Archive for the tag 'sharks'

Jan 17 2010

Shark Slaughter and Swine Flu

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I am just… stunned. Sharks Killed for Oil Used in Swine Flu Vaccine Vaccines being made to protect people from swine flu may not be so healthy for threatened species of sharks. That’s because millions of doses of the pandemic H1N1/09 vaccine contain a substance called squalene, which is extracted from shark livers. (Get more [...]

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Dec 04 2009

Closer than you thought

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…if you weren’t paying attention, that is. This is so goofy: Great whites near shore more often than believed For years, humans have thought of great white sharks wandering the sea at random, only occasionally venturing close to shore. We were wrong. Pacific white sharks spend months near the northern and central California coast between [...]

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Apr 01 2009

Bring Sharkwater to China

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From the director: This is Your Chance to Help Save Sharks! Bring Sharkwater to China Act Now! Dear Friends, It’s really important that you help us bring the award-winning documentary Sharkwater to China. China is the largest consumer and trader of shark fins in the world, fueling the growing demand for shark fin soup that [...]

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Mar 19 2008

First Do No Harm; Shark “Attack” in the Bahamas

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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 [...]

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Oct 18 2007

Sharkwater

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Seen the trailer for Sharkwater yet? If you’re not equally horrified and intrigued, you should be. A screening will be happening in San Francisco at the Roxie on Tuesday, October 30. If you’re not local, or can’t make the show, it’ll be nationwide on Nov. 2. Go see it. Drag someone with you who doesn’t [...]

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