Eggplant 19 Maybe if we live in a cloudy State, the EPA will let us breathe out water vapor? But that doesn’t raise any tax revenue, or generate any bribes or “campaign contributions” for regulation favors. So, to save the world, algore recommends a “cap and trade” water vapor treaty through the UN, where anyone who wants to breathe can purchase rights on his exchange, to breathe out water vapor. Just like the carbon rights bought for billion$ by European morons, the excess breathing rights would be sold by Russians who promise (with formal certificates of authentication signed by top UN Officials!!) that they are no longer breathing themselves. Like Wretchard, I don’t think the socialists who flock to organizational power, will try to recalibrate in the face of opposition. Individualists who have interests other than organizing to steal and to control others, are increasingly being forced to recognize that the system is now rigged. But where are the Washingtons, Jeffersons, Adams’ and Hamiltons they would vote for if given a chance? Greed, corruption, scheming, lying and personal favor now rule – The Texas falcon will not listen to the untrustworthy EPA falconer – the center must unify to hold against the crooked periphery.

I check out the sunspot activity every week or so at the NASA site http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/sunspots/ The solar wind info is there as well.

I think I remember a scheme a while back to increase ocean phytoplankton fertility by applying iron salts, irrespective of ultimate phosphate limitation. (Maybe it was a steel industry scheme to get rid od waste pickle liquor?) You are correct that overfishing and treatment of the oceans as a sewer is at a non-negligible scale. There are too many people.