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The ocean is dead; a yachtsman's tale

To: "Tim Jones" <>, "Geoff Hutchinson" <>
Subject: The ocean is dead; a yachtsman's tale
From: "Greg and Val Clancy" <>
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 09:33:18 +1100
A few years back I attended a conference in Sydney run by the Society of Conservation Biology. As one speaker had cancelled an impromptu talk was arranged and it dealt with the taboo subject of 'population'. Until the earth has a sustainable population we will continue to increase the effects of climate disruption, pollution of all types, loss of biodiversity due to habitat loss etc. This issue has to be addressed but if people won't even discuss it then nothing can happen. I agree that we should all individually do our bit to reduce our footprint and to help repair natural ecosystems as to wait for leadership from the politicians is futile. The number of people out there who live in a world divorced from the reality of what is happening to us all, including them, is scary. Instead of accepting that climate disruption is contributing to more frequent and more sever natural disasters they choose to blame the authorities for not doing more hazard reduction burning (in respect to the current bushfires in NSW). Ignorance is bliss!!!

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-----Original Message----- From: Tim Jones
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 10:25 PM
To: Geoff Hutchinson
Cc: 
Subject: The ocean is dead; a yachtsman's tale

I tend to agree and whilst the skeptics annoy me and I am certain man-made climate change is a reality, it's just a symptom of the ever increasing recklessness with which we are treating our earth. However the constant debate about it has been exploited to obscure what we really need to do, which is to protect our environment and its diversity. I fear it's way too late, but anyone with any interest in the future of our planet should be doing what they feasibly can, whether it's voting green, donating to conservation or simply carrying out voluntary work. Our politicians must be brought to account for the insanity of what they are allowing to happen while others get on with whatever else can be achieved. We can't save everything, but there must be a point at which some kind of equilibrium is reached, maybe even some improvement. And the point should be made, in any discussion, at any level.

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On 22 Oct 2013, at 9:31 pm, "Geoff Hutchinson" <> wrote:

I am sick and tired of hearing about Climate Change.

The climate has been changing forever and will continue to do so.

It is POLLUTION (the reduction of) that the Climate Change experts should be
calling out for.

Carbon is one of them, but plastic will kill us and all the creatures first.

This is not a scientific observation it is a personal observation.



Sadly

Geoff Hutchinson

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