[LINK] the weather makers

Eleanor Lister eleanor at pacific.net.au
Mon Apr 9 11:44:58 AEST 2007


Alan L Tyree wrote:
> When was the last time that you heard anything good about global
> warming? Longer growing seasons? Higher CO2 levels promoting faster
> plant growth?
>   

this sounds nice, but i read somewhere that faster growing plants would
not solve any problems, as the uptake of minerals and creation of
vitamins is not increased with accelerated growth, so that you end up
with giant plants with the same nutritional value as their much smaller
ancestors, meaning that you might have to ingest huge quantities of low
value plants to get your necessary minerals and vitamins.

i don't have a reference, so i might have it wrong, but the impression i
get is ...

... There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.

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