tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post763991279395590395..comments2024-03-22T01:00:38.320-04:00Comments on I.N.K.: Small WorldLinda Salzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217322360480267856noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-23234912017022943912008-08-15T15:47:00.000-04:002008-08-15T15:47:00.000-04:00I'll check out that PPP book -- it sounds interest...I'll check out that PPP book -- it sounds interesting. Based on historical ice age cycles, it does seem as if we're overdue for a major cool down.steve jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16730878564197088655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-86032668093212080762008-08-14T19:23:00.000-04:002008-08-14T19:23:00.000-04:00“If humans were to vanish tomorrow, we’d hardly be...“If humans were to vanish tomorrow, we’d hardly be missed.”<BR/><BR/>Well, things would certainly cool off pretty quick in a century or two. Without the deforestation, wetlands creation (from rice fields), landfill emissions, and fossil fuel burning, it would get downright chilly, according to a book I just read, <EM>Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum.</EM> It makes the case that without the human activity of the last several thousand years, we might be in an Ice Age right now. Very interesting stuff.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, great post, it’s good to be reminded about the huge impact of the tiny organisms. My current project has a cameo appearance by blue-green bacteria, but maybe I can work in some extremophiles...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783236322334230920noreply@blogger.com