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World in Crisis
A blog written by my brother Richard.....
Radical thoughts for an endangered planet
'The real story of the events and people shaping our world in the 21st century. Not the world of the conspiracy theorist or the doctored and distorted world of social media. No left or right wing bias. Just independent, objective analysis of life on Planet Earth - sometimes bizarre, sometimes hilarious, sometimes downright mad - as the climate crisis bears down on us. Plus analysis of the radical changes we need to make if we are to survive'
You can follow the link below and have a read of his thoughtful and well written blog. He has published an article by me too, about the island's victory over the proposed expansion of fish farms around our coasts.
I've included the intro below, go and read the rest. Just scroll down, it's easy to find. A more serious look at our peaceful little island
The Short Read - A 'feel good' post from the Greek Islands
Poros is a Greek island paradise a few hours out of Athens in the Saronic Gulf. It's just as you would imagine it in mid-summer, humming with tourists and a chorus of cicadas, clear blue skies and clean blue seas. This little paradise has been threatened in the last few years with new regulations which would have turned it into an industrial zone, enabling fish farming to increase by 8 times over. The island already has 4 fish farms breeding sea bass and sea bream. Avramar, the multinational company which runs the fish farming here, planned an eightfold expansion of it's operations.
Linda
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I look forward to reading Rik's blog. I see he has written on the Kaimanawa Wall among other things.
ReplyDeleteYes, he has a variety on his blog. You've just reminded me of the wall. It's an interesting subject. I must see what he thinks about it
DeleteSadlyl, given the state of the world, we have cancelled our trip later this year. Where we had planned on visiting is no longer safe and if we had to cancel travel insurance doesn't cover war or conflict. Too much to lose sadly. I would have loved to visit Poros and hopefully will still do that one day.
ReplyDeleteWe are just on the edge of the war zone and no one knows what the hell is going to happen. Better safe than sorry.
DeleteI hope you can reschedule
All NEW cars should have bodywork made of solar-panelling. Only when the charge runs-out would they revert to petrol or diesel. In Poros you should have free motoring for most of the time.
ReplyDeleteWith our days of sunshine we should all be using it for heating, energy. I wonder how long it's going to take. There doesn't seem to have been much done since 2023
DeleteA good writer on current topics. I look forward to seeing some more of his writing. The blog is quite a read to get my head around quickly. I will have another go. As for green on Poros, just get on with K fixing things and having BBQs and don't let the Greens ban them.
ReplyDeleteYes, I complain because he's always fixing things instead of buying new but actually it is a saving for us and our environment. Bbqs are going to be difficult from April to November because of fire bans but we are looking for a way round this. Our bbqs have to be small and next to the hose pipe
DeleteMy brother is the serious writer. While I don't always agree with him he makes me think a little deeper
I could get lost in your brother's blog.
ReplyDeleteWell done on your protest, too, and more power to your elbow.
Sustainability programs are great as long as everyone sticks to it. In this day and age there is far too much pollution etc. Going to check out your brother's blog now. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteI don't believe electric cars are the answer to fossil fuel problems - they require mining of rare earth metals - both destructive and limited in supply. We are just changing one horror for another. Go check out how many rate earth metals are in 'native' lands (Aus, Brazil, Bolivia, Russia....)
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