Tiger Farm In China Feed Thirst For Parts

Tiger Farm Article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/13/world/asia/13tiger.html

There is no scientific evidence that tiger parts, such as their bones, have any medicinal benefits. The idea that they will help you is more of a placebo effect, and educating the people world wide that these ancient remedies consisting of tiger parts have no medicinal powers would be a good step toward stopping the poaching and selling of these products. When there is no profit or the risk is too great the poaching and sale of these animals and products will stop.

The extinction of any one animal has dramatic consequences to the environment. We live in a modern world, and no matter how devastating scientific knowledge might be to any belief system, change is needed to keep the balance of life in order and a species from extinction.

No Help For The Florida Panthers

Panther Habitat Articles:
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100212/ARTICLE/100219939
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100219/ARTICLE/2191043

All species are important to the natural balance of life. Making them domesticated, such as in zoos, just won’t do it for the future of the species, or the good of the natural environment. Why are the regulators holding back on this issue? Having only ONE habitat for the panther left is a real problem! If they are not going to protect them, are they planning on creating other locations for them? I was absolutely shocked to hear that there are only about 100 of them left. How can they not see the urgency of this situation? Have they thought about of any new potential habitats for the panthers?

They need to find out what it would take to help develop the panther population. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service need to redirect their priorities. The Florida panther is not just endangered, they are dangerously close to the edge of extinction.

Beach Lighting Rules Panned

Beach Lighting Article:
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100212/ARTICLE/2121030

You would think that the requirement to use less wattage would be favored by the beachfront property owners. The lower wattage would decrease the cost in electricity as well as help the sea turtles make their journey to the sea properly.

I understand that the cost of these new lights are coming out of the property owners pockets, but I have a hard time picturing them hurting financially. I’m sure it is possible, however, there are prices to being a beach property owner. If they can’t help out the struggling wildlife around them, the places that the animals’ ancestors had inhabited first, then they should have considered another location to live.

Finding Red Tide Answers

Red Tide Answers Article:
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100215/ARTICLE/2151051

I don’t understand why they keep trying to cover up a problem with something else, later to find out that that is causing a problem too. Why aren’t they making a problem ‘better’ by treating the symptoms? If fertilizers are causing algae to grow out of control by feeding it, which later turns into red tide, why not fix the fertilizer? According to other sources, red tide was present before, when explores visited Florida. We should try to get back to the way things were before or at least close to it. Red tide can’t be permanently eliminated, only subdued when our altering of the environment is causing the current problems.

New Major Storm Heading To Mid-Atlantic

Mid-Atlantic Storm Article:
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100209/BREAKING/100209718/2416/NEWS?Title=New-major-storm-headed-to-Mid-Atlantic

From being a Northerner, my mother remembers salt being poured on the roads to prevent vehicles from sliding. This winter is definitely no exception. Once the salt mixes with the snow in the area, the snow cannot be dumped any bodies of water to help eliminate the storage problem. The salty snow becomes a pollutant with the high amount of sodium. So the salt melts into the ground, polluting the earth anyway. At some point the rain and the water runoff will cause the water bodies to become polluted anyway.

Pollution Still Feeding Gulf Dead Zone

Polluted Dead Zone Article:
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090728/ARTICLE/907281056

This problem seems to be from an over fertilization of land. Placing a ban on the use of fertilizers should be taken in to consideration. I’m surprised no environmental friendly fertilizers have been developed; ones that would feed the soil but have a shorter nutrient life or ones that don’t feed algae. The algae seem to be growing more rapidly due to fertilizer running off into water sources. Therefore when the algae has no more oxygen to grow, it dies off, creating red tide, the dead zone, furthering the devastation in the marine environments.

Snow Joke

Snow Joke Article:
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100213/OPINION/2131005/-1/TODAYSPAPER?Title=Snow-joke

Scientists are continually proving the ultimate trend in climate change while politicians are constantly putting the problems on the back burners. This year is no exception. The statistics provided in the article are somewhat sobering. If politicians continue to ignore and debt the occurring situation, very little can be done to reverse the process.