[extropy-chat] coral reefer madness

[Dan Clemmensen]

Mike Lorrey wrote:

>--- spike <spike66 at comcast.net> wrote:
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>>Trees would be better.  Branches are great for small
>>fish to swim around in, and they don't cost much.
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>Plus you get the added bonus of confusing the greenie tree huggers who
>can'd decide which is more important: trees or coral? The enterainment
>value is priceless....
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Actually, There are good trees and bad trees. If you make the reefs from 
clear-cut old-growth rain forests, that's a net loss in biodiversity. If 
you make the reef from factory-farmed trees or junk such as California 
Eucalyptus, that's a win. Even better would by recycled paper: Paper 
mache reefs!

Of course we should cover the trees or bundles paper in recycled 
plastic. That ends up sequestering the carbon for a good long time.

There is one teensy problem to solve here: artificial reefs are made out 
of stuff that sinks, not stuff that floats.