Remember the GOP propaganda pushed by Rep. John "God is infallible and science is not" Shimkus that more CO2 is good for us because it is "plant food?"
It's a lie, a lie of omission, but a lie nonetheless. Here's the reality:
CO2 is plant food. I know this is true, because smart Republicans like Reps. Dan Shimkus and Michele Bachmann said so. In fact, the "CO2 is plant food" meme can bring up 48,000 hits on Google.
So rising CO2 should be good for plants, right? Because a conservative argument with a patina of science just can't be wrong.
Just a couple of little flies in the ointment: land plants are dying as CO2 rises. And oceanic plants are dying as CO2 rises, too.
Earth's plant life is being killed by the heat.
Well you should be.
Still we go on belching out pollution on a daily basis with little or no regard for the future. We merrily hack down the rain forests that might just help alleviate the problem, we watch the coral reefs die and sigh.
However this is nothing compared to a recent report
Scientists have discovered that the phytoplankton of the oceans has declined by about 40 per cent over the past century, with much of the loss occurring since the 1950s. They believe the change is linked with rising sea temperatures and global warming.
I will let that sink in, the basis of the oceans food web has been reduced by 40%. Phytoplankton are the building block upon which all life in the ocean depends.
Are you fucking scared yet? Well you really should be.
We are relentlessly destroying our habitat by throwing oil at it, by carving off tops of mountains, digging up whole areas for tar sands, belching carbon dioxide into the air like there is no tomorrow.
So if you see the ocean turning blue start to worry, because that deep green is the very heart of our oceans.
Please watch the Planet's Forests, Inhale and Exhale, with the Seasons ...
Observing Plant Life Health From Space
http://www.youtube.com/...
Now, watch Earth's "Ocean Forests", Breathe in and out, as well ...
Observing The Biosphere From Space
http://www.youtube.com/...