constantflux: Days left to stop mass extinction There are only 300 northern right whales left, and 99% of blue whales have been wiped out. These majestic giants are endangered species, and their case is being played out across the world, time and again. In fact, one third of all life forms on the planet are on the brink of extinction. The natural world is being crushed by human activity, waste and exploitation. But there is a plan to save it — a global agreement to create, fund and enforce protected areas covering 20% of our lands and seas by 2020. And right now, 193 governments are meeting in Japan to address this crisis. We have just 4 days left in this crucial meeting. Experts say that politicians are hesitant to adopt such an ambitious goal, but that a global public outcry could tip the balance, making leaders feel the eyes of the world upon them. Click to sign the urgent 20/20 petition today!

constantflux:

Days left to stop mass extinction

There are only 300 northern right whales left, and 99% of blue whales have been wiped out. These majestic giants are endangered species, and their case is being played out across the world, time and again. In fact, one third of all life forms on the planet are on the brink of extinction.

The natural world is being crushed by human activity, waste and exploitation. But there is a plan to save it — a global agreement to create, fund and enforce protected areas covering 20% of our lands and seas by 2020. And right now, 193 governments are meeting in Japan to address this crisis.

We have just 4 days left in this crucial meeting. Experts say that politicians are hesitant to adopt such an ambitious goal, but that a global public outcry could tip the balance, making leaders feel the eyes of the world upon them.

Click to sign the urgent 20/20 petition today!

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1 year ago

The Impact of Seafood

nationalgeographicmagazine:

When you eat seafood, what impact are you having on the ocean and its interdependent and increasingly vulnerable marine population? Today’s health, safety, and sustainability considerations can make it complicated to determine the best seafood choices for you and your family. This interactive guide compiles all the information you need to continue to eat healthfully while lowering your seafood footprint. Use it to find out where your favorite fish ranks in sustainability, toxicity, and omega-3 content, as well its place in the food chain—and why it matters.

1 year ago

nationalgeographicmagazine:

Golden Jellyfish:
Jellyfish in Danger

(Source: National Geographic)

1 year ago
thedailywhat: Life-Altering Green Roof of the Day: Marco Castro Cosio’s “Bus Roots” — a novel green roof system for public transit buses that aims to “reclaim forgotten space, increase quality of life and grow the amount of green spaces in the city.” Learn more here. [likecool.]

thedailywhat:

Life-Altering Green Roof of the Day: Marco Castro Cosio’s “Bus Roots” — a novel green roof system for public transit buses that aims to “reclaim forgotten space, increase quality of life and grow the amount of green spaces in the city.”

Learn more here.

[likecool.]

(Source: thedailywhat, via missworld)

1 year ago
johngourleysfacialhair: constantflux: early-onset-of-night: Say hello to mechanically separated chicken. It’s what all fast-food chicken is made from—things like chicken nuggets and patties. Also, the processed frozen chicken in the stores is made from it. Basically, the entire chicken is smashed and pressed through a sieve—bones, eyes, guts, and all. it comes out looking like this. There’s more: because it’s crawling with bacteria, it will be washed with ammonia, soaked in it, actually. Then, because it tastes gross, it will be reflavored artificially. Then, because it is weirdly pink, it will be dyed with artificial color. But, hey, at least it tastes good, right? High five, America! *smack* =X yeah you know you wanna go veg. this ain’t strawbuhrry fro-yo Haha I’m a vegetarian for this reason

johngourleysfacialhair:

constantflux:

early-onset-of-night:

Say hello to mechanically separated chicken. It’s what all fast-food chicken is made from—things like chicken nuggets and patties. Also, the processed frozen chicken in the stores is made from it.

Basically, the entire chicken is smashed and pressed through a sieve—bones, eyes, guts, and all. it comes out looking like this.

There’s more: because it’s crawling with bacteria, it will be washed with ammonia, soaked in it, actually. Then, because it tastes gross, it will be reflavored artificially. Then, because it is weirdly pink, it will be dyed with artificial color.

But, hey, at least it tastes good, right?

High five, America!

*smack*

=X

yeah you know you wanna go veg. this ain’t strawbuhrry fro-yo

Haha I’m a vegetarian for this reason

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1 year ago
deepwithfuture: “Sea turtles face a range of threats from impacts on nesting beaches to hazards in the water. Nests are easily crushed by vehicles driving on dunes and are subject to predations by raccoons and other animals that dig up the nests to eat the eggs. Once out of the nests, sea turtle hatch lings use lights cues (the moon) to find the sea; artificial lighting near the beach can disorient hatchlings leading to dehydration and death. In the water, sea turtles are injured or die by a host of threats. These include entanglement in discarded fishing gear and other marine debris, crushing by dredges, and swallowing plastic bags or oil and tar. Perhaps the most serious threat is fisheries bycatch— the incidental catch of non target fish, marine mammals, and sea turtles by fishing gear. The Pacific leatherback population has been driven nearly to extinction by unselective fishing practices. In 2000, approximately 20,000 leatherbacks were caught on longlines in the Pacific Ocean, representing over 60% of the Pacific leatherback population. All of these threats means that only one in about 1000 sea turtle hatchlings survive to adulthood. Climate change is likely to worse the situation for sea turtles. Increases in severe storms, beach erosion, and sea level rise on developed beaches will limit the ability of females to lay their nests above the high tide line where the nest is safe from drowning. Climate change may also affect sea turtles by altering the temperature during nest season, changing ocean currents and migrations routes, and changing the availability of prey. Sea turtles are protected by the Endanger Species Act. The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service have the authority and obligation to protect sea turtles but the system is not working.” -Oceana.org

deepwithfuture:

“Sea turtles face a range of threats from impacts on nesting beaches to hazards in the water. Nests are easily crushed by vehicles driving on dunes and are subject to predations by raccoons and other animals that dig up the nests to eat the eggs. Once out of the nests, sea turtle hatch lings use lights cues (the moon) to find the sea; artificial lighting near the beach can disorient hatchlings leading to dehydration and death. In the water, sea turtles are injured or die by a host of threats. These include entanglement in discarded fishing gear and other marine debris, crushing by dredges, and swallowing plastic bags or oil and tar. Perhaps the most serious threat is fisheries bycatch— the incidental catch of non target fish, marine mammals, and sea turtles by fishing gear. The Pacific leatherback population has been driven nearly to extinction by unselective fishing practices. In 2000, approximately 20,000 leatherbacks were caught on longlines in the Pacific Ocean, representing over 60% of the Pacific leatherback population.

All of these threats means that only one in about 1000 sea turtle hatchlings survive to adulthood. Climate change is likely to worse the situation for sea turtles. Increases in severe storms, beach erosion, and sea level rise on developed beaches will limit the ability of females to lay their nests above the high tide line where the nest is safe from drowning. Climate change may also affect sea turtles by altering the temperature during nest season, changing ocean currents and migrations routes, and changing the availability of prey.

Sea turtles are protected by the Endanger Species Act. The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service have the authority and obligation to protect sea turtles but the system is not working.”

-Oceana.org

(Source: deepwithfuture, via adailyriot)

1 year ago

BP Oil Found Two Inches Thick Across 70 Miles of Gulf of Mexico Floor

(Source: postmodernista, via adailyriot)

1 year ago

National Geographic Magazine: Native Lands

nationalgeographicmagazine:

Something remarkable is happening in Indian country: Tribes whose lands were once taken from them are setting an example for how to restore the environment.
By Charles Bowden
Photograph by Jack Dykinga

The Santa Clara Pueblo is among a growing number of tribes across the United States—of 564…

(Source: National Geographic)

1 year ago

Despite swelling opposition, dolphin hunt begins in Taiji, Japan

These are dark days in Taiji, Japan, as far as conservationists are concerned, because this week marks the beginning of the annual dolphin hunt in the remote village made famous last year by the Academy Award-winning documentary, “The Cove.”

The hunt began Wednesday despite widespread international opposition and protests in Tokyo.

Ric O’Barry, who trained dolphins for the 1960s show “Flipper” and helped produce “The Cove,” traveled to Tokyo and delivered a petition of opposition, signed by 1.7 million people from 155 countries, to the U.S. Embassy. The activist, who also has produced an Animal Planet miniseries called “Blood Dolphins,” was forced to cancel a trip to Taiji amidalleged threats from an ultra-nationalist group.

“I wish all these people could be in Taiji,” O’Barry told The Associated Press. “It was too dangerous. The big losers are the people of Taiji.”

Most of the dolphins corralled into the cove during the hunts are killed and processed for meat, but some specimens are sold live to aquariums. Japan allows the killing of about 20,000 dolphins a year and claims the hunts are an important part of the nation’s culture and tradition.

Taiji, a community of about 3,500 and the birthplace of Japanese whaling, accounts for about 1,500 dolphin deaths annually. Its “oikomi hunting” practice of banging on metal poles to create a wall of sound to herd dolphins into the cove in preparation for slaughter is what drew worldwide criticism after “The Cove” was released.

“We will pass down the history of our ancestors to the next generation, preserve it. We have a strong sense of pride about this,” town Mayor Kazutaka Sangen told the AP. “So we are not going to change our plans for the town based on the criticism of foreigners.”

The first victims, about 20 bottlenose dolphins, were herded into the infamous cove on Thursday. The cove, with the help of netting, will serve as a holding pen. The actual killing of dolphins won’t begin for about two weeks.

O’Barry, 70, and the group Save Japan Dolphins have produced a celebrity-studded public service video — Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox and Robin Williams are just a few to lend a voice — intended to tug on heartstrings and convince citizens who appreciate dolphins as intelligent mammals to become involved in the campaign to end the hunts. The video, which has been viewed by 500,000 people, is attached below. Please share your thoughts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k62kc07m1Dc&feature=player_embedded

1 year ago
ihatethismess: sewn2gether: NEW BANKSY: The re-purposed child’s ride features a dolphin tangled up in fishing nets attempting to escape a leaking BP oil drum. (via Pier Pressure - Your Mind Blown) keep talking about bp.

ihatethismess:

sewn2gether:

NEW BANKSY: The re-purposed child’s ride features a dolphin tangled up in fishing nets attempting to escape a leaking BP oil drum.

(via Pier Pressure - Your Mind Blown)

keep talking about bp.

1 year ago