Russ George
| Russ George | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | entrepreneur |
| Known for | President CEO Founder Planktos Inc. and Planktos Corp., Founder Managing Director KlimaFa, Founder Haida Climate[1] |
Russ George is an American businessman and entrepreneur best known for founding the San Francisco based firm Planktos Inc. which claims to "restore ecosystems and slow climate change".[2][3] In 2007 he provided testimony to the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.[1]
Iron fertilization [edit]
In July 2012 George and collaborators in the Haida Salmon Restoration Corp.[4] conducted an iron fertilization experiment spreading 100 tonnes of iron sulphate into the Pacific Ocean from a fishing boat in an eddy 200 nautical miles west of the islands of Haida Gwaii which George claims resulted in increased algae growth over 10,000 square miles.[5] Some critics assert George's actions were illegal [6] while others have argued that they were not [7] but they may have violated the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the London convention on the dumping of wastes at sea which contain moratoriums on geoengineering experiments.[3] Parties to the London Convention and London Protocol expressed 'grave concerns' about this experiment.[8] Search warrants have been executed in the last month to investigate Russ George's office given the illegal dumping he performed in 2012 off the coast of British Columbia.[9]
References [edit]
- ^ a b Russ George (2007-07-18). "Supplemental materials from Russ George to House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming". Retrieved 2012-10-18.
- ^ "Planktos Ecosystems". Retrieved 2012-10-18.
- ^ a b "World's biggest geoengineering experiment 'violates' UN rules". Guardian.co.uk. 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
- ^ "Haida Salmon Restoration Corporation Homepage".
- ^ Biello, David (Oct 24, 2012). "Pacific Ocean Hacker Speaks Out". Scientific American. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
- ^ "Full Press Coverage of 2012 Ocean Fertilization Scheme Near Haida Gwaii". ETC Group. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
- ^ "Canada’s ocean fertilization flap, and its significance | Legal Planet: Environmental Law and Policy". Legalplanet.wordpress.com. doi:10.1038/nature11229. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
- ^ "Parties to international dumping treaties express concern regarding reported iron fertilization incident". IMO. 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
- ^ "B.C. village’s ocean fertilization experiment probed". CBC. 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
