Greener Ideal

The big question a lot of media organizations are now asking is this — “is gulf seafood still safe?” According to a recent report from a well-known food watchdog agency — yes, definitely. How Have Fisheries Been ...

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The recent death of a baby beluga whale at the Vancouver Aquarium has reignited the debate over the ethics of keeping whales in captivity. Nala was just over a year old when she died after her airway was obstructed by an inflammation brought ...

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In the first part of this series, we looked at the stresses besetting the oceans, and how those stresses are likely to continue for a long period of time, even if we end our depredations of fish stocks, and stop pouring carbon dioxide into th...

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When’s the last time you stood still, and just listened? And when was the last time you heard no man-made noises? Perhaps on a back-country hike or a solitary mountain climb. Practically anywhere else, though, the odds are that you will hea...

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The Glimpse into the Future series of articles have so far offered an optimistic view of the near future, based on available technology and knowledge. The future of the world’s oceans, and their inhabitants, is difficult to paint quite so b...

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All over the world, woodland areas are disappearing. Logging, industry, urban expansion, and flooding for hydro projects are all contributing to the loss of forest areas. By now, everyone knows the benefits of protecting our woodlands. N...

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On April 20th, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon drilling ship exploded and sank, killing 11 men and plunging the United States into its worst environmental disaster ever. British Petroleum, the company that leased the rig from the operator, Transo...

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So far, all of the “Glimpse” articles have dealt with the changes that may come to the developed world. In the developing world, however, things will be quite different. The nations of the so-called developed world created their techn...

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In the natural world, disease is a fact of life, and massive disease outbreaks are often the usual result of overpopulation. Despite the high human population, and the population density of most cities, massive outbreaks of disease are thankf...

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