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From: Roger D'Souza <[email protected]>
“When the Last Tree Is Cut Down, the Last Fish Eaten, and the Last Stream
Poisoned, You Will Realize That You Cannot Eat Money.” This prophecy is
becoming a more and more brutal reality. But, even today, not every person is
aware of the horrible effects our lifestyles have on nature.
So share these evocative pictures with everyone.
Sometimes every word is superfluous. These pictures say more than a thousand
words. 1. The view over the overdeveloped metropole of Mexico City (with
more than 20 million inhabitants). Pablo Lopez Luz2. An elephant killed by
poachers left to rot. 3. The rainforest in flames – goats used to graze here.
Daniel Beltra4. Trails of excessive air traffic over London. Ian Wylie5. A
massive truck delivers a load of oil sands for processing. Oil sand is
considered the energy source of the future. Garth Lentz6. A simple herd farmer
cannot withstand the stink of the Yellow River in Inner Mongolia. Lu Guang7. A
waste incineration plant and its surroundings in Bangladesh M.R. Hasasn8. A
fire storm plows through Colorado – increased incidences of wild fires is a
result of climate change. R.J. Sangosti/Denver Post9. The scars left behind
from the mining of oil sands in the Canadian province of Alberta. Garth
Lentz10. A nighttime spectacle in downtown Los Angeles – the energy
demand is incalculable. Mike Hedge11. In Oregon, this thousand year old forest
fell victim to the chain saw for a new dam. Daniel Dancer12.
The area around Almeria in Spain is littered with greenhouses as far as
the eye can see – simply for a richly filled dinner table. Yann Arthus
Bertrand13. Poachers pose proudly with the coat of a Siberian tiger. Steve
Morgan/Photofusion14. The Mir Mine in Russia, the largest diamond mine in the
world. Google Earth/ 2014 Digital Globe15. A dead albatross shows what happens
when we litter. A living dumpster. Chris Jordan16. And yet another
megatropolis – a bird’s eye view of New Delhi (over 22 million inhabitants).
Google Earth/2014 Digital Globe17. Paradise almost lost: the Maldives, a
popular vacation spot that is threatened by rising sea levels. Peter
Essick18. The beginning of Black Friday at an electronics store in Boise,
Idaho. Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman19. Tons (literally) of broken electronics
end up in developing countries and are stripped for precious metals by using
deadly substances. Peter Essick20. The blunder of the Brazilian rain forest is
being repeated here in Canada. Garth Lentz21. A landfill for worn-out tires
in the desert of Nevada.Daniel Dancer22. While the entire world watched the
events of Fukushima, a massive heat and power station was burning just a
few miles away. All attempts to extinguish it where fruitless. 23.
This polar bear starved to death in Svalvard, Norway. Disappearing ice
caps are robbing polar bears of both their living space and food. Ashley
Cooper24. To the last drop: an oilfield in California and the merciless over
exploitation of humans. Mark Gamba/Corbis25. A massive waterfall from melting
pack ice. These masses are the only meltwater and the undeniable proof how
swiftly climate change is advancing. Cotton Coulson/Keenpress26. A lignite
power plant contaminates the air with its discharges. Jason Hawkes27. The
Indonesian surfer Dede Surinaya rides a wave of filth and trash (Java,
Indonesia). Zak Noyle
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