We are fishing our oceans to death and it’s no secret that the poor tuna is grimly close to extinction. The Bluefin tuna is in deep trouble and it’s muchly due to the consumptive demands of us excessive humans. Thankfully, there seems to be a growing realisation of this from some food chains who have consequently taken tuna off their menu’s. For instance, Pret a Manger has taken an ethical tuna turn after owners watched the new documentary entitled The End of the Line.
Campaigners are not suggesting that fishing should be stopped altogether or that fish shouldn’t be eaten. They’re just asking forresponsible restraint and that’s fair enough. Fishing has [...]
Fished to Death
Team Green Britain
July the 10th was the kick off day for the Team Green Britain project. I’m not sure but presumably (well I’m guessing) it’s all to do with making the 2012 London Olympics greener. Well, the most obvious and by far the easiest way to make the Olympic games green is to cancel them altogether but seeing as that’s not going happen (and seeing as I’ve already had my rant about that idea), I guess the only option open is to work towards minimising the Olympic carbon footprint.
So enter Team Green Britain. I’m cynical of course but also feel dutifully obligated to cheerlead their efforts. So here goes . . .
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Honey and Bees
I was glad to read that some MP’s are giving the worldwide vanishing honey bee problem some significant importance and are asking for more funding and research. The extent and the cause of the declining bee colonies are unknown but what we do know is that without the bees, we will have no food.
The honeybee is the key to our existence. If there is no honeybee, there is no pollination; if there’s no pollination, there are no plants; if there are no plants, there is no food; if there’s no food, there’s no life. Satish Kumar
I see the bees buzzing, collecting a little nectar here and a little nectar there. [...]