Rising levels of fish contaminants linked to climate change. Scientists studying aquatic life in Canada’s Mackenzie River have found that levels of toxic substances such as mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and the damaging insecticide DDT have risen dramatically in recent years.
Over just the past decade, the mercury levels of certain fish have increased by 160%, while PCBs have jumped to being six times higher and DDT has tripled.
Their rise is attributed to Arctic melt, with air-borne pollutant particles that were deposited over time in the
pristine environment now being released as temperatures warm and the ice continues to melt.
The researchers believe that this has also led to a growth in the algae, zooplankton and other life forms that absorb the pollutants from the water and are in turn consumed by the fish.
Canadian scientists, our appreciation for your work that again highlights the delicate interconnections of life
on our planet.
May we show our deep respect for environmental balance by adopting the organic, vegan diet. Supreme Master Ching Hai, who has frequently addressed the importance of every being’s existence on Earth, spoke once more of our need to be good environmental stewards during a May 2009 videoconference in Togo.
Supreme Master Ching Hai: The marine ecosystem is in big trouble right now from global warming already. Further fishing will only make matters worse. Also, mercury poisoning causes problems to aquatic life even before it gets to the humans. These are things we need to address in trying to save our planet, not to talk about our health also. Eating fish will definitely not help this.
The coastal ecosystems will also be affected greatly by diseases and algae blooms that release toxins. The ocean is a wonderful recycler that normally can purify the water and create nutrients and turn carbon dioxide into oxygen, etc. The ocean is a miracle. But if we ruin the ecosystems , this will spell disaster for us.
Supreme Master Ching Hai: It’s better for our body, for our conscience, for our mind, and for the planet to stay away from fish. We should be vegan.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/mackenzie-rivers-fish-contaminated-with-dangerous-toxins-scientists/article1462248/Extra NewsEnvironmental Blue & Green, an Aulacese (Vietnamese) youth group dedicated to environmental protection, works in Nam Định province to request that 150 regional restaurants remove wild meat from their menus.
http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/?catid=3&newsid=55136University of California researchers in the USA find that the city of San Francisco’s legendary fog has decreased by a full 33% over the past 100 years, also threatening the survival of nearby ancient redwood forests.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/7243579/Fog-over-San-Francisco-thins-by-a-third-due-to-climate-change.htmlThe Ma'an TV Network and Patients' Friends Society of Palestine partner to produce a documentary on a wind energy project in Hebron, to see if additional similar projects could be installed across the West Bank.
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=259530 To encourage more responsible eco-disposal, US-based computer manufacturer Hewlett-Packard (HP) halts the exports of discarded HP electronics from industrialized to developing nations.
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/02/15/hp-bans-e-waste-exports-from-rich-nations-to-developing-ones/
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