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James Cameron: Wanna Fight Climate Change? Stop Eating Meat.

http://www.mercyforanimals.org/james-cameron-wanna-fight-climate-change

The simple resounding message is you can be healthier and your planet can be healthier based on a very simple thing that you can do today. And you’ll also save money because eating a plant-based diet is just frankly cheaper. It’s cheaper to produce plants. It’s less carbon footprint, less water footprint, less money footprint and better for you.

Of course, one of the best reasons to ditch animal products is to prevent unnecessary animal suffering and death.

Fish are just as capable of feeling pain as other animals. With so many plant-based protein options available, there’s never been a better time to leave fish and other aquatic animals off your plate for good.

Saving Nemo: 6 Savory Vegan Seafood Recipes http://www.chooseveg.com/saving-nemo-6-savory-vegan-seafood-recipes

 

You may as well try to fight a rising tide with a roll of paper towels than to try to stop climate change. There has always been climate change and will be until we are called to our Maker. By the way, Silent Spring book is trash science and we are worse off without DDT. CFC did not cause the ozone hole. If we tried to destroy the ozone we could not. Mt. Pinatubo destroyed more ozone in one day than man-made gas did in recorded history. Sunlight makes ozone. Sun makes us warm. No Sun, no warm. Too much Sun, too warm. Too hot? Move to a higher latitude, but don't expect to find as much ozone there. Water too high? Move uphill, away from the oceans and those of us still at sea level will enjoy it more.

 

Very nice thoughts Myark, I would like be be able to go along with them but all living things have predators, that is life and Evolution and Natures design and if we interfere with that it would be at our peril.
What would happen to all animals destined for food we would have to control their numbers, just like Religion and Greed is destroying or civilizations now.

Our government has brought into our back yards 96 thousand predators this year to destroy our way of life from war and strife ridden countries.
I Tried you wrench email address but no delivery. :Life is such a worry is it not.

 

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This is 10 years old, but it shows which way the wind blows. The rain forests pulse like a heart beat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

 

Try quoting some science instead of making stuff up.


http://eschooltoday.com/ozone-depletion/how-volcanoes-affect-ozone-levels.html

"It is believed that the eruption of Mount Pinatubo (Philippines) in 1991 sent thick plumes 34km up into the stratosphere, where it had a significant impact on the ozone levels at the time. Other large eruptions include Tambora, Krakatau and Agung, all of which ad impacts on ozone levels.

All in all it is known that volcanoes contribute about 18%-20% of Chlorine entering the atmosphere, and human activities also contribute about 80%-82%"

And, as far as volcanoes affecting the Ozone Layer
" However it is true that volcanic ash and other gases emitted into the atmosphere contain high concentrations of bromine and chlorine. Ashes can stay in the stratosphere for about two to five years, ..... Ozone destroying gases like hydrogen chloride, can also be found in volcanic ashes, but they dissolve readily in water. In many cases rain can wash down these chemicals before they get high up into the stratosphere, but some do escape into it.

In contrast, CFCs are very stable and do not dissolve in rain. There are no natural processes that remove the CFCs from the lower atmosphere. Over time, winds drive the CFCs into the stratosphere.’"

http://enviropol.com/index.php/volcanoes-and-ozone

 

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Help preserve Mayflower II, the historic 1957 wooden sailing ship, floating classroom and national treasure!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1982444488/float-the-boat-save-mayflower-ii?ref=nav_search

Mayflower II is a full-scale reproduction of the ship that brought the Pilgrims across the Atlantic in 1620. A gift from the English people to commemorate the US-British alliance during World War II, the ship symbolizes the ancient ties of kinship that exist between our two nations.

Sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1957, the ship is an iconic symbol of freedom. Under the careful stewardship of Plimoth Plantation, Mayflower II has delighted visitors from near and far for over 60 years.

The time has come to preserve and protect Mayflower II for future generations to learn from and enjoy. Through this Kickstarter campaign, Plimoth Plantation hopes to raise $250,000 in support of the restoration and preservation of the ship. In the spirit that Mayflower II is everybody’s ship and belongs to the Nation, our backers will have the chance to be a part of this historic project.

Mayflower II embodies the stories and spirit of so many who see themselves in the immigrant journey she symbolizes. That perilous crossing in autumn of 1620 represents the birthplace of our Nation’s constitutional tradition. Did you know that it was on the original ship that the Mayflower Compact was signed, our first “civil body politic”?
•Renowned Naval architect William Avery Baker of M.I.T. (i.e. ‘wicked smaht’ guy), researched and designed the ship which was constructed at Upham Shipyard in Brixham, England between 1955 and 1957 using carefully researched methods and materials. Mayflower II is the same size as the original Mayflower and true to the look and spirit of the original. No other ship today can make this claim!
•Sailed across the Atlantic in 1957 by a crew of 33 and accompanied by a LIFE magazine writer and photographer, she arrived to great fanfare and celebration by thousands of spectators, including Vice President Richard Nixon and Senator John F. Kennedy. Completing this restoration means she will be able to sail again!

 

What is good for the goose is good for the gander.

 

Great reply, no additional information, just larger fonts.

 

Det är ingen ko på isen.

Loosely, the cow won't drown if the ice melts.

 

Ocean heatwave destroys Tasmania’s unique underwater jungle | Climate Home

The last giant kelp forest on the east coast of Tasmania has been lost, report divers and scientists.
My condolences, rwatson.

Kelp forests in Tasmania can grow up 45m tall.​

 

The Great Barrier Reef Has Been Hiding Another Massive Reef | The Smithsonian

 

Super-cold winters in the UK and US are due to Arctic warming | New Scientist

An indirect effect of climate change may be causing intensely cold winters in the UK and US, a study suggests.

 

World's largest marine park created in Ross Sea in Antarctica in landmark deal | The Guardian

A landmark international agreement to create the world’s largest marine park in the Southern Ocean has been brokered in Australia, after five years of compromises and failed negotiations.

 

Plankton blooms in New Zealand suggest the ocean is responding to climate change | PHYS.ORG

Satellite and ship-based observations show coccolith blooms are moving south as the ocean warms and becomes less turbulent, similar to the way it did around 130,000 years ago when the last major warm period occurred...

"The same process appears to be happening now, suggesting the New Zealand ocean is currently responding the present phase of global warming. This is also a trend that has been increasingly observed in other parts of the world," says Professor Lionel Carter from Victoria's Antarctic Research Centre, who co-supervised the research...

 

More plankton is good. They provide food for other animals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plankton
"Though many planktonic species are microscopic in size, plankton includes organisms covering a wide range of sizes, including large organisms such as jellyfish.[2]"
"Examples of meroplankton include the larvae of sea urchins, starfish, crustaceans, marine worms, and most fish.[6]"