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Nature, Ocean, Sustainability, Relieving the Planet of human pressures, Food production and consumption, Fisheries, Cooking, Growing Vegetables

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• A comment on Talk: Mike Biddle: We can recycle plastic

  Dec 14 2011: @Brian Persing: First of all and fyi there is no "third world". It is all one world. Second of all "we" are no one to tell "them" what to do with their lives, just like "we" do not let others/"them" tell us what to do with ours.
  With due respect, I think you have missed the point of my comment a little bit, but that's ok. Cheers!

• A comment on Talk: Mike Biddle: We can recycle plastic

  Nov 28 2011: Good intentions. However, not much is achieved if we, "the westerners", say that something is bad for them, "the people in the developing and underdeveloped countries" and decide to prevent that something from happening in these underdeveloped/developing countries without providing for another economic alternative. People who burn and smell plastic probably do so to earn a living because there is no other economic alternatives for them. Taking away this possibility (separating the plastic) without providing for something else is not a solution. The speaker mentions that the poor people's separation of plastics does not drastically increase the overall amount of recycled plastic, but fails to mention how many families these methods of recycling support.
  
  This is not to say by any means that the rich should consume more plastic so that the poor could survive. I am only trying to say that there are many ways to look at issues and broader view is sometimes more appropriate.

• A reply on Talk: Stephen Palumbi: Following the mercury trail

  Dec 13 2010: @Gabriela: I can understand your point of view especially if we think about the underdeveloped and developing countries who can experience many difficulties to sustain their families. But, I think it is time that we all (especially the developed countries) understand and accept that there will be NO children if there aren't any healthy ecosystems and healthy nature.