Jun 10 2008
Because for some it already has
Caribbean Monk Seal Extinct, U.S. Officials Declare
‘Nuff said.
Archive for the tag 'Environment'
Jun 10 2008
Because, You Know, It Easily Could
This post, from The Ethicurean (who’d have thought x-posting from there would land on this blog?), pretty much sums up my closely-held belief that, when the virus takes us, we will have had it coming. Bluefin tuna finally extinct: “Well worth it,” say sushi fans.
Note: It’s satire. But not by much.
May 23 2008
An End to Ballast Invaders
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7392072.stm
I thought this was fascinating. They’ve figured out that if you microwave ballast water, you kill everything in it, thus ending the tyrrany of Dreissena polymorpha and Mnemiopsis leidyi.
But I gotta say, as stoked as I am at this development and what it means for the integrity of ecosystems… it certainly makes me more nervous [...]
May 19 2008
Big Sea Level Rise
http://www.deeperblue.net/newsfull.php/1848
Amongst the non-mainstream news sources I adore is Deeper Blue, a site that focuses on news relevant to divers. This headline, “Big Sea Level Rise Forecasted” wasn’t a surprise, but it was depressing.
Here in the US, we’re still debating stuff like this… is it us, is it global, blah blah blah. It’s pathetic and embarassing, [...]
Mar 19 2008
First Do No Harm; Shark “Attack” in the Bahamas
As folks who read both my blogs know, I’ve been superbusy over on ElementalMom, not so much over here. But this article, from the thoughtful and thoroughly-researched DeeperBlue.net crossed my feedreader this morning, and I had to comment.
Sharing the Truth About the Shark “Attack” in the Bahamas
The media’s response to this tragedy has been horrific. [...]
Mar 13 2008
And This Is Why…
The last post in this blog was raving about how wonderful Paul Watson is. And this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7294564.stm
is why we need him, more like him, legions of people willing to do what he does. Because they will not stop, the whalers. And I still cannot figure out why.
Mar 08 2008
Sea Shepherd
When I have gotten older, and the boys have grown up and moved on to adventures of their own, I want to be Paul Watson’s henchman.
Y‘know, people talk all the time about how “when I am an old woman, I shall wear purple“, and they expect you to get all old and eccentric and [...]
Feb 15 2008
Twinkle, Twinkle
OK folks, I am losing my sense of humor here. I can’t even come up with good metaphors or puns or similies or anything.
San Quentin’s Raw Sewage Leaks Into SF Bay
SAN QUENTIN (CBS 5 / AP / BCN) ? Authorities in Marin County tested the waters in San Francisco Bay Thursday after an estimated 1,500 [...]
Feb 04 2008
Rain, Rain, Go Away
I am absolutely sick to death of the rain.
This is, natch, not a unique sentiment around here this year. Given half an opportunity, pretty much everyone I know will hold forth about how they’re really, really done (really done) with the wetness. I hear from my landlubber pals that the ants are invading in [...]
Feb 02 2008
What’s That Floating Over There?
I am beginning to believe that it might actually be more dangerous to live on the water.
My pal F just sent me this.
We’re still seeing tar balls and slicks from the Nov. 7 oil spill. And the marine life has definitely not recovered. And now, sickened by that, they’re having to contend with 2.7 million [...]