I found this while looking up farmers for the previous blog. I thought it was a great historical piece. He died in 1988….seems like yesterday, but now 25 years past.
Now the only ones with power are Big Ag factory farms. Why is it that we have no enforcement of antitrust laws?? Can someone tell me?
80,000 acres have been lost.
“While they comprise less than 10 percent of the nation’s land area, they support 75 percent of our migratory birds, nearly 80 percent of fish and shellfish, and almost half of our threatened and endangered species. We can’t sustain native wildlife for future generations without protecting and restoring the coastal wetlands that support them,” said U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe.
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A commenter from Florida says 60% of their wetlands have been lost.
A depressing aspect is that some would like to attach a monetary value to the wetlands. In my view, there isn’t any way to adequately do such a thing. It’s priceless. When it’s gone, we are too. And when I say “we” I mean every living thing–the fish, the birds, the no-see-ums…all those things that are connected.
And this article doesn’t even take into account the pollution of plastic, mercury, and other toxins to the remaining wetlands.
…our “kidneys” are failing because of our neglect and lack of proactive life changes. It’s so haaard to make adjustments. /snarky and whiny, for sure.
According to this report, the shrimp season has been canceled due to warmer than normal waters. And then I wonder how many other fish have been affected…especially those that eat shrimp in their diet.
The comments were sobering, of course:
Its like watching a disaster movie in super slow motion.
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Yep.
There has been a solid mass of clouds in the mornings for the past week. The only time we used to see this is when it was going to rain or snow–otherwise, we saw clouds separately floating by. (and they had shapes like turtles and dragons and such :p)
I saw them spraying in the late afternoon, just before it got dark one day this week. I’m sure they’re spraying at night to make a solid cloud cover.
Also, when asking the previous question of who is profiting off of this, who has the power to do this, and who pretends to give a rip about people’s health….but the destruction left behind is evidence of the contrary….well, this might shed some light on that. A lot of money involved with two scientists being judge and jury and eliminating public input—broad public input. Note the same ones sponsoring tar sands are also sponsoring this–now what is that line you’re feeding me about geoengineering helping global warming?? People who advocate the tar sands are not interested in the environment. Bitumen is hazardous to the environment, to humans, to animals.
“The stakes are very high and scientists are not the best people to deal with the social, ethical or political issues that geoengineering raises,” said Doug Parr, chief scientist at Greenpeace. “The idea that a self-selected group should have so much influence is bizarre.”
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Word.
The hubris of scientists is amazing. They actually think they are superior to nature….when nature has repeatedly made fools out of scientists. And as pointed out–who are they to decide if this is the right thing to do? Arrogant and smug about how Keith is so smart he has it all figured out…including the disasters that await from geoengineering. Not.
They are making me ill. They are making others ill. They have freaking heavy metals in them—which any scientist would know that spraying neurotoxins over people will eventually build up in their bodies and make them ill. It is no coincidence when I jog with clear blue skies, I feel good afterward. And if I jog when chemtrails have been sprayed, I feel tired and as the other day illustrates, resulting in a migraine with pale and swollen face.
Let’s take a quick look at some of the things science has brought us: the application of chemicals for agriculture…and the illnesses that followed. DDT nearly drove the Eagle to extinction. Agent Orange not only defoliated Vietnam, but cause multiple birth defects for not only the Vietnamese, but the U.S. veterans, as well. And let’s not forget the horrible experiment of DES on women. A good video on it here.
And here’s a summary of scientists behaving badly. It’s ironic that it mentions Stephen Colbert. I saw on a promo ad tonight that Colbert is supposed to host David Keith. He said in a previous show that the guest “better not say anything bad” about Bill Gates because Bill Gates is a friend of Colbert’s. So, is that how it is, Stephen? You’re now actively promoting Bill Gates agenda and no one better say anything against megalomaniacal Gates? Yeah, not too credible. I gave Colbert waaaay more credit than that.
Oh…and the author better check up on the true nature of Orcas. They’re not whales, for one thing. And they only kill in captivity.
I haven’t done one of these for awhile…
I have passed by a one-room schoolhouse for years, and always thought I should stop and get a picture. Of course, I wanted to get a picture with my beloved Minolta 35mm, but alas, said camera, 30 years of age, is ailing…
So the next best thing is with the cell phone. (A cell phone paid for by my sister, so the haters out there can stop their pious criticism.)
As you can see, it’s in sad shape, with windows boarded up and glass long gone….I figure they’ll be tearing it down before long and I’d best get a picture of it now.
Two entry doors in front…if I recall correctly, the boys and girls entered in separate doors….his and hers should be put above the entry 🙂
Note the rear door…to use the outhouse, which is looong gone. (Look at the wonderful old growth tree next to it.) Back in the day, my ex FIL used to go with his friends through the country side and tip outhouses over. Pissed off a few people. haha.
So…I parked off the side road and was busy snapping pics, and when I turned around to head back to my car, I see I have an audience:
Heh. Curious about this person holding this contraption. I didn’t think about it until now, but I had apples and carrots in the car–could’ve given them a treat. Darn it.
**© Robyn
Only a heartless person would want to ruin this by fracking….
(I really wanted to take some time off, but there is just too much stuff going on…)
Natives protesting fracking on their land have been run over. I’m unclear about the first paragraph and whether the persons were run over by SWN vehicles. In the posted tweets, note the upside down Canadian flag (on the mylar balloon)–I have to wonder if that were purposeful, as they have flown the U.S. flag upside down as a signal of distress. And support is growing around the world, with Ireland expressing their solidarity with the Elsipogtog. Bless the Irish 🙂
In this link, the journalists have rallied around Miles Howe, the journalist arrested three times so far:
The Canadian Association of Journalists issued a press release Monday calling on “the RCMP to either lay charges or stop harassing a journalist working in New Brunswick arrested for the third time on Nov. 28,” referring to Media Co-op’s Miles Howe.
“RCMP behaviour suggests they are unfamiliar with the charter rights of a free press and the allowances those rights permit journalists while covering controversial and volatile situations,” CAJ president Hugo Rodrigues said.
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More here.
This just in: RCMP arrests Santa. For shame.
Caption: “Well, that about sums it up.” Yep….except the politician needs to be wearing a blazer with all the corporate logos that sponsor him/her on it…..and their pockets full of cash they bribe with…
On a hot summer day, nothing sounds better than a cool drink of water….
(sorry for the visual, but you get the point…contaminated water is unappealing to look at as harmful to the body.)
Ways to help the Elsipogtog. You can click on the picture to enlarge. More here.
The Warriors send their greetings and Thanks.
Blessings to the defenders of the water and land…
I found this piece on the deceptive PR by Enbridge. Sadly, the article doesn’t go far enough and mention the pipeline coming through northern Indiana….just a stone’s throw away from Lake Michigan.
Three years? Three freaking years to clean up an oil spill? This alone should be reason enough not to trust Enbridge. They don’t have the first clue on how to clean up after their many messes. And they really don’t care….it costs money to clean up and they really don’t care about the environment, much to their protestations.
“We clearly can not accomplish all of that in the remaining weeks of 2013,” says Jason Manshum, an Enbridge spokesman. He blames the company’s difficulty in getting a local permit for a dredge pad near the Morrow Lake delta. The company wanted to dump sludge from the river on the pad site. People and businesses near the site fought against it.
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I don’t blame the folks fighting against having the sludge placed nearby. See…Enbridge doesn’t have a plan in place for what to do when a leak happens. I say dump the sludge on the properties of the Enbridge execs and let them deal with it. I have a feeling that if this was the law, Enbridge and all the other energy companies would suddenly change their myopic views.
Last night, the Kalamazoo Board of Commissioners agreed to let Enbridge use part of a county park as part of the company’s plan to dredge a section of the river near Morrow Lake.
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<sigh>
Yeah…let’s contaminate a park…./snark
Note in the comments that pipelines are not subject to aggressive inspections or inspectors….
Petula Dvorak has this up on the Native Americans and this holiday we celebrate.
The Native Americans I talked to said they’ve all heard of someone who doesn’t celebrate the holiday the way it’s presented in food magazines and Hallmark television specials. But all the people I talked to said they hold on to the original message that the Wampanoag had that day — a harvest feast to give thanks.
“Thanksgiving is like every day for us. Giving thanks is a big part of the native cultures. So the basic message of the holiday, that’s still part of who we are,” said Ben Norman, 32, a member of the Pamunkey tribe in Virginia.
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And that’s what it means to me, too—being thankful for every day and every meal and all that is provided for us.
The Native Americans recognize that all is connected. What we do over *here* affects something over *there*. We cannot take and take and take without there being repercussions. The traditional Native Americans humbly acknowledge that with taking only what they need.
The Europeans described America as a wilderness. The Native Americans knew better and carefully managed the great ecosystem–you could drink from any river or stream….the fish were plentiful because they weren’t overfished and they didn’t contain mercury and other toxins…you could breathe…
They were portrayed as heathens that needed “saving” by missionaries. Instead of trying to understand their spirituality, the Europeans sought to force their religion upon them. Native Americans don’t have Churches where one goes to pray once a week and then forget everything that is taught…rather, they see spirituality in everything they do—everything is connected to the Creator.
I just wanted to acknowledge their culture and all that was lost.
My other posts on Native Americans here, here and here.
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