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Menhaden: the fish at the bottom of the ocean food web

Posted on August 2, 2024 by

Preface. Menhaden are being overfished because it is very profitable and the industry has been powerful enough to prevent reform for over 20 years. Even more money could be made by more people if there were a 10 year moratorium … Continue reading →

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Heat effects on habitability, biodiversity, and invasive species

Posted on February 22, 2022 by

Preface. Due to limits of human heat tolerance, much of Earth’s surface may not be habitable by 2300 if we continue to emit greenhouse gases at the current rate. But we can’t continue at the current rate. Peak oil production … Continue reading →

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Freshwater fish under threat of extinction

Posted on December 20, 2021 by

Preface. A third of freshwater fish are under threat from pollution, over fishing, dams, non-native species, climate change, disruption of river ecology and more.  Alice Friedemann  www.energyskeptic.com  Author of Life After Fossil Fuels: A Reality Check on Alternative Energy; When … Continue reading →

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