Friday, January 8, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
A Ban or a Wrecking Ball?
A recent ban on Red Snapper fishing (and other fish species) in the Southeastern Atlantic has raised myriad questions about the future of the fishing industry on the East Coast. While the ban is only for six months, this calls in to question a few issues. As pointed out in the article below, there is an impact on the recreational and sport fishing industries and the livelihood of the people who rely on it. Bigger questions might include the methodology of how a census of fish populations is taken and is if it possible for real time observations of a dwindling population.
To believe it sound science to visually quantify the impact of a decreased population is a bit of a stretch, almost as much of a stretch as to believe that populations traveling throughout the ocean - nearly 50% of the territory of the United States is under water - can be accurately measured by looking at a cross section in any given area. Most species of Red Snapper travel in large schools at great depths.
Is population dwinding or are human systems of measurement - be they colloquial or scientific - not keeping up with natures migratory systems?
Check out the National Public Radio report.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Global Warming?
This sentence is one of a thousand this week trying to cast a shadow of doubt on the scientific consensus of global warming being caused by human impact on the environment.
"But there is another reason as well. The earth hasn't been warming for the last decade, and the man-made global warming scientists were recently discredited by the Climategate e-mails. The world's people are increasingly realizing that the science behind the hoped-for treaty is far from settled."
http://seekingalpha.com/article/177482-copenhagen-high-water-mark-for-the-global-warming-movement
Points of discussion with regards to CO2 emissions:
1.) Increased CO2 levels are a direct result of the Industrial Revolution and population growth and increased production and consumption of goods. Increased CO2 levels in the atmosphere are absorbed by the ocean forming carbonic acid and lowering the pH of the ocean. This destroys sealife habitats.
2.) US Increased CO2 emissions 30% since the Kyoto Treaty was ratified.
3.) US has outsourced much of its local production and manufacturing to China, India, and many other industrial nations, which has increased their CO2 output.
4.) Scientists, please step forward and provide evidence that humans have not caused global warming.
"But there is another reason as well. The earth hasn't been warming for the last decade, and the man-made global warming scientists were recently discredited by the Climategate e-mails. The world's people are increasingly realizing that the science behind the hoped-for treaty is far from settled."
http://seekingalpha.com/article/177482-copenhagen-high-water-mark-for-the-global-warming-movement
Points of discussion with regards to CO2 emissions:
1.) Increased CO2 levels are a direct result of the Industrial Revolution and population growth and increased production and consumption of goods. Increased CO2 levels in the atmosphere are absorbed by the ocean forming carbonic acid and lowering the pH of the ocean. This destroys sealife habitats.
2.) US Increased CO2 emissions 30% since the Kyoto Treaty was ratified.
3.) US has outsourced much of its local production and manufacturing to China, India, and many other industrial nations, which has increased their CO2 output.
4.) Scientists, please step forward and provide evidence that humans have not caused global warming.
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