WHALES AND GHG EMISSIONS


WHALES AND GHG EMISSIONS

Most people on Earth are completely ignorant of the fact that whales actually help reduce global overheating!

How is this possible?

50% of the world’s carbon is actually stored in coastal ecosystems.

 The oceans actually suck up 25% of the carbon we produce   and 25 % is absorbed by land plants and trees.

When most marine animals pop the excrement sinks to the bottom of the oceans.

But, that is not the case with whales.  Whales’ poop does not sink to the bottom. It’s like a slurry floating at the surface and when it was analyzed it was found to contain high levels of iron and nitrogen.

This nitrogen helps feed phytoplankton which bloom profusely as it  floats on the  ocean’s surface.

When phytoplankton photosynthesizes they remove carbon dioxide  from the atmosphere which is  a huge contributor to global overheating.

The whale poop-phytoplankton- carbon-reduction relationship  is perfect complete cycle .

The whales poop contains iron which feeds the phytoplankton.

Next, krill arrive and eat phytoplankton. And when the baleen whales eat krill,  the iron that was excreted in the poop is returned back to the whales!

Unfortunately, more than a thousand whales are slaughtered every single year in countries that have not banned whaling.

It is of utmost importance  for the future survival of our children and our children’s children  we convince  Norway,  Japan, and Iceland  to end the slaughter of whales!

 

 

 


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Why We Should Curb Our Use of Bottled Water

  Why We Should Curb Our Use of Bottled Water Globally 154 billion litres of bottled water was consumed in 2004.  This was up 57% from five years earlier.  In 2006, an astounding 30% of people in Ontario who had access to regularly inspected municipal water supply primarily drank bottled water.  Many people believe that bottled water is purer and safer than tap water. Before buying your next bottle of water please consider the following facts: Some bottled water actually comes from municipal water supplies, so you are paying twice for the same water. The City of Toronto inspects its water every four hours. Bottling plants are inspected only once every 3-6 years! Some studies have found concentrations of arsenic and mercury in bottled water. Bacteria in bottled water can multiply very quickly when stored over long periods or exposed to intense heat. Our oil supplies are peaking and gas prices are sky rocketing, making plastic bottles
Read more

DON'T TREAT MOTHER EARTH LIKE A GIGANTIC GARBAGE BIN

 DON'T  TREAT MOTHER EARTH LIKE A GIGANTIC GARBAGE BIN On Sunday, October 15, the Barrie Garden Club ventured out on a dark, dreary, and drizzly day to pick up litter, along Highway 26 close to Wilson Avenue. As I was picking up all kinds of litter such as license plates, chairs, discarded clothing, plastic bags, lots  of cigarette butts, and a myriad of discarded coffee containers, I began to reflect on all the problems triggered by litter. Here in Canada, we are very lucky to have an organized system where most municipalities and cities  make sure that there are regular pick-ups for your garbage, compost, and recyclables. So it boggles my mind why so many Canadians do not use the readily provided containers, but instead  treat Mother Earth like a gigantic garbage bin. I simply cannot understand when someone buys a cup of coffee, they then go for a long hike, they  manage to carry the cup full of coffee, but the minute it’s empty, they simply cannot manage to carry  it back home a
Read more