The title is taken from the included link, written by Jennifer Lance for Red, Green and Blue, a website dedicated to environmental politics. Does the title sound inflammatory to you? Well, you should take into account that the writer’s family is supported by commercial fishing, including dungeness crab and king salmon. The short article is about the collapse of the salmon fisheries on the west coast. It is serious, and it effects many people across the population, from those who profit by it commercially, either through direct fishing, or through the tourism industry, or those who simply like to eat salmon. This is a concern that is serious for everyone, but, will we as humans ever be able to get it together to stop our wholesale abuse of the environment, and return to sustainable fishing and agriculture, land and water use? We are supposed to have the most sophisticated brains on the planet, too bad we don’t use them for good, but run things to ruin for profit. Also, though I have been tracking the Bush administration’s neglect and abuse of the environment, this problem has been going on for a long while, and transcends political parties. It is a human problem.

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I have found an excellent piece of environmental journalism in The Guardian by Alex Renton. Thank-you Guardian, for supporting this kind of important reporting on the environment. I don’t want to add much here, for that would divert important reading time away from this very well-written and researched article. I end by saying that this is something that every citizen in every wealthy nation needs to know about and understand. It is only with knowledge that we can hope to save our natural world for our children, and we are on the brink.

• Ocean Fishery Depletion

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Ever wondered how to make the ‘best’ decision when it comes to buying fish to eat, either at home or at a restaurant? Well, here is a really great site that helps you to do so. You can print a cheat sheet to take with you, or if you are so inclined, the list is available by texting on your cell phone. Woot.

• Most Responsible Seafood

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