to pull CO2 directly from the atmosphere, store it the ground where it is converted into an energy source for us to pump out when we need it. ;)

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