Environmental damage seen from shuttle

[ylexot]

Personally, this sounds to me, but here it is...

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Commander Eileen Collins said astronauts on shuttle Discovery had seen widespread environmental destruction on Earth and warned on Thursday that greater care was needed to protect natural resources.

"Sometimes you can see how there is erosion, and you can see how there is deforestation. It's very widespread in some parts of the world," Collins said

I'd love to see what she's talking about. Maybe she could use the million-dollar cameras up there to take some pictures and show us.

 

[BuddyLee]

Personally, this sounds to me, but here it is...

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Commander Eileen Collins said astronauts on shuttle Discovery had seen widespread environmental destruction on Earth and warned on Thursday that greater care was needed to protect natural resources. I'd love to see what she's talking about. Maybe she could use the million-dollar cameras up there to take some pictures and show us.

Pictures would be nice.

 

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"Sometimes you can see how there is erosion, and you can see how there is deforestation. It's very widespread in some parts of the world," Collins said in a conversation from space.

:shrug: I would imagine tha erosion in the south western US is visable from space, especially the area around the Grand Canyon.

 

[willie]

Here is something from National Geographic that makes it believable.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/deforestation/effect.html

 

[vraiblonde]

I would imagine tha erosion in the south western US is visable from space, especially the area around the Grand Canyon.

That was too easy

Why do people say "erosion" when what they really mean is "evolution"? The earth evolves to accommodate other life - what's the big deal? The only way humans can "protect" the environment is to kill ourselves off and take the other animals with us.

So far nobody seems real keen on that idea.

 

[BuddyLee]

That was too easy

Why do people say "erosion" when what they really mean is "evolution"? The earth evolves to accommodate other life - what's the big deal? The only way humans can "protect" the environment is to kill ourselves off and take the other animals with us.

So far nobody seems real keen on that idea.

Some of the erosion is from 'evolution' of the Earth but more of it IMO is from humans. What happens when you take out all the trees in a forrest? See you later good soil or farmers will farm the land for a few years until the soil is utterly useless.

 

[mAlice]

farmers will farm the land for a few years until the soil is utterly useless.

So what, now we're not supposed to eat?

 

[BuddyLee]

So what, now we're not supposed to eat?

God will think of something for us.

 

[mAlice]

God will think of something for us.

manna from heaven, that's it!

 

[vraiblonde]

Some of the erosion is from 'evolution' of the Earth but more of it IMO is from humans. What happens when you take out all the trees in a forrest? See you later good soil or farmers will farm the land for a few years until the soil is utterly useless.

Well, any serious farmer knows how to keep his soil in good condition with rotating crops or whatever it is they do. And what use is soil to us other than to grow food?

Honestly, these environmentalists sit and cry huge tears over this stuff and it's like, then kill yourself and your tree-hugging brethren so there will be less humans to contribute to environmental damage.

:shrug:

 

[Mikeinsmd]

It's because we drink beer and pee and it erodes the soil.

 

[BuddyLee]

Well, any serious farmer knows how to keep his soil in good condition with rotating crops or whatever it is they do. And what use is soil to us other than to grow food?

Those in the rain forrests seem to ignorant to know this.

Honestly, these environmentalists sit and cry huge tears over this stuff and it's like, then kill yourself and your tree-hugging brethren so there will be less humans to contribute to environmental damage.

:shrug:

I don't expect anyone to take responsibility in what we do not do to preserve the planet now. We are a here and now people, who cares about the future as long as we're not in it to accept the consequences.

 

[Mikeinsmd]

Those in the rain forrests seem to ignorant to know this.

Leave my tree people outta this bucko!!

 

[kingvjack]

then kill yourself and your tree-hugging brethren so there will be less humans to contribute to environmental damage.

:shrug:

And we can fertilize the soil with your carcass.

 

[Mikeinsmd]

See you later good soil or farmers will farm the land for a few years until the soil is utterly useless.

Land doesn't become useless from farming. Vrai is correct in that rotating crops adds nutrients back into the soil. The same land can be farmed for 100's of years.

If only my tree people knew this, they wouldn't be eating bugs & living in trees. :sad:

 

[vraiblonde]

Those in the rain forrests seem to ignorant to know this.

Then let's go shoot them all so they'll quit raping the land. Let's tell them that they can't grow crops or chop down trees to build shelter because it's goofing up the environment.

 

[BuddyLee]

Land doesn't become useless from farming. Vrai is correct in that rotating crops adds nutrients back into the soil. The same land can be farmed for 100's of years.

If only my tree people knew this, they wouldn't be eating bugs & living in trees. :sad:

Yessum, I know all about crop rotation. It's too bad some don't implement this! They'd rather move onto the next available piece to screw that up all the while leaving the discarded land.

 

[BuddyLee]

Then let's go shoot them all so they'll quit raping the land. Let's tell them that they can't grow crops or chop down trees to build shelter because it's goofing up the environment.

Will you light the first torch?

 

[Mikeinsmd]

Yessum, I know all about crop rotation. It's too bad some don't implement this! They'd rather move onto the next available piece to screw that up all the while leaving the discarded land.

How you know bout crop rotation?? You're sposed to be studying to become a lawyer.

Hey after you pass the bar, will you defend the tree people pro bono if they need ya??

 

[BuddyLee]

How you know bout crop rotation?? You're sposed to be studying to become a lawyer.

Hey after you pass the bar, will you defend the tree people pro bono if they need ya??

They make you take some science in high school and college.

I might defend the tree people if you join em'.