Sound Of Sirens

Consider this:

Plastic in the ocean may be one of the most alarming of today’s environmental stories. Plastics, like diamonds, are forever! Because plastics do NOT biodegrade, no naturally occurring organisms can break these polymers down. Instead, plastic goes through a process called photodegredation, where sunlight breaks down plastic into smaller and smaller pieces until there is only plastic dust. But always plastic remains a polymer. When plastic debris meets the sea it can remain for centuries causing untold havoc in ecosystems.

And then have a look at the Pacific’s ‘trash circles’. There is 6 times more plastic than plankton in certain areas. Alarming enough?…

The trash circles in the Pacific currents and can float for hundreds of years at the center of the circular currents — providing toxic food for fish and birds, and reducing the number of plankton. Research shows 6 pounds of plastic to every 1 pound of plankton in this cauldron.

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Unser Eingebettetsein in ein System, das nur einigen wenigen dient und die Natur zerstört. Auswirkungen, die wir nicht direkt hören, sehen oder spüren. Unser Verständnis von Natur als etwas, das von uns getrennt ist. Wann der ‘Tipping Point’ an neuem Bewusstsein wohl erreicht ist. Wieviel bis dahin wohl noch zerstört werden wird.

BP und Konsorten dringen weiter in die (eigentlich geschützte) Wildnis vor…Lest einen Artikel aus dem Guardian von heute.

The development and practices of Monsanto, the worlds largest corporation connected to GMO, pestizides and fertilizer are so outrages and stunning to me and touch on such vital issues for everybodies well-being, that I will continue to write about it and I will call the series ‘About food’ for now. I have the feeling ‘About water’ will follow…

Let’s start with some quotes of the documentary ‘The world according to Monsanto‘, which you should have a look at on youtube! (Note: For people in the US it is very hard to get this information, since ’somebody’ obviously does not want it to be revealed and continues to urge youtube to take the videos off their server…).

‘It shows an organization that is determinded to push its products into countries around the world and is determinded to destroy the reputation of anybody who stands in their way.’

‘They want to control seed. They want to control life.’

‘This is a bigger weapon than bombs.’

‘They are in the process of owning food. All food!’

‘The result is that Monsanto is depriving us of our food sovereignty, of our ability to feed ourselves and that we become dependent on their seeds and products.’

This is not science fiction and we are not talking ‘third world’, we are talking the US and Latin America, we are talking India and China, we are talking the British Islands, we are talking France and Germany, we are talking ‘next to you’.

“On April 15, 2008 in San Francisco, Green Works brought together an English reverse graffiti artist and a critically acclaimed documentary filmmaker, to create an environmentally friendly work of art and a film about a philosophy of clean.”

“San Francisco’s Broadway tunnel is a highly traveled thoroughfare in the heart of the city. Over 20,000 cars, trucks, and motorized vehicles pass through it per day. Its walls are caked with dirt and soot, and lined with patches of paint covered graffiti from days gone by. It set the perfect canvas to create a beautiful work of art showcasing the talents of reverse graffiti artist “Moose”, and the power of Green Works plant based cleaner.”

via: s2k - Reverse Graffiti Project

update: keep in mind that this just a campaign for an us major brand! A nice one though…