Human greed takes lion's share of solar energy

Sunday Morning Herald (Australia) ^ | 7/03/2007 | Chee Chee Leung

[HEY4QDEMS]

HUMANS are just one of the millions of species on Earth, but we use up almost a quarter of the sun's energy captured by plants - the most of any species.

The human dominance of this natural resource is affecting other species, reducing the amount of energy available to them by almost 10 per cent, scientists report.

Researchers said the findings showed humans were using "a remarkable share" of the earth's plant productivity "to meet the needs and wants of one species".

They also warned that the increased use of biofuels - such as ethanol and canola - should be viewed cautiously, given the potential for further pressure on ecosystems.

[HEY4QDEMS]

Anyone wanna buy some Solar Credits?

[HEY4QDEMS]

Ooops! Title should say “Human greed...”

Sorry.

[theDentist]

File this under "Eco NutJob BS".

[patton]

Does it seem to you that the article ignores all those plants in the ocean?

[al_c]

Well, so much for solar power being a green alternative. The whackos have now found a way to criticize that too. Amazing.

[Chi-townChief]

The Good Life in the Food Chain, as the song says.

[HEY4QDEMS]

File this under "Eco NutJob BS".

You're right, I should have listed that in the key words.

[Don Corleone]

Educated IDIOTS! 15 minutes of fame and another shot at government subsidies for more studies.

[yldstrk]

ROTFLMAO

[mtbopfuyn]

Ban bikinis from the beach!

[American_Centurion]

It’s called being at the top of the food chain.

[HEY4QDEMS]

Well, so much for solar power being a green alternative. The whackos have now found a way to criticize that too. Amazing.

Yea, looks like the only safe environmental activity is atheistic gay sex.

[Vigilanteman]

I’ll stop using my share of solar energy just as soon as I see my tomato plants and the rabbits in my yard do something to either generate some or improve the efficiency such as installing reflective panels on the side of my shed, as I have done, to increase the amount of sunlight available to my tomato plants.

[coloradan]

Whales consume a disproportionate amount of the solar energy collected by plankton in the seas.

[pabianice]

[P-40]

The whackos have now found a way to criticize that too. Amazing.

That must mean that solar technology is starting to show too much promise.

[coloradan]

What are you waiting for?

[ontap]

You really can’t make this stuff up folks!! Oh well, Ted Kennedy keeps getting elected ,these morons go a long waqy to explaining that!

[ripley]

“man greed takes lion’s share of solar energy”

should read: “secular scientists establish basis for socialist economy by fiat”

[ClaireSolt]

Humans are also supporting lots of other species. In NYC, for instance, there are three rats for every human. And myriad roaches. Now about that poison in Chinese dog food.