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Planet Earth Herald And The Shark Guy Protest Against Shark Finning

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On Saturday the 27th of October 2012 Jonny Citizen (Editor Planet Earth Herald) and The Shark Guy staged a protest to raise awareness against shark finning. The protest was staged outside The Gold Coast Sharks Fin and Seafood restaurant in Surfers Paradise. This was the first of many united protests that the team will undertake. […]

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Global Warming Is Causing More Severe Weather

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Global Warming is causing more severe weather according to scientists and weather researchers. The incidence of severe weather is continuing to increase at an alarming rate. Melting polar ice and the disruption or redirection of the Jet Stream are the major causes of the extreme weather. Human caused global warming was previously dismissed by people […]

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Is Nuclear Energy A Viable Alternative To Fossil Fuels

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As the world faces an ever impending environmental and energy crises as a result of fossil fuel burning, many groups including scientists and environmentalists are currently reviewing the latest developments in Nuclear Energy. Although the world is still in shock after the Fukushima disaster which in turn reminded us of Chernobyl, many groups are at […]

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Egypt Faces Water Crisis. The End Of The Nile As We Knew It

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In a desert country where 80,000,000 people are living off the water supplied by the river Nile… Egypt is facing a water crises. The Nile has always been the life blood of Egyptian society and it’s importance can be dated back to the time of the Pharaohs. Egypt gets almost all of its water from […]

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Why People Don’t Care About The Environment

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Warning the following Clip Contains Offensive Language: Recently I asked myself the question “Why don’t people care about the environment anymore?”.  As I started to do some research, I discovered that there was more to this question than I had originally thought. Technological Utopianism. To cut a long story short… Technological Utopianism is the false […]

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Exclusive Interview With The Shark Guy By Nellie J

by Nellie J
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In a world first, I got to speak to The Shark Guy recently whilst on the Gold Coast, Australia. The Shark Guy is an environmental activist who is passionate and active in saving the worlds shark population from becoming extinct. As you can see in the clip above The Shark Guy is not afraid of getting up close […]

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GM Crops Could Destroy Biodiversity And Pose Serious Health Risks

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Genetically Engineered Crops are having a devastating effect on biodiversity. 1000’s of acres of rain forests are being cleared every day to make way for mono culture genetically engineered crops. The modified genomes are cross breeding with existing species causing a reduction in the uniqueness of the naturally occurring gene pools. As the super corporations […]

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Shark Finning Leads To Ocean Devastation

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Each Year over 73,000,000 Sharks are slaughtered for their fins. The Fins are sold to restaurants to meet the demand for Shark Fin Soup, a tasteless broth consumed as a status symbol in many Asian countries. It it said that Shark Finning is one of the biggest industries on the planet, up there with oil, […]

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Ocean Acidification Weakening Seafood Supplies

by Nellie J
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As the chemistry of our oceans change due to global warming, many small island communities are feeling the effects upon their main source of food…Fish! The ironic situation of the dwindling seafood supply is that the small countries that will be most effected have done the least to contribute to the problem. As seafood supplies […]

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Super Trawler Abel Tasman Banned For Two Years

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In a stunning victory for the environment, the Australian Government has banned the “Super Trawler” (renamed Abel Tasman) from raping the oceans of Australia for up to two years. The response from the community in protest to the trawler was phenomenal. According to various news sources the opposition party opposed the incumbent Governments move to ban […]

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Whaling And Dolphin Killing Alive And Well In Japan Despite Opposition

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Despite the efforts of global oppostiton groups and governments worldwide; the Whale and Dolphin slaughter by Japan continues. Although the latest general consensus by the Japanese people is that eating Dolphin and Whale meat is distasteful, the industry is alive and kicking. At present the supply far outweighs demand and most of the meat is […]

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Top 10 Most Endangered Species List Update

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It was very difficult to find an accurate top 10 endangered species list. Not only was the information rather varied in its selection, but I also found the subject to be rather emotional. Some of the species included in the lists are down to a mere handful of animals. The lists do not include insects […]

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Invertebrates Under Threat Of Complete Extinction

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Not much thought is ever given to the group of animals known as invertebrates. This group of creatures, (also referred to as insects) make up a huge proportion of life on our planet. As we go about slowly destroying their habitat on a daily basis, little thought is ever given to the fact that we […]

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Chemtrails, What And Why Are They Spraying?

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Chemtrails are those strange cloud like streaks left behind in the stream of a jet. People all around the world are starting to notice an ever increasing instance of severe weather patterns that have been causing chaos across the globe. Could there be a link between the chemtrails and the strange weather? This amazing documentary discusses […]

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Arctic Ice To Vanish By Middle Of The Century

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In a frightening report issued by The US National Snow and Ice Data Centre, the Arctic Ice will vanish from the earth by the middle of this century. The polar caps are experiencing extreme melting due to global warming and a phenomenon known as “Polar Amplification” Unless we see a radical decrease in global temperatures […]

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Logging We Continue to Destroy our Forests In The Name Of Progress

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As we continue to destroy our rapidly disappearing rainforests, it breaks my heart to read some of the disgraceful activities that continue in the name of corporate profits. In the headlines we see Westpac making plans to invest in a logging project set to destroy the pristine Solomon Islands. WESTPAC has been revealed as the guarantor […]

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Massive Solar Flare Warnings Issued By Scientists

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Once again we see warnings of massive solar flares as the sun moves into its active phase. Solar flares are a regular occurrence and have been happening since the dawn of time. Generally they don’t cause much harm. The problem with solar flares in today’s world, is the effect that solar flares can have on our modern […]

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Super Trawler Heads to Australia Amidst Protests

by Nellie J
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Super Fishing Trawler 9500-tonne MV Margiris is on its way to Australia amidst protest from environment groups and concerned citizens. The massive trawler is set to fish for mackerel and redbait, but the trawler actually catches everything that is ensnared in its massive nets. The unwanted catch is discarded and thrown back dead into the […]

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