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- "...societal impact not only in clean energy production and a cleaner environment but also on rural economies as guano once again becomes a valuable and highl
by perihelions 3y ago
- "...societal impact not only in clean energy production and a cleaner environment but also on rural economies as guano once again becomes a valuable and highly sought-after product."
Apropos of nothing, the Guano Islands Act of 1856 is still, apparently, standing US law [0]. This research is an exciting opportunity for any who'd like to serve as mercenary privateers under the flag of the United States, while advancing science.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guano_Islands_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guano_Islands_Act
- throwup238 3y agoAre there any unclaimed islands left? Sadly this wouldn’t apply to new islands since it takes a long time for bats to establish themselves.
- dr_dshiv 3y agoMy family actually claimed Howland island back in the early days of the guano act (they pivoted from clipper shipyards to guano shityards when international trade collapsed at the beginning of the civil war) [1]. I’d love to go there and, you know, live out my dreams, but WOW is transportation an issue. That place is FAR away. Also, check out the super secret spy base on the west side of the island, loosely hidden by google maps treachery. What’s happening there?? [2] [1] http://christophersetterlund.blogspot.com/2020/05/in-their-footsteps-cape-cod-history.html?m=1 http://christophersetterlund.blogspot.com/2020/05/in-their-f... [2] https://maps.app.goo.gl/Ly8W9M2fqdap7Mzc7?g_st=ic https://maps.app.goo.gl/Ly8W9M2fqdap7Mzc7?g_st=ic
- ttfkam 3y agoBetter hurry. At only 6m above sea level at its highest point, it may sink below the waves before long.
- dr_dshiv 3y agoTrue that. But the whole potential is leveraging that huge dormant volcano under the water.
- pfdietz 3y agoVillain lair!
- concordDance 3y ago> before long Specifically, 1600 years at current rate. (I have a personal bugbear about people worrying about sea level rise)
- dv_dt 3y agoYou can’t ignore that the variance and the sea level increases with climate change, especially at only 6m above.
- thfuran 3y agoAnd an island is, for practical purposes, gone well before its very highest point is below local mean sea level.
- margalabargala 3y agoThere are different sorts of rise to worry about. There's "everything is always underwater" rise, whichbis 1600 years off. Then there's "average highwater mark during a storm at high tide", which will exceed those 6m a lot sooner and is the point at which the island ceases to become at all inhabitable.
- light_hue_1 3y ago[flagged]
- concordDance 3y agoI was actually worried for a second, then checked my last 10 comments and realized this is just the equivalent of "well your face is ugly" playground style insults, but for adults. Got me for a second though.
- light_hue_1 3y ago[flagged]
- rukuu001 3y agoSolid Neal Stephenson subplot material
- pfdietz 3y agoI can imagine a SF story where the act is applied to an abandoned, but still bird infested, space colony.
- jonathankoren 3y agoI now want a Star Wars story that involves a harvesting mynock guano from various astroids, perhaps with a crime lord. "You think you can come here and disrespect me, by stealing MY shit?"
- airstrike 3y agoThat was an interesting read only topped by the wild ride that was the linked article on "New Atlantis": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Atlantis_(micronation) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Atlantis_(micronation) > New Atlantis was a micronation formed by Leicester Hemingway, the brother of Ernest Hemingway. The "island", a 240 sq ft (22 m²) bamboo raft off the coast of Jamaica, was established as a constitutional republic on July 4, 1964.
- jshaqaw 3y agoMy grandfather somehow assisted Hemingway in setting up New Atlantis and the documents declaring him and my grandmother Sir and Lady hang proudly in my living room. As far as I know my family is the sole remaining royal line of New Atlantis. Hilarious that this keeps coming up.
- autoexecbat 3y agoSay if you wanted to issue passports for New Atlantis, how do you go about doing that, is there some passport production machine that is purchasable off the shelf?
- whydoineedthis 3y agoyou could print a passport however you like, but that doesn't mean any other country will recognize it and allow you entry.
- jshaqaw 3y agoI can't say this has topic has come up in any recent New Atlantean Royal Council meetings but we would welcome you to make a presentation on the matter.
- airstrike 3y agoI literally lol'd... part of me wishes you'd go all in and claim the throne, create a website, issue royal decrees, etc. while you're at it