Environmental Disaster

[Minor Axis]

Newsweek- The Sorrow Beneath The Sea. Alternate Title: The Rise of Slime.

Liberal/environmental BS or a real threat? I vote for the latter. Can it be turned around? Maybe if the human race gives a damn. Don't ask the Republicans...

Human dominion over nature has finally reached the sea.

With an ever-accelerating tide of human impact, the oceans have changed more in the last 30 years than in all of human history before. In most places, the seas have lost upwards of 75 percent of their megafauna—large animals such as whales, dolphins, sharks, rays, and turtles—as fishing and hunting spread in waves across the face of the planet. For some species, like whitetip sharks, American sawfish, or the once “common” skate, numbers are down as much as 99 percent. By the end of the 20th century, almost nowhere shallower than 3,000 feet remained untouched by commercial fishing. Some places are now fished down to 10,000 feet.

Look at these pictures comparing typical catches off Key West Florida from the 1950's as compared to 2007. It's alarming:

 

[Johnfromokc]

It's just a bunch of liberal nonsense. All good conservatives know the earth has a limitless supply of resources and can support an infinite number of human mammals.

 

[Minor Axis]

It's just a bunch of liberal nonsense. All good conservatives know the earth has a limitless supply of resources and can support an infinite number of human mammals.

I don't think they think that. They just want their profits and have blinders on for all the rest.

 

[Johnfromokc]

I don't think they think that.

You might be surprised how many are indeed that clueless - especially the hardcore christian conservobots.

 

[Accountable]

Newsweek- The Sorrow Beneath The Sea. Alternate Title: The Rise of Slime.

Liberal/environmental BS or a real threat? I vote for the latter. Can it be turned around? Maybe if the human race gives a damn. Don't ask the Republicans...



Look at these pictures comparing typical catches off Key West Florida from the 1950's as compared to 2007. It's alarming:

Good thing no dems ever ever ever go fishing, eh? If the pictures were switched you'd be blaming the repubs for polluting the waters and causing giant mutant fish. If the 2007 picture matched the 1950s picture you'd be blaming the repubs for stealing the color out of the photo.

 

[Kakapo Dundee]

All it proves to me is that photography is now available for the most mundane of pictures.