What are we doing to planet earth?

[MakoMike]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

do you think there is any correlation with the lack of garbage cans? Most, maybe all, RI beaches no longer have trash cans. I know its no excuse, but it may make casual litter easier for people? Just a thought.

Absolutely, even at the state beaches where most folks do try and dispose of their garbage properly. They even have food concessions there and no place to dispose of the napkins/wrappers/bottles etc. RI definately went down the wrong track in removing all of those trash containers.

[CANAL RAT]

I m kind of ashamed of my generation because nobody loves the outdoors and nature anymore ,we are just of bunch of driggies and drunks who play videos games. i dont think these littler bugs have ever heard of putting trash in there pockets and walking off the beach and throwing it away in a container or taking it home.

im in my seinor year of high school and only have 3 friends who love the outdoors like me,its sad im scared what the future leaders of this country will be like. we cant keep putting all this junk into the air and expect nothing bad to happen. we have the technogly to have clean energy but nobody wants to apply it and stand up to the big polluting oil companys.

[Bill L]

I'd like to share a revelation that I've had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species and I realized that you're not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment but you humans do not. You move to an area and you multiply and multiply until every natural resource is consumed and the only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet. You're a plague and we are the cure.

[Raven]

toonoc has been invaded by a body snatcher....and is no longer human...pass the word

[Mr. Sandman]

I hate litter of anykind.

There is just NO excuse to litter, trash can or not IMO. Take it with you. Yes there should be more cans and the cans need to be emptied on a regular basis but you need to not litter ever.
Trash in the water is an outright sin. I hate seeing a plastic bag in the water.

As for run off, and nitrite build up has a big impact on marine life, it is time to mandate (regardless of cost) that water front homes be on a sewer systems. If you want to play you have to pay. It is navie to think that the dump you just took is not going to find its way into the water when your septic system leaching field is feet from the waters edge. Moreover, towns should never allow street run off to go directly into the water, there needs to be some filtering system between the runoff and the sea. In a heavy rain the sh*t that comes out of those pipes is foul.

The reason that most of the east coast bay scallop population has declinded and disappeard in some areas, is directly related to water quality. One bad rainstorm and you can be screwed for years. (Bay scallops are very water quality sensitve)

Lets talk eel grass. While you may not like it on your prop it is the key element to a healthy bay, if you treat the water poorly and wipe out eel grass, the entire microcosim of creatures up the food chanin suffer.

Also, even if you don't flush your head, but take or clean a shower on board, and you are in a sensitive place(s) (like Katama Bay) a single cup of clorox bleach in the water is actually worse then a lot of people flushing poop into the water. All large boats should have "gray-water" tanks discharge them way offshore or in designated sites.

IMO the keys are:

1) don't litter at all
2) put sewer systems in on all waterfront homes
3) Stop backfilling our marshlands
4) no direct street runoff
5) re-establish eel grass in bays


If we did this I thin we would be a hell of a lot better off. But it will not be cheap.

[Mr. Sandman]

I hate litter of anykind.

There is just NO excuse to litter, trash can or not IMO. Take it with you. Yes there should be more cans and the cans need to be emptied on a regular basis but you need to not litter ever.
Trash in the water is an outright sin. I hate seeing a plastic bag in the water.

As for run off, and nitrite build up has a big impact on marine life, it is time to mandate (regardless of cost) that water front homes be on a sewer systems. If you want to play you have to pay. It is navie to think that the dump you just took is not going to find its way into the water when your septic system leaching field is feet from the waters edge. Moreover, towns should never allow street run off to go directly into the water, there needs to be some filtering system between the runoff and the sea. In a heavy rain the sh*t that comes out of those pipes is foul.

The reason that most of the east coast bay scallop population has declinded and disappeard in some areas, is directly related to water quality. One bad rainstorm and you can be screwed for years. (Bay scallops are very water quality sensitve)

Lets talk eel grass. While you may not like it on your prop it is the key element to a healthy bay, if you treat the water poorly and wipe out eel grass, the entire microcosim of creatures up the food chanin suffer.

Also, even if you don't flush your head, but take or clean a shower on board, and you are in a sensitive place(s) (like Katama Bay) a single cup of clorox bleach in the water is actually worse then a lot of people flushing poop into the water. All large boats should have "gray-water" tanks discharge them way offshore or in designated sites.

IMO the keys are:

1) don't litter at all
2) put sewer systems in on all waterfront homes
3) Stop backfilling our marshlands
4) no direct street runoff
5) re-establish eel grass in bays


If we did this I thin we would be a hell of a lot better off. But it will not be cheap.

[JohnR]

Rhode Island has initiatives to (slowly) bring along waterfront communities to the sewer system though my understanding is that they don't have the overall capacity to hook everyone up.

There are Eelgrass restoration projects happening but I don't think it was a lot and I'm not sure how successful

And unless you have connections to senior politicians or CRMC people then you will be unlikely to backfill a marsh - though I'm sure greasing the right palms and connections will get you there

[Skitterpop]

If all our food and drink have pesticides and pollutants, if you clean your sink tub or toilet with comet or any number of household cleaners, if you drive a car, on and on...... the drastic changes necessary to save this planet will not occur unless there is a miracle.

Put your head between your legs and kiss your arse goodbye

[Skitterpop]

Originally Posted by toonoc

I'd like to share a revelation that I've had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species and I realized that you're not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment but you humans do not. You move to an area and you multiply and multiply until every natural resource is consumed and the only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet. You're a plague and we are the cure.

Viral? Maybe fungal. Many moons ago on a vision quest in the mountains I had a similar revelation

We are a flesh eating bacteria to this planet.