tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44781198562007512712024-11-09T02:39:41.198+11:00PoorPlanethadrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059635606309099193noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478119856200751271.post-32040018337235131482011-12-03T19:00:00.001+11:002011-12-03T19:13:55.703+11:00Ocean of Truth - Stunning video & amazing facts about our Ocean
Below is a stunning video brought to you by Conservation International. The footage really shows how unique, amazing, beautiful and vital our oceans and marine life are.
Life originates from the sea.
The measure of salt in our blood is the same as the Ocean's.
The Ocean is the largest place on earth, it covers 70% of the earth's surface.
What does this ocean do for us?
The Ocean hadrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059635606309099193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478119856200751271.post-43800799493169327562011-11-23T23:36:00.001+11:002011-11-23T23:55:18.959+11:00'This is George', fighting against climate changeThe Poor Planet blog was created to help raise awareness around environmental issues across the globe. There is always so much people can do to help. But being aware of an issue is always the very first step.
It is for the exact same reason that a group of "amateur thinkers, producers, designers, animators and artists" from Australia have come together and produced 'This is George', a great hadrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059635606309099193noreply@blogger.com0Australia-29.5328037 145.491477-57.0770087 105.0617895 -1.9885986999999972 -174.07883549999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478119856200751271.post-71009720594573223352011-11-23T21:34:00.001+11:002011-11-23T21:51:42.723+11:00Thick smog covers North-Eastern China (Satellite pictures)Some of you might remember the photo-documentary entitled "Pollution in China" which highlighted the consequences of pollution on the health of Chinese citizens (View the photos here). Well guess what, air pollution - just like marine pollution - knows no border.
Below are image satellite pictures taken by NASA over North-Eastern China in October 2011. The thick smog (smoke fog) is the direct hadrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059635606309099193noreply@blogger.com1China35.86166 104.1953979.992463 63.7657095 61.730857 144.6250845tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478119856200751271.post-89150459365544821882011-11-23T19:23:00.001+11:002011-11-23T19:27:55.143+11:00It is about time we realise this world is overpopulated
Below is a great little (artistic) video that explains in simple words how the world's human population came to reach 7 billion souls a few weeks ago.
It was just over two centuries ago that the global population was 1 billion — in 1804. But better medicine and improved agriculture resulted in higher life expectancy for children, dramatically increasing the world population, especially in the hadrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059635606309099193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478119856200751271.post-5617585831805525402011-10-20T22:29:00.000+11:002011-10-20T22:29:59.878+11:00Mass tourism can harm fragile reef ecosystemsIndonesia offers some of the best diving spots in the world. But these reefs are under a lot of pressure, from pollution to overfishing, and now by mass tourism that brings hundreds of inexperienced divers underwater. It is not only dangerous for the divers, but they inadvertedly harm the reefs, breaking corals with their fins, leaving traces of sunscreen in the water and disturbing resting hadrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059635606309099193noreply@blogger.com0Bali, Indonesia-8.4095178 115.188916-8.9121723 114.557202 -7.9068632999999995 115.82063000000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478119856200751271.post-54626351420979396522011-10-20T11:50:00.002+11:002011-10-20T11:51:18.585+11:0056 rare animals killed in the US56 animals, escaped from a private zoo in Ohio, were killed by the local police force. The deaths include: 17 lions, 18 rare Bengal tigers, grizzly bears, black bears and wolves. Shocking
Read more:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15364027hadrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059635606309099193noreply@blogger.com2Ohio, USA40.4172871 -82.90712338.870037100000005 -85.4339785 41.9645371 -80.3802675tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478119856200751271.post-57864799890454382892011-10-18T23:38:00.000+11:002011-10-18T23:38:43.988+11:00100% Pure New Zealand, not so pure anymore100% Pure New Zealand is the slogan used by the the New Zealand tourism office across the world. If you've been to NZ, then you know how relevant it is, and how much it means to people in this region.
Nature, wilderness and healthy living are what makes this country so wealthy.
As you have probably heard, a container ship, the Rena, has crashed onto a reef on the 5th of October off the NZ coast.hadrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059635606309099193noreply@blogger.com0North Island, Waikato, New Zealand-37.8965461 175.6023643-41.104558100000006 170.5486533 -34.6885341 -179.3439247tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478119856200751271.post-29786007600382256802011-10-05T15:07:00.000+11:002012-01-27T09:42:21.612+11:00Just because you can't see it, doesn't mean it isn't there - Image of the day
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Digital Imaging: Ferdi Rizkiyantohadrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059635606309099193noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478119856200751271.post-14513566678202976112011-08-01T18:38:00.002+10:002011-08-01T18:40:32.599+10:00What do bottles do to the planet exactly?
We’ve all seen the images of bottles washing up on the
seashore and piling up in landfills. To be exact, 63.4 billion plastic bottles
end up in landfills and the ocean each year.
But, why exactly is happening? What exactly are they doing to our
planet?
Our lives depend on the oceans more than you might think. In
fact, most of the oxygen in our air is generated by the sea. Ever heard ofhadrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059635606309099193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478119856200751271.post-13575248444475624502011-07-20T13:59:00.003+10:002011-07-20T13:59:00.806+10:00Our seas our changing, for the worst
Below is a copy of an email I have received from Save our Marine Life, an organisation fighting for the creation of marine parks in Australia, and which I strongly recommend supporting.
This testimonial is one of many that have witnessed an evolution of their local marine environment over time, and for the worst.
I’ve received this letter from 87 year old Martin Flynn and wanted you to hadrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059635606309099193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478119856200751271.post-33782904255491100722011-07-20T11:56:00.002+10:002011-07-20T11:56:00.880+10:00How one company may destroy the entire marine eco-systemThe below article is reblogged from Grist.org
There are too many similar cases that normal people, you and me, are not aware of. Thank you Grist for raising awareness on this issue.
Omega Protein, Inc. (a company you've never heard of) is quickly overfishing the Atlantic menhaden (a species you've never heard of). As a result, a number of fish that you have heard of -- striped bass, hadrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059635606309099193noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478119856200751271.post-11582752994626162982011-04-14T11:30:00.000+10:002011-04-14T11:30:53.059+10:00Polar Bear and cub comes out of hibernation in the middle of an oil fieldSad image that this story gives of the great Alaskan wilderness. This mother polar bear and cub are caught on camera coming out of their hibernation den, to find that the desert island had become an oil rig construction site.
How much more of nature will we destroy? especially for oil!
hadrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059635606309099193noreply@blogger.com0Alaska, USA63.588753 -154.493061953.455769499999995 176.67061660000002 73.721736499999992 -125.65674039999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478119856200751271.post-36477048463615066792011-04-14T09:52:00.001+10:002011-05-04T17:26:56.268+10:00Earth Hour 2011 - Around the world picturesThe traditional Earth Hour event has broken some new records in 2011 with 134 countries participating. A big round of applause to all that participated. Below are some pictures of before and during the event around the world. Also, remember that Earth Hour does not stop at one yearly event, there is the Beyond the Hour project.
Taipei 101, Taiwan
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
Skyline hadrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059635606309099193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478119856200751271.post-11156992528175364982011-03-20T22:34:00.003+11:002011-03-20T22:36:46.919+11:00Beyond the Hour, a new way to continue after Earth Hour
Earth Hour reminds people we need to care about our environment and by taking action together, we can make a difference. And for that reason, Earth Hour is great. However, I've always been skeptical about these one-off events. I know they happen every year but do we really need to wait another year to make things happen? Hell no! But sadly a lot of people think so.
This is probably the reason hadrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059635606309099193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478119856200751271.post-56076144010989906512011-02-23T16:09:00.000+11:002011-02-23T16:09:08.429+11:00Environmental Hazards that Lead to Chronic IllnessWhen we think of the causes of disease, we tend to think of viruses and bacteria. These are certainly responsible for many types of illness, but not all. Toxins in the environment – particularly substances that are released into the environment by human activity – can also cause illnesses ranging from mild irritation of the eyes, nose, and throat to symptoms of mesothelioma, an incurable cancerhadrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059635606309099193noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478119856200751271.post-46749070777849521372011-02-05T11:01:00.000+11:002011-02-05T11:01:57.128+11:00"Fuel", Great Documentary about America's Dependence on OilEleven years in the making, FUEL is the in-depth personal journey of filmmaker and eco-evangelist Josh Ticknell, who takes us on a hip, fast-paced road trip into America's dependence on foreign oil. Combining a history lesson of the US auto and petroleum industries and interviews with a wide range of policy makers, educators, and activists such as Woody Harrelson, Sheryl Crow, Neil Young and hadrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059635606309099193noreply@blogger.com1United States37.09024 -95.712891-23.327995 144.755859 90 23.818359tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478119856200751271.post-63243592514835797282011-01-18T22:50:00.000+11:002011-01-18T22:50:27.866+11:00Top 10 PoorPlanet.com posts of 2010Launched in 2009, PoorPlanet.com has seen its traffic increase significantly in the past 12 months. Over 5,500 unique visitors from 120 countries visited this blog and we hope to see this figure skyrocket in 2011. Our planet, biodiversity and environment are very previous so here is a big Thank You to all our readers and to all those who care. We certainly hope you remain loyal to us and keep hadrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059635606309099193noreply@blogger.com0Sydney New South Wales, Australia-33.8599722 151.2111111-34.4301497 150.2772731 -33.2897947 152.14494910000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478119856200751271.post-62015936150832139402011-01-17T22:40:00.002+11:002011-01-17T22:45:38.478+11:00'How humans run the Earth' - InfographicBelow is an infographic provided by upack.com, that depicts the rate at which human population grows and what impact/consequences it has on our planet.
Humans are already overpopulating this world and unless we ALL learn how to live in a more sustainable way, we stand no chance in the next century or so (and are likely to end up like the Rapa Nui people from the Easter Islands). The facts and hadrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059635606309099193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478119856200751271.post-19646145120220728622011-01-11T22:19:00.001+11:002011-01-11T22:20:34.640+11:00Jumbo Elephant Jet ad from IFAW GermanyThe German branch of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has released a video to raise awareness on illegal exports of goods made from animal parts. This not only concerns underground black markets but also local souvenir markets where tourists often buy small hand-made products without always knowing how it is made. So next time you travel, think twice about buying a little hadrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059635606309099193noreply@blogger.com0Germany51.165691 10.45152644.26974 -4.4898805 58.061642000000006 25.3929325tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478119856200751271.post-37574813749494370332010-12-11T11:43:00.000+11:002010-12-11T11:43:29.477+11:00Terrible Facts about Bottled Water!I came across this infographic the other day that made me realize how terrible bottled water is. I always drink tap water and refill plastic bottles with tap water simply because I don't think it tastes bad and also to save a bit of money. After seeing the infographic below, I am sure to always choose tap water over bottled water, and expect every one to do so. Bottled water companies spend hadrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059635606309099193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478119856200751271.post-31566150823333729982010-12-09T22:38:00.006+11:002010-12-11T01:58:02.179+11:00'Traditional' Turtle slaughter in AustraliaMany sea turtle species, along with the rare Dugong, are becoming more and more threatened by human activity and see their populations decline at an alarming rate.
The Queensland's Animal Care and Protection Act is meant to protect these animals.
However, in the name of the 'politically correct' and tradition, exceptions are allowed for some aboriginal communities in the North of Queensland.
hadrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059635606309099193noreply@blogger.com0Queensland, Australia-20.9175738 142.7027956-41.068626800000004 112.8199831 -0.76652079999999856 172.5856081tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478119856200751271.post-50915022902005884412010-12-04T22:41:00.001+11:002010-12-04T22:47:04.642+11:00Deep Sea Under the Pole - Amazing Arctic ExpeditionAfter centuries of polar expeditions, a crew of eight young adventurers went on a challenge to cross the Arctic ice cap. Their 800 kilometer trek was punctuated by underwater dives, scientific measurements and -30°c blizzards! The Arctic is a little known part of the world, but what is under the ice cap is even more of a secret to us.
As you will see in the footage below, the ice forms amazing hadrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059635606309099193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478119856200751271.post-54963320745436623822010-12-03T10:19:00.002+11:002010-12-03T10:20:45.140+11:00Save trees, print your files in .wwf format rather than .pdf!Save as WWF, Save a Tree!
It is with this tagline that the World Wildlife Fund launched a new file format in order to save trees. Every year, millions of square kilometers of forets are cut down in order to produce paper. Paper recycling is still extremely low at a world level and people often print pages for a single use before dumping them away.
The new .WWF format works just like a .PDF buthadrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059635606309099193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478119856200751271.post-4397440026273507072010-12-02T14:31:00.002+11:002010-12-02T14:55:34.994+11:00The Death of the Oceans? - BBC Documentary with David AttenboroughFor those who follow me on Twitter, I sent a message calling for my Australian followers to watch a BBC documentary entitled "The Death of the Oceans?". This great documentary highlights the beauty of our oceans and what lives in there, as well as the terrible impact of human activities such as climate change, pollution and overfishing.
Sir David Attenborough reveals the findings of one of the hadrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059635606309099193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478119856200751271.post-86627373383722762492010-12-01T22:46:00.003+11:002010-12-02T16:47:56.243+11:00No more fish in the Seas [Infographic]I stumbled across the infographic below which depicts the evolution of fishstocks for some of the main species victims of overfishing. I personally wonder how this same graph would look like if bluefin tuna and shark populations were represented.
Transcript of the text on the infographic:
People eat a lot of fish. In fact, per capita fish consumption has nearly doubled in the last 50 years. The hadrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059635606309099193noreply@blogger.com1