It really does upset me that this beautiful country that I live in (N.Z.) is so backward when it comes to environmental and animal welfare issues.
Recently I read an article about the neonicotinoid pesticides having such a devastating effect on bees and how in June 2014 a team at Harvard announced
In Washington President Obama announced (17th June 2014) that he intends to vastly expand the marine life sanctuaries in the Pacific Ocean. These are huge areas in the central Pacific Ocean and will become off-limits to fishing, energy exploration and other activities. Basically this will create the largest marine sanctuary pretty much doubling the entire current marine sanctuaries world wide.
Almost on the same day here in N.Z. the Government announced that it has opened up more than 3000 square kilometers of marine mammal sanctuary for oil drilling. Not only is this area a marine sanctuary but it is also home to the critically endangered Maui’s dolphin.
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Well done Obama!
| Marine Sanctuary |
Shame on you Key!
| Only 55 Maui Dolphins left! |
Today I read that a weekend conference for Nutritionists held in California had, as their main sponsor, McDonalds.
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Yes, you read that right. What on earth is McDonalds doing at a Nutrition conference???
It appears that they were promoting their ‘healthy menu’ by being the only provider of lunches ….. which, as far as I’m concerned, is no more ‘healthy’ than their regular meals. To quote from the article:“One peered into a plastic bowl
One of my interests is pastel painting and I have long admired an artist called Zaria Forman. She paints with pastels the most beautiful scenes of the Greenland ice.
Her paintings are huge.
Take a look at this video and see Zaria’s amazing paintings that she does as her way of enlightening us
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