Media Scan 4/22: Earth Day's legacy; Gulf disaster damage; Robert Redford and Pebble Mine; more...
Posted April 22, 2011 in The Media and the Environment
Happy Earth Day! In an Earth911 piece, Frances Beinecke marked the 41st anniversary of Earth Day by reflecting upon environmental advances and calling for a sustained commitment to nurturing environmental stewardship in America … Also in celebration of Earth Day, Kate Sinding appeared on the Today Show earlier this week to discuss surprising facts pertaining to light bulb energy efficiency, plastic water bottles, ocean protection, national forests, and local produce…
One year after the Gulf Oil spill disaster, Lisa Suatoni explained to The Washington Post how independent scientists continue to struggle to fully document the damage to marine life and ecosystems in the Gulf… In a New Orleans Times Picayune piece, Daniel Hinerfeld discussed the production of “Stories from the Gulf: Living with the Oil Disaster,” which will air Saturday, April 23 at 2:30 p.m. ET on Planet Green… Gina Solomon spoke to ABC News about the direct threats to human health from inhalation and contact with oil and dispersant chemicals from the oil spill; Todd Rooks from NRDC’s Gulf documentary was quoted in the piece as well… Gina was also quoted in a Greenwire piece picked up by New York Times about Gulf residents unresolved health problems and the government’s delay in compensating workers….
In a Chicago Tribune article, Thom Cmar discussed Chicago’s aging sewers and the potential for serious flooding; Thom advocated for aggressive use of green infrastructure to slow surges of runoff after rainstorms… The Associated Press reported on Robert Redford’s work with NRDC to oppose the Pebble Mine--a large copper and gold mine in development that could damage the fragile ecosystem of Bristol Bay Alaska, home to the world’s last and best wild salmon streams.
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Becky Andrews — Apr 23 2011 04:13 AM
Fisheries are fragile, and The Pebble Mine project could be disasterous to the ecosystem, the last thriving wild salmon population in the world, the fisheries, and the families that have relied on Wild Alaskan Salmon to sustain their households since time began. Alaska does it right., the Alaska State Constitiution in the 50s began to set the standard for wild, sustainalbe seafood, it dictates it. The species always comes first in Alaska, before the fishermen, before the fishing charters, and the sportsfisherman. The fisheries are the number one employer in Alaska, not the oil fields as many believe. Alaska Wild Salmon do not only survive, they thrive, due to the stringent regulations that has protected Alaska Wild Salmon for over 60 years. The have set a pattern for the worlds fisheries to follow..I'm proud to be a supplier of Wild Alaskan Seafood...demand wild, demand sustainable. Is something sustainable, just because you can produce tons of it? Alaska does not permit farm raised fisheries in their waters, due to the pollutants (farmraised swim in their own feces in pens floating in the ocean) and the threat of disease to the wild population. Farmraised have diseases that are not found among the wild population, yet they are given more anitibiotics per weight then any other consumed product. It will be sad if or when the wild population is exposed to these diseases, as pen raised do escape. The Pebble Mine project also threatens the wild alaskan salmon population. Runoff from a mine in the close proximity to Bristol Bay could be disasterous to the last thriving wild population of salmon in the world. Everyone should join the fight against Pebble Mine., to protect this worlds last thriving wild salmon populations. Big business should never, ever come before the survival of a species. Join this worthwhile fight. The last thriving wild salmon population deserves everyones support.