tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post8052898479979231091..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: "And the sea was no more"byron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-28332926019290379452012-10-24T21:22:02.079+01:002012-10-24T21:22:02.079+01:00Guardian: US government suppressed images of wildl...Guardian: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/oct/24/whale-death-deepwater-oil-spill" rel="nofollow">US government suppressed images of wildlife in the vicinity of the spill</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2010/jun/08/oil-wildlife-gulf-of-mexico#/?picture=398265274&index=0" rel="nofollow">Here are some images</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-18506705566090583702011-08-23T00:38:34.895+01:002011-08-23T00:38:34.895+01:00The Conversation: Marine debris - biodiversity imp...The Conversation: <a href="http://theconversation.edu.au/marine-debris-biodiversity-impacts-and-potential-solutions-2131" rel="nofollow">Marine debris - biodiversity impacts and potential solutions</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-50586318177899228732010-11-10T03:46:41.320+00:002010-11-10T03:46:41.320+00:00Hour long talk by Jackson about human impacts on t...Hour long talk by Jackson about human impacts on the oceans <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fRPiNcikOU" rel="nofollow">here</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-14478569535915428872010-08-24T16:47:08.003+01:002010-08-24T16:47:08.003+01:00And another focussing on the impacts from climate ...<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-f-bruno/the-impact-of-climate-cha_b_616759.html" rel="nofollow">And another</a> focussing on the impacts from climate change on the oceans.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-33433769239381091982010-07-07T16:42:25.652+01:002010-07-07T16:42:25.652+01:00Another fairly dire report on the state of the oce...<a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/07/04/96966/report-oceans-deteriorating-health.html" rel="nofollow">Another fairly dire report on the state of the oceans</a>: "oceans face a 'fundamental and irreversible ecological transformation' not seen in millions of years".byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-69653260102861426552010-06-21T14:56:55.139+01:002010-06-21T14:56:55.139+01:00Another report putting together some of the dots.<a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=oceans-choking-on-carbon-dioxide" rel="nofollow">Another report putting together some of the dots</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-45685897440665351582010-06-18T17:19:19.186+01:002010-06-18T17:19:19.186+01:00a recent issue of the journal Oceanography [...] s...<i>a recent issue of the journal Oceanography [...] said unconstrained growth of emissions is likely to leave the current era of human planetary dominance "as one of the most notable, if not cataclysmic, events in the history of our planet."</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Carbon/%20emissions/%20having/%20harmful/%20lasting/%20impact/%20oceans/%20Reports/byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-9274970175809253132010-06-11T18:37:47.708+01:002010-06-11T18:37:47.708+01:00Mapping the oil spill.<a href="http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/2010/06/05/467-coming-soon-to-a-map-near-you-the-gulf-spill/" rel="nofollow">Mapping the oil spill</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-75986613766210610982010-06-03T10:22:10.847+01:002010-06-03T10:22:10.847+01:00Haywood apologises for saying "I want my life...Haywood <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jun/02/oil-spill-bp-gulf-of-mexico" rel="nofollow">apologises</a> for saying "I want my life back", and BP becoming more vulnerable to a takeover.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-36572924960011268662010-06-02T18:30:27.202+01:002010-06-02T18:30:27.202+01:00Here is a decent summary of where things are at wi...<a href="http://climateprogress.org/2010/06/02/time-to-fire-bp-ceo-tony-hayward/" rel="nofollow">Here</a> is a decent summary of where things are at with BP, with plenty of links to follow for those interested.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-40680068919379901802010-06-01T17:46:11.694+01:002010-06-01T17:46:11.694+01:00Noise pollution from human activity affects fish a...<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8708000/8708318.stm" rel="nofollow">Noise pollution</a> from human activity affects fish as well as mammals.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-17874461446188605652010-06-01T12:20:11.482+01:002010-06-01T12:20:11.482+01:00More denial from Tony Haywood (full story here:
--...More denial from Tony Haywood (full story <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/may/31/bp-clashes-scientists-sea-oil-pollution" rel="nofollow">here</a>:<br />---------------------<br />BP's chief executive, Tony Hayward, said it had no evidence of underwater oil clouds. "The oil is on the surface," he said. "Oil has a specific gravity that's about half that ofbyron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-41734633475331333812010-05-29T13:15:54.956+01:002010-05-29T13:15:54.956+01:00Now Tony Haywood has changed his mind: "This ...<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/may/28/bp-gulf-oil-spill-pollution" rel="nofollow">Now</a> Tony Haywood has changed his mind: "This is clearly an environmental catastrophe. There is no two ways about it," he told CNN. "It's clear that we are dealing with a very significant environmental crisis and catastrophe."byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-20694826680765885362010-05-26T18:35:15.584+01:002010-05-26T18:35:15.584+01:00– Tony Haywood, BP CEO: “I think the environmental...– Tony Haywood, BP CEO: “I think the environmental impact of this disaster is likely to be very, very modest. It is impossible to say and we will mount, as part of the aftermath, a very detailed environmental assessment as we go forward.” [5/18/10]<br /><br />– Haywood: “The Gulf of Mexico is a very big ocean. The amount of volume of oil and dispersant we are putting into it is tiny in relation byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-61581816005694238042010-05-26T12:21:15.061+01:002010-05-26T12:21:15.061+01:00Why are BP so reluctant to release data on the vol...Why are BP so reluctant to release data on the volume of oil polluting the Gulf? <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/may/26/bp-extra-60bn-legal-costs" rel="nofollow">This could be one reason</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-6704157395582739532010-05-25T19:16:15.468+01:002010-05-25T19:16:15.468+01:00The amount of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico ...The amount of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico remains unknown. Hence, campaigns like this are worth supporting.<br />-------------------------<br />Join me in getting BP to open up <br /><br />BP is hiding information – data it’s already tracking -- that would assist in the response to the Deepwater Oil Disaster.<br /><br />The secrecy must stop.<br /><br />It was independent reviews by byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-86650636651682273482010-05-24T11:22:59.759+01:002010-05-24T11:22:59.759+01:00"The major difference between a thing that mi..."The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair." - Douglas Adams.<br /><br />Mike W - who indeed...<br /><br />Mike B - Yes, I agree that this may well have echoes of Daniel 7 and the beasts arising from the sea (=byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-9947125089217918092010-05-24T03:07:34.345+01:002010-05-24T03:07:34.345+01:00I am also interested in the study of very early ch...I am also interested in the study of very early christianity. I am currently reading, Adolf von Harnack's History of Dogma_. I have studied the topic for almost 20 years now. I have read a number of other of the great works on this topic like Strauss, Harnack, Schweitzer, a few Bauers (FC, Bruno, & Walter), and many many others, but this is my current read.<br /><br />I am always Rich Griesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16947798364523082547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-64928395224922397812010-05-22T10:07:11.713+01:002010-05-22T10:07:11.713+01:00Byron - did you read the Orlov piece arguing that ...Byron - did you read the Orlov piece arguing that this was to the US what Chernobyl was to the USSR?Sam Charles Nortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04088870675715850624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-89244417532070756282010-05-22T08:37:02.094+01:002010-05-22T08:37:02.094+01:00Horrifying stuff.
BTW, the "Sea" in Rev...Horrifying stuff.<br /><br />BTW, the "Sea" in Revelation was the Gentile nations out of which the empires came in Daniel 7. Israel was the "Land." After AD70, the Land to be conquered was the entire world. All the symbols describe people.Mike Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00160881512505096044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-76854756798858998282010-05-22T03:42:49.296+01:002010-05-22T03:42:49.296+01:00so the last hundred years or so have been a bit of...so the last hundred years or so have been a bit of a bummer for our environment. Who can teach us to live differently?Mike Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13382354162198484322noreply@blogger.com