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 Where Have All the Flowers Gone? Flower HeavenPosted on Jul 7, 2010
As much as one-third of all flowering plants face extinction at the hands of humans, according to new research—and that’s not even factoring in climate change. Such a die-off would have a devastating impact on the food chain. As one of the researchers put it, “if you get rid of [plants] you get rid of a lot of the things above them.”
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By samosamo, July 8, 2010 at 11:32 am Link to this comment
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Report thisHow can anyone prevent this when the sanctity of human live is
above all and all other forms of life have their priority rescinded.
And the sanctity is that the unfettered growth of the
7,000,000,000 people will be guaranteed to keep sustain
exponential growth. Stupid silly humans trying to appear wise
and benevolent(sapient)
By Ed, July 7, 2010 at 1:20 pm Link to this comment
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I expect humans are eventually going to drive 90% of species to extinction (hopefully including themselves).What else could you expect from a species so arrogant as to call itself “homo sapiens?”
I’m sorry to burst your bubbles but it is not wise to call yourself a divine being while treating the planet like a sewer, breeding uncontrollably and destroying without forethought.
Report thisBy john crandell, July 7, 2010 at 11:40 am Link to this comment
I’m a landscape architect and have been an avid gardener since I was five years
old. Just after I’d read the first sentence of this article, the phone beside me here
on my day off from work happened to ring. Yes, of course, it was the Democratic
campaign committeee.
At the mere mention of Democratic, I let her have it full blast and x-rated. As a
veteran of the RFK and McGovern campaigns and as a veteran of the U.S.
experience in Vietnam and Chile, all I’ve got to say to both major parties, to the
POTUS and the five member majority of the Supremes is that you can all go stuff
cucumbers up your asses. Japanese Cucumbers, no less and over-ripe.
Those of you in the know, know exactly what I mean…..
Report thisBy wyldtngs, July 7, 2010 at 5:23 am Link to this comment
My garden is my church and I attend daily. Most people do not realize that one of first flowers visited by bees is the skunk cabbage. People turn up their noses at the lowly skunk cabbage. I was dismayed to see it growing on my property until I saw how it attracted the bees. They literally are covered from head to toe with pollen when they emerge from their visit to this flower. It blooms early on, sometimes when snow is still on the ground and it grows prolifically in damp boggy type soil. I will never disturn this flower bed. Don’t know if the pic will show up, if not, check it out on google images. All praise and glory to the lowly skunk cabbage!
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1022/551658597_8b5a10685f_m.jpg
Report thisBy kerryrose, July 7, 2010 at 3:59 am Link to this comment
Which flowers, and why? How are we killing the flowers beyond the effects of climate change? I wish there was more info.
All I know is that when my garden blooms, it becomes alive with wildlife. Bees of all sorts buzz from flower to flower, butterflies, too, of all sorts, and birds hang out there. They hop in it and around it, and I don’t know why. Maybe to eat the bees and butterflies. I feel pleased that a whole little world revolves around the garden.
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