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...idea there was a link between declining bird populations and global warming. We should not forget that the death of even a single bird because of environmental factors can be linked to the fate of human beings, since we all depend on the health of our ecosystem. Tadashi Kawabe Fukuoka, Japan...
...idea there was a link between declining bird populations and global warming. We should not forget that the death of even a single bird because of environmental factors can be linked to the fate of human beings, since we all depend on the health of our ecosystem. Tadashi Kawabe Fukuoka, Japan Of Illness and Morality time's interview with evangelist Franklin Graham [May 29] astonished me. He seems to believe that diseases such as cancer and leprosy are the result of "a sinful lifestyle." In Jesus' day, no one knew of the existence of bacteria and carcinogens, so many...
...there still seems something wrong with staging what amounts to a hostile takeover of a community. Ultimately, the working-class people who live there, including many recent immigrants, are no match for the sheer purchasing power of the University and its constituents. The fragile ecosystem of the Allston community will get crushed underfoot no matter how gingerly the 800-pound gorilla that is Harvard places its steps...
During the reprieve in New Orleans, the FBI and the N.O.P.D. had the same thought. In December, about 20 local, state and federal law-enforcement leaders from New Orleans met in Quantico, Va., to plan for a post-Katrina criminal ecosystem. In hopes of staying ahead of the returning criminals, they started setting up a website to share pictures and information about gangs. They agreed to try to hit serious criminals with federal charges, thus bypassing the revolving doors of the local court system. And they promised to share what they knew...
...even those success stories can be troubling. Natural ecosystems evolved at a glacial pace, over millenniums. And while human-induced change may help some species thrive, it can also throw off the balance that keeps an ecosystem healthy--as some hungry Dutch hatchlings have discovered...