Word: speciesism
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MobilCom might have been a great company if it didn't get saved so often. Burdened by debt from its 3G venture, the firm faced insolvency after France Telecom stopped its funding. Then Gerhard Schröder, mindful of the elections and the 5,500 jobs at risk, announced a...
It won't take a huge increase in population to bring about the destruction of the planet. Americans have shown that even modest population growth causes devastating overconsumption. As the materialistic aspirations of the middle class spread to the developing world, no amount of technology will save our species from...
The common thread running through all environmental problems is overpopulation. Modern medicine and agriculture have made it possible for a larger percentage of our species to reach adulthood, reproduce and live to a ripe old age than at any other time in our history. At the same time, we are...
Mankind must realize that growth should not outpace the ability of a natural resource to replenish itself within its given time frame. The human species has grown arrogant. Nature does not run on our clock; it has its own. HARRIETT E. BOWIE Ruckersville, Va.
Nagarahole, which means Snake River in Kannada, one of India's 18 official languages, was once the exclusive hunting ground of the maharajas of Mysore. That status helped to preserve the area's diverse animal and bird life. One government survey recorded 16 species of snails and 70 species of...