FYI; this is a very good overview series of ocean pollution issues. wil -----Original Message----- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of J. Michael Nolan Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 5:02 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Altered Oceans....5 Part Series/LA Times
Some may be interested.Thanks and have a good week. Mike Nolan Subscribers may be interested in the excellent Los Angeles Times=20 report "ALTERED OCEANS," a five part series on the "crisis in the=20 seas" by Kenneth Weiss (2006a,b,c,d) & Usha Lee McFarling (2006),=20 with photography and video by Rick Loomis at=20 <http://www.latimes.com/news/local/oceans/la-oceans-series,0,7842752.spec= ial>,=20 or more compactly <http://tinyurl.com/hql49>. Click on "About this=20 Series" for information on the production staff. A moderated discussion forum at=20 <http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/oceans/2006/07/welcome_to_alte.html>=20 contained 191 posts as of 06 Aug 2006 13:42:00-0700, including one by=20 author Kenneth Weiss, in which he wrote (my CAPS): "In the coming weeks and months, I will be writing about ways to ease=20 the stress on the seas.. . .What should our government leaders do to=20 address these issues? How can the United States lead by example, so=20 that developing nations with BURGEONING POPULATIONS can learn from=20 our mistakes rather than repeat them?. . ." . . . " And speaking of "burgeoning populations," a search for "population"=20 in the 191 posts online as of 06 Aug 2006 13:42:00-0700 indicated=20 that only 12 posters (6.3%) merit inclusion on the "Bartlett Honor=20 Role" for pointing to the root cause of the problem - human=20 population growth. The perceptive posters in order of posting times=20 are: Guy Jones, cb, JJ, Walter, Rise Briggs, Karen, DD, Eric Turner,=20 Ken Weiss, Helmut Lubbers, Lucy, &| Ellary Eddy. "You cannot preserve the environment by accepting the population=20 growth and the increased affluence that are destroying the=20 environment" A.A. Bartlett REFERENCES [Tiny URL's courtesy <http://tinyurl.com/create.php>.] Weiss, K.R. 2006a. "PART ONE - ALTERED OCEANS: "A Primeval Tide of=20 Toxins - Runoff from modern life is feeding an explosion of primitive=20 organisms. This 'rise of slime,' as one scientist calls it, is=20 killing larger species and sickening people." Los Angeles Times, 30=20 July, online at=20 <http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-me-ocean30jul30,0,5200731,pr= int.story?coll=3Dla-news-columns>,=20 or more compactly at <http://tinyurl.com/jz4lf> Weiss, K.R. 2006b. "PART TWO - ALTERED OCEANS: Sentinels Under Attack=20 - Toxic algae that poison the brain have caused strandings and mass=20 die-offs of marine mammals - barometers of the sea's health," Los=20 Angeles Times, 31 July, online at=20 <http://www.latimes.com/news/local/oceans/la-me-ocean31jul31,1,7678420,pr= int.story>,=20 or more compactly at <http://tinyurl.com/hac6x>. Weiss, K.R. 2006c. "PART THREE - ALTERED OCEANS: Dark Tides, Ill=20 Winds -With sickening regularity, toxic algae blooms are invading=20 coastal waters. They kill sea life and send poisons ashore on the=20 breeze, forcing residents to flee," Los Angeles Times, 1 August,=20 online at=20 <http://www.latimes.com/news/local/oceans/la-me-ocean1aug01,0,6721807,pri= nt.story>,=20 or more compactly at <http://tinyurl.com/f5p6q>. Weiss, K.R. 2006d. "PART FOUR - ALTERED OCEANS: Plague of Plastic=20 Chokes the Seas - On Midway Atoll, 40% of albatross chicks die, their=20 bellies full of trash. Swirling masses of drifting debris pollute=20 remote beaches and snare wildlife," Los Angeles Times, 2 August,=20 online at=20 <http://www.latimes.com/news/local/oceans/la-me-ocean2aug02,0,7835921,pri= nt.story>,=20 or more compactly at <http://tinyurl.com/prda2>. McFarling, U.R. 2006."PART FIVE - ALTERED OCEANS: A Chemical Imbalance - Growing seawater acidity threatens to wipe out coral, fish and other=20 crucial species worldwide," Los Angeles Times, 3 August, online at=20 <http://www.latimes.com/news/local/oceans/la-me-ocean3aug03,0,950042,prin= t.story>,=20 or more compactly at <http://tinyurl.com/nfpff>. Call weekdays, evenings and weekends. Leave your phone number/best time = to return your call and/or your e-mail address if we are on another line = or away from our phones.=20 Sincerely, J. Michael Nolan, Director =20 Rainforest and Reef 501 (c)(3) non-profit *************************************************************************= ********* "Outstanding-Affordable Field Courses in Rainforest & Marine Ecology" "Spanish Immersion offered in Mexico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, = Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru" Web: http://iwanttolearnspanish.org (being updated for 07) U.S. Office: Rainforest and Reef 501 (c)(3) non-profit P.O. 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