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femmedem

(8,203 posts)
Fri Aug 9, 2019, 08:56 PM Aug 2019

How kelp and seaweed can save the world

Reading about data visualization, I found my way to an image that explains how kelp can help with our greenhouse gas emissions problem: a dry ton of kelp absorbs a ton of CO2 in its lifetime; kelp-based cattle feed reduces cows' methane emissions; it yields 30x more energy per acre than other biofuels like corn or soy without requiring deforestation, and more.

But I said I got here through data visualization, right?
The chart at Information is Beautiful is much more informative than my paragraph.
https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/how-kelp-seaweed-can-save-the-world/

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How kelp and seaweed can save the world (Original Post) femmedem Aug 2019 OP
"Fire on Ice" LunaSea Aug 2019 #1
Thank you! femmedem Aug 2019 #2
quit eating cows and save water and land resources including feed and reduce methane nt msongs Aug 2019 #3

LunaSea

(2,894 posts)
1. "Fire on Ice"
Fri Aug 9, 2019, 09:26 PM
Aug 2019

A recent documentary interviewed a kelp farmer who pointed out these facts as well.
I think it aired on HBO.
A different interview with the same farmer-

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