During my 16 ocean passages around the South Pacific, I have witnessed the vibrancy of the oceans be denuded. I witnessed the disappearance of the 'Flying Fish' and a decrease of the cetaceans that forced them to fly for their lives!
Sir Peter Blake taught me to 'tack away' from Albatross on the water. Albatross gorge when productivity is high and often bask on the surface for days, making them get airborne on a full stomach, not yet converted into energy, is unhealthy for them, I did what I was taught, then on my last few passages I didn't see an albatross.
“The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence. It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the Living Infinite…”
Jules Verne.
I've added this link to my blog post titled: "Fukushima Daiichi adds Insult to Injury for the Pacific’s Coral Reefs." that includes a debate between Guy and me.
Expecting Capitalism to respond positively to this crisis is delusional and wishful thinking.
On protecting the oceans, we have to remember that TEPCO, the corporation currently dumping irradiated sludge from Fukushima Daiichi into the Pacific opted for the cheapest 'solution' to their storage predicament.
It's only taken humanity 300 years to do so.!!! I mean, wiping out an entire planet is quite the monumental task. What a legacy.!!! Oh, wait.!!! You must have a receptor for there to be a legacy. No space-faring species in this universe will ever be able to know what was ever here. TOO much radiation for TOO long will guarantee that the existence of life on this planet ever occurred will never be known.
Never mind that we humans are now 3,000 times more numerous than were our migratory Hunter-Gatherer/pastoralist ancestors just a few thousand years ago. Never mind that we are massively overpopulated, consuming/depleting natural resources like the 321 million cubic miles of oceans, and producing pollution in enormous amounts, including GHGs climate collapse, and our favorite oil by-product PLASTICS replacing marine life. Never mind that the US has become an insane pariah in the mostly sane world beyond our inundated shores and that Our Mad King Donald the 1st rules us like the insane, paranoid rejection phobic 2yo he is. Ah, just never mind. But many thanks to Guy and the few brave souls who still have the courage to stand-up for Mother Earth and Her oceans.
Great work Prof', thx.
During my 16 ocean passages around the South Pacific, I have witnessed the vibrancy of the oceans be denuded. I witnessed the disappearance of the 'Flying Fish' and a decrease of the cetaceans that forced them to fly for their lives!
Sir Peter Blake taught me to 'tack away' from Albatross on the water. Albatross gorge when productivity is high and often bask on the surface for days, making them get airborne on a full stomach, not yet converted into energy, is unhealthy for them, I did what I was taught, then on my last few passages I didn't see an albatross.
“The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence. It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the Living Infinite…”
Jules Verne.
I've added this link to my blog post titled: "Fukushima Daiichi adds Insult to Injury for the Pacific’s Coral Reefs." that includes a debate between Guy and me.
Expecting Capitalism to respond positively to this crisis is delusional and wishful thinking.
On protecting the oceans, we have to remember that TEPCO, the corporation currently dumping irradiated sludge from Fukushima Daiichi into the Pacific opted for the cheapest 'solution' to their storage predicament.
https://kevinhester.live/2023/09/01/fukushima-daiichi-adds-insult-to-injury-for-the-pacifics-coral-reefs/
“Expecting Capitalism to respond positively to this crisis is delusional and wishful thinking.”
Exactly! This is a very useful comment. Indeed, I greatly appreciate your thoughtful analysis.
As a rule, the ONLY thing humanity can be counted on consistently, without variance - humanity cannot be counted on for anything else.
Wait !!! I was wrong !!! I forgot.!!! Humanity CAN be counted to facilitate the destruction of ALL life on Earth in expedient fashion.!!!
It's only taken humanity 300 years to do so.!!! I mean, wiping out an entire planet is quite the monumental task. What a legacy.!!! Oh, wait.!!! You must have a receptor for there to be a legacy. No space-faring species in this universe will ever be able to know what was ever here. TOO much radiation for TOO long will guarantee that the existence of life on this planet ever occurred will never be known.
There ya go!
Sure nuff!
Never mind that we humans are now 3,000 times more numerous than were our migratory Hunter-Gatherer/pastoralist ancestors just a few thousand years ago. Never mind that we are massively overpopulated, consuming/depleting natural resources like the 321 million cubic miles of oceans, and producing pollution in enormous amounts, including GHGs climate collapse, and our favorite oil by-product PLASTICS replacing marine life. Never mind that the US has become an insane pariah in the mostly sane world beyond our inundated shores and that Our Mad King Donald the 1st rules us like the insane, paranoid rejection phobic 2yo he is. Ah, just never mind. But many thanks to Guy and the few brave souls who still have the courage to stand-up for Mother Earth and Her oceans.
I had a comment ready to send. Ah, never mind. 😉