Coral reefs dying faster than expected

[Ocnreef]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070808/...ia_dying_coral

[PelagicMagic]

Might as well blame Bush for it

[sea devil]

Originally Posted by PelagicMagic

Might as well blame Bush for it

I disagree with that. IMO, WE HUMANS,WORLD WIDE ARE TO BLAME!

[redvipe2010]

Originally Posted by sea devil

I disagree with that. IMO, WE HUMANS,WORLD WIDE ARE TO BLAME!

Sad, but true!

[PelagicMagic]

it was a joke. Libs have been blaming bush for everything over the past few months.

[betamed]

Its 90% bush 10% the rest of us

[Cades]

Originally Posted by PelagicMagic

it was a joke. Libs have been blaming bush for everything over the past few months.

Huh...I can't imagine why.

Certainly, he is not soley to blame for the death of coral reefs world wide. However, his environmental and international trade policy are contributing significantly. Anybody remember the Kyoto treaty, the rape of the clean air act or the fact that his party strongly supports exporting our manufacturing to countries with little environmental restrictions like China so the rich can get even richer while the rest of us pay for the consequences of increased atmospheric carbon and other environmentally degrading pollutants.

[Ikaria]

The fact is that the coral reefs ARE disappearing faster than expected. Regardless of whose fault it is. Instead of pointing the finger, do something to help preserve what we have left.

In case you've forgotten, Bush has done something positive for marine life.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13300363/

What have you done?

[Cades]

Originally Posted by Ikaria

The fact is that the coral reefs ARE disappearing faster than expected. Regardless of whose fault it is. Instead of pointing the finger, do something to help preserve what we have left.

In case you've forgotten, Bush has done something positive for marine life.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13300363/

What have you done?

It is fantastic that the marine preserve has been established. However, airborne pollutants will render this meaningless if we continue business as usual. Think token gesture.

What have I done?
Written a scientific paper on artifically increasing coral growth via addition of HCO3 and the effects inorganic carbon has on coral health, volunteered months of my time observing and collecting data on endangered seabirds on a 3 acre island in the Northern Atlantic, taking sediment samples in salt bogs to establish invertibrate diversity in different spatial zones, analyzing piles of raw statistical data to determine coral reef health in Bonaire for their government, and even wrestled a seal with a mouth full of bacteria laden teeth (on the Northern Atlantic Island) to cut away a stray fishing net it had become entangled in. Voted against GWB. For all of which I got paid nothing, save the carbon paper for which I was paid 15k a year for 2 years.

What have you done???

[racerw]

Craig, for your first post you sure made it a loaded one. Hopefully we (people w/aquariums) will understand.

Guess Ikaria played into the setup. Saw it coming from a mile away. Politics always cause debates.

Voted for Bush!!!

Not a Marine Biologist "Just a guy w/a fish tank"
Happy to be internet shopping

[dobejazz]

Please remember that TRT doesn't allow political posts

[Ikaria]

I guess I can't respond without being political, so I'll have to pass.

Cades (Craig) you win.

[gregt]

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