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Alma Mater

Though this will not be poetic
I'm opting to answer questions before they're asked
And as a courtesy to tradition
I will do so in poetic format

Chlorella is algae which grows just like a weed
Millions of pounds per year all from a--
Well, they don't have seeds

For every thousandth of a weight
Point one-fourty-four is the absorption rate
That means for every liter of chlorella
A hundred-fourty-fourth of carbon is absorbed per day

C. Vulgaris is effective
And versatile too
Used in bioinks, cosmetics
Biofuel, and food

It contains all nine vitamins
Which humans need to thrive
Is fifty percent protein and
Ah, I'm running out of rhymes

Well, then there's Asparagopsis
Taxiformis, specifically, also known as red seaweed
It is as it sounds and has one claim to fame
When cattle ingest it, they produce 80% less methane

The third is salicornia
A halophyte that loves brine
And absorbs it by the ton
Using a specialty of its kind
Hal o fye toe ruh mee dee ay shun
Halophytoremediation, that's right

One-fourty-two million pounds of brine
Are produced each day by Carlsbad
And desalination plants of the like
Though despite current methods, this waste is a resource
Plentiful enough to feed these plants like never before
As much as 30 quadrillion pounds
Of chlorella could be sustained
On the very same amount
30 tril salicornia could absorb in a day
That may sound like a lot
But for reference, a farm that size
Would be smaller than an 18-hole golf plot

And so this is how I hypothesize
Our world could be spared
From what, at present, seems an inevitable despair
It's as simple as gardening and of only small size
We can do it for free and we can start tonight
And if seven thousandths of our population succeeds
All the world can see the stars by 2033

Copyright © Kovah Havok | Year Posted 2024

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