Posts Tagged ‘ ocean collapse ’

Black Elephants: Ignorance, Extinction and Human Impact on the Planet

Nov 26th, 2014 | By
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By Suzanne York, www.howmany.org It is said that ignorance is bliss.  What about willful ignorance, or worse, indifference? It is undeniable that humans are changing the environment and affecting the planet’s biodiversity, and much of this change is not for the better.  But it is easier to stick our heads in the sand, look the
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Extinguishing Extinction: Ending the Demand for Shark Fins

Aug 8th, 2014 | By
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By Suzanne York, www.howmany.org All across the planet, species are at risk, due to humankind’s voracious appetite for practically every natural “resource.” The bounty of the oceans, for example, is being decimated at an unprecedented rate, and fish stocks are near collapse. Unfortunately, some of what people (or industrial trawlers) catch is completely wasted for
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