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Top scientists appeal to WTO
The other day I told you how there's a good chance we could see an end to commercial overfishing subsidies through WTO negotiations. And my organization is not alone in making the case to the World Trade Organization. At least 125 scientists from 27 countries feel the same way and sent a letter to the WTO making it clear that "an ambitious outcome in the ongoing WTO fisheries subsidies negotiations is vital to the future of the world's fisheries."
The scientists who signed the letter are a who's who of ocean fisheries scientists, including Daniel Pauly, Boris Worm, Jeremy B.C. Jackson, Andrew Rosenberg, Carl Safina, Callum Roberts, Larry Crowder, and Wallace "J" Nichols. These leading experts made the stakes clear: "Fisheries subsidies," they note in the letter, "produce such strong economic incentives to overfish that reducing them is one of the most significant actions that can be taken to combat global overfishing." How's that for pressure?
You can see the full letter here (PDF).
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And You Should See ‘Em Pop a Wheelie
Hypermilers squeeze every last drop out of their fuel economy Your hybrid only gets 47 miles per gallon? Too bad for you, sucka. A small group deeming themselves “hypermilers” has […]
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WTO talks could end fishing subsidies
Most ocean conservationists are on pins and needles in anticipation of the results of this week's International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting. But I'm also thinking about another three-letter acronym and how much good may be coming out of it. W-T-O. That's right, the World Trade Organization.
In Geneva (and at the current Doha round) there's serious talk of cutting government subsidies for commercial fishing -- the fundamental driver for the unsustainable exploitation of the oceans. I just returned from there, where I met with Pascal Lamy -- head of the WTO -- and, together with Professor Rashid Sumaila of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, briefed a large number of the delegates.
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Pollution hasn’t gone down of its own accord
It was only a matter of time before Planet Gore got around to the most famous bit of disinformation.
The big lie is to tout the fact that the air has gotten cleaner in recent decades while conveniently ignoring the fact that the reason for this achievement is environmental activism leading to tough air pollution standards. Progressives must push back hard on this big lie (something John Kerry failed to do with George Bush in the second Presidential debate).
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Oy
How did the wingnut critique of Rachel Carson (worse than Hitler!) move from the lunatic far-right fringe to the slightly-less-lunatic conservative mainstream? Tim Lambert does a little digging and find […]
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Willing and Label
As carbon labeling gets rolling in the U.K., questions abound Can a bag of potato chips point the way to saving the planet? Some stores in the U.K. are gearing […]
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Another good one
Al Gore was on Keith Olbermann’s show today. He took a while to get rolling, but it heats up toward the end of the first segment. Here’s part one: Here’s […]
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California cracks down on coal power, and more
Read the articles mentioned at the end of the podcast: The Bronx Is Up and the Battery’s Under the Hood They Could Teach PBS a Thing or Two The Coal […]
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The Skinny on Fair-Trade Fashion
Find out which companies are going beyond green As a model who’s devoting her career to the eco cause, Summer Rayne Oakes has an up close and personal view of […]
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Warren G. Stone, green religious leader, answers questions
Warren G. Stone. What work do you do? I’m a rabbi in the Washington, D.C., area; I’ve been privileged to serve as the rabbi of Temple Emanuel for the past […]
