The latest government organization to be connected to Russ George鈥檚 controversial iron dump? The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Organization. George used 20 ocean-monitoring buoys provided by NOAA to measure water temperature, salinity, and other characteristics for over a year.
NOAA confirmed that they did lend the buoys to George鈥檚 project, but maintain they were not told 鈥渢hat it was going to discharge material into the ocean.鈥 George has come under mounting criticism over the past few days, but , most recently saying, 鈥淚’m not a rich, scheming businessman, right. That’s not who I am … this is my heart’s work, not my hip pocket work, right?鈥
Whether George鈥檚 claims hold up remains to be seen. The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity is expected to agree to a decision today, which will . “It is critical that full enforcement action is taken by the Canadian authorities,鈥 said Duncan Currie, an international lawyer at the CBD. 鈥淐anada will be aware that this very serious matter will be addressed at a meeting in London at the end of this month.”
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