Plankton, pigs and primates
This week’s sustainable news update is brought to you by animals beginning with P.
- Weird but true, German engineers are testing out a controversial plan to absorb carbon dioxide by pouring iron into the sea. This ‘sea fertilization’ triggers massive growth in plankton numbers, absorbing significant amounts of CO2. This type of bioengineering sadly may prove necessary, but legitimate worries about the ecological impact of such large scale meddling should remind us that it’s reducing our emissions that should remain the priority.
- Love him or hate him, that Jamie Oliver is certainly an influential fellow, and he’s just launched a ‘Save our Bacon’ campaign in support of British pig farmers and pig welfare. If you missed the C4 show last night, catch it here.
- This week’s good news story is some recovery in the fragile numbers of mountain gorillas, with 10 babies born in the Congo’s national park according to the cencus. 10 might not sound many, but with only 720 of these exceptional creatures left worldwide, they all matter.
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