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[Ganoksin] [Issue #165] Tips From The Jeweler's Bench
In this here newsgroup called rec.crafts.jewelry on Fri, 13 Feb 2009
09:16:48 -0800 we all dun see'd a message a-written by Hanuman which dun sed: 1. What Happens To Pearl Oysters When The World Gets Warmer? By Suzanne Wade As the world gets warmer, pearl oysters are on the front lines of the ocean's early warning system. Warming waters, changes in weather patterns, and increases in storm activity may all affect the future success of pearl farms, both freshwater and ocean-based. Precisely what impact they will have is a little harder to determine: Relatively little research has been done into oyster husbandry.... Complete Story: http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/sea-change.htm From the article: "In March,[2007] the pearl industry responded by drawing up a resolution during the annual World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) conference supporting the Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol is thus far the world's most important treaty addressing global warming; its goal is to reduce the carbon emissions thought to be contributing to the warming trend." The Kyoto Protocol doesn't punish those nations most responsible for spewing out the most "greenhouse gases" and instead hopes to punish mainly the United States for being successful. The answer to any disruption in business is always to allow the Free Market to deal with it. As we've seen in the past few years here in the states, (as our chickens come home to roost,) top-down micro-management of an economy or of a business always brings unintended and negative results. If Climate Change is caused by man (which evidence decidedly says it is not) punishing the innovators will not correct the problem. "Building a Better Oyster The effects of global warming are likely to be gradual, and pearl growers are optimistic that oysters can be bred to adapt to counter the environmental changes. Jerry and his colleagues at James Cook University are working to establish a selective breeding program they hope will breed oysters that produce higher-quality pearls and are able to survive under a variety of environmental conditions. The research is still in the early stages, and data collected has yet to be analyzed to determine if some oyster "families" survive environmental stresses better than others. But Jerry is betting the answer will be yes. "I think there will be oysters which are better adapted to [changing] conditions and will survive and grow, while other families will be exterminated. Having that information will allow us to include it as a breeding objective." Taylor also notes that pearl growers may also be able to move their operation to areas newly conducive to pearl farming. "Some areas might become more appropriate, while some areas might no longer support [pearl farms]," he says. "As it stands, we structure the program so that we do certain activities in certain areas where it suits a particular life stage of the oyster. For example, all our breeding work is in north Bali, because we've found that site best suits survival and growth of young oysters. It might be with changing conditions, areas formerly good for pearl growing might not be so any more, and we might have to restructure or move entirely." |
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[Ganoksin] [Issue #165] Tips From The Jeweler's Bench
On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:49:38 -0800, in rec.crafts.jewelry Limpy
wrote: If Climate Change is caused by man (which evidence decidedly says it is not) ..... OK, Limpy, was this sentance in the article (you don't enclose it in quotes), or is it your own comment? If Suzanne wrote it, I'm gonna have to call her on that. If you wrote it, then back it up. What serious research (NOT an article in the Onion, or some other journalistic source. I mean serious, peer reviewed published research) can you quote from, say, the last five years, that supports this claim? I ask simply because, although there was some question about this, mostly among the conservative political wing and lobbyists, rather than the scientific community) ten years ago, by this time, all the research I've seen in recent years has overwhelmingly supported the influence of mankind on climate change. So, can you back up this statement, or is it simply your wishful thinking? Peter |
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[Ganoksin] [Issue #165] Tips From The Jeweler's Bench
"Peter W. Rowe" wrote in message
... On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:49:38 -0800, in rec.crafts.jewelry Limpy wrote: If Climate Change is caused by man (which evidence decidedly says it is not) ..... OK, Limpy, was this sentance in the article (you don't enclose it in quotes), or is it your own comment? If Suzanne wrote it, I'm gonna have to call her on that. If you wrote it, then back it up. What serious research (NOT an article in the Onion, or some other journalistic source. I mean serious, peer reviewed published research) can you quote from, say, the last five years, that supports this claim? I ask simply because, although there was some question about this, mostly among the conservative political wing and lobbyists, rather than the scientific community) ten years ago, by this time, all the research I've seen in recent years has overwhelmingly supported the influence of mankind on climate change. So, can you back up this statement, or is it simply your wishful thinking? Peter If you take the time to follow the links from this page: http://www.kusi.com/weather/colemans.../11159136.html You will find the information you demand. In spades. Just because the press claims consensus, or because Al Bore claims the debate is over, does not mean it is true. Hell, even the UN "report" says Al Bore is full of ****. Keep an open mind friend Peter. The links lead to a lot of time consuming pages but you have to read them. I have a friend, a PhD Physicist and "perfesser" at a Michigan university, who tells me that the Solar cycle has more to do with the climate changes than anthropogenic CO2. That emissions from Volcanic activity are more significant, and that all the charts and diagrams of the enviro lobby are misleading because they leave out the most important "greenhouse gas" of all, water vapor. The climate of this planet has been changing since the planet formed from the void. Is it even reasonable to expect it not to continue changing? Is it reasonable to blame human activity over the last 1 or 2 hundred years for something that has happened many times in the past? Was the Medieval Ideal ( a time when the climate of Earth was far warmer than today) caused by man? Was the Little Ice Age ( a time when the Thames froze every winter ) caused by man? Is the fact that the planet has cooled every year for the last 5 ( actually more than 5 ) why the enviro's have changed their rhetoric from " Global Warming " to " Climate Change " ? If past events are not taught to students does that mean they never took place? -- Don Thompson Stolen from Dan: "Just thinking, besides, I watched 2 dogs mating once, and that makes me an expert. " There is nothing more frightening than active ignorance. ~Goethe It is a worthy thing to fight for one's freedom; it is another sight finer to fight for another man's. ~Mark Twain |
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