The seas are dying
Posted by:
Jose
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Date: June 11, 2008 12:38PM
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The rest here [www.telegraph.co.uk] I wish everyone knew about all this, they might think twice about their lifestyle habits. Cheers, J Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/11/2008 12:40PM by Jose. Re: The seas are dying
Posted by:
Prism
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Date: June 16, 2008 04:36AM I think that we need not worry about Earth in the long run as she will heal until it's time for Earth to be no more. It's humans that will eventually be purged thru our own hands most likely. I am not sad about that thought, but in the meantime I am sad for the animals, and other forms of life that encounter us and are abused, used, and tossed away, or eliminated entirely because of our interventions. As a species I don't think for all our 'intelligence' we are really very wise.
Love, Prism Re: The seas are dying
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Lightform
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Date: June 16, 2008 07:33AM I think there is a change taking place now which has more and more people waking up to these things. I believe that once a critical mass has been reached that we can undo what we have done. Re: The seas are dying
Posted by:
arugula
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Date: June 16, 2008 10:42AM When I went veg 20 years ago I hoped that, too.
But we are still in the 2% range for westerners. And A LOT of people on this forum are still eating fish. Re: The seas are dying
Posted by:
Joanne81
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Date: June 16, 2008 11:46AM It is unbearably depressing. The sea is more astonishing and gorgeous than anything that could possibly be dreamed of by people. I think we all have to take responsibility for the destruction of the seas. I believe in my heart that our earth has amazing healing capacities, if we will only stop overloading her with waste and giving her time to rest and heal. I think this healing begins with people individually. When we begin to heal ourselves, we begin to gain consciousness, this consciousness finds ways to spread to others, we then consciously minimize our contribution to the devastation and educate one other. Everyone who is committed helping our planet to heal will find their own outlets through their actions and collectively we can create change. Many may feel ready to throw up their hands in despair. We need to spread the message of hope.
I love all creatures, but the plight of the whales (including the beluga) and porpoises is hard to swallow. They are amazing. They have intelligence comparable to people. Many species have complex matrilinear, tribal social structure. Their songs are masterpieces of art. Whales and porpoises are often beached when the sonar of ships disrupts their own sonar and disorienting them and causing them to swim too close to the shore. Their sonar capabitlities is amazing. They can form a very complex mental picture of scenes miles away. They can recognize individuals, if another animal is sick or pregnant. Recently in a documentary about dolphins I saw, I learned that scientists believe dolphins tap into the sonar of others helping each other to form complete pictures of the sea. I don't think it is well understood how it works. I also learned recently about the blue whale, which I mention because they epitomize the oceans magnificence, or at least a profound stretch of our imaginations. They are the largest creature on the planet. They are over 100 feet long. There tongue weighs as much as an elephant, there heart weighs as much as a car, a person could swim through their aorta, their song can travel across an ocean. Despite their size they are graceful and elegant creatures. People don't understand how they make their complex songs and their migratory route is largely a mystery. It is interesting that the largest creature on the planet is such an enigma to us. I learned somewhat recently about 'dead zones' in our oceans. For example, there is approximately 7,000 square miles of 'dead zone' off in the Gulf of Mexico, where the Mississippi River drains into the sea. A dead zone is an area of the sea that is so contaminated, it lost the ability to support life. There are 150 of them on the planet, all in derived from industrialized nations, where runoff from rivers enter into the ocean. One extremely large contributor to 'dead zones' in the oceans is agricultural waste. It is hard to think about. It is also good to know that I can minimize my contribution to this problem through my food choices. Collectively we can make changes. Re: The seas are dying
Posted by:
kwan
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Date: June 17, 2008 03:45AM joanne--
>Everyone who is committed helping our planet to heal will find their own outlets through their actions and collectively we can create change. Many may feel ready to throw up their hands in despair.< Yes! So good to be hearing this on this board. Thank you. We still have time and resources, and the main resource is the collective intent and actions of those of us who willing to dare to hope that we can heal our planet. >We need to spread the message of hope.< Hope is so important, because without it we wallow in fear, and fear drowns out the love and compassion that motivate us to figure out solutions and take action. Sharrhan: [www.facebook.com] Re: The seas are dying
Posted by:
Lightform
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Date: June 18, 2008 11:54PM If any of you are familiar with the work of Dr Emoto [www.hado.net]
Then I think you will agree that the intention of each individual does make a difference. I personally feel that there is never a time positive intention becomes futile. Even when it all seems too much. Re: The seas are dying
Posted by:
riverhousebill
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Date: June 20, 2008 11:46PM The seas are not dying, They are being murderd, 60% of thw world gets its protein from sea.
I am shocked at the rate of decline, Used to fish commercial on the east coast Hudsen Canyon dragging nets at 200 fathom on the bottom tearing up everything we rolled over. my family are still in the buss, but not for to much longer. the US Marine fisheries is a big part of the problem, If you looked at their laws on fishing you will see they haves an other agenda in mind . We can not live with dead oceans, and some say only 10 yrs left if no turn about. One thing that is good is school fish if you give them the chance, they can come back from over fishing. but thsy cant swim in oil or drug run off or storm drain to the sea. 80% of our air generated from the sea bed floor. Its one of my favorite places on this earth and it hurts to see what we have done. Out of site out of mind.( So much to do so little time) Ocean Peace riverhousebill Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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