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Observations about culture and use of 'country'. A morphing meme cloud from Manly Beach. Located on the Gadigal lands of the Eora Nation.
Roads soaked in fossil fuel leaks, toxic surface runoff and throwaway junk will now become safe from young criminals that vandalise the hot cooking bitumen and footpaths with their chalk.
Egyptian dog-headed god Anubis attending the deceased. |
Tweets from @MnlyBeach 01.2013
OCEAN, BEACH & SHORES
"Everyone
gets this preconception that the ocean and beaches are backyard
swimming pools"
via @BeachwatchNSW marine wildlife habitat ocean @MnlyBeach, source
Of tidy pools, chlorine, algicide and dead marine life Sydney toxins pesticide ocean @MnlyBeach, source
Immersing in foam of sewage and toxins on Australia's eastern beaches? ocean eutrophication @MnlyBeach, source
Turf
wars for the seashore: Sprawling people, their fossil fuel vessels and dogs OR marine wildlife RT @WHALES_org
#habitat,@MnlyBeach, source
INDUSTRIALISING THE OCEAN
New maps detail excessive shipping noise in Puget Sound, BC #whales @MnlyBeach ,source
Particles emitted by ships on the Pacific #Ocean CO2 fossil fuel exhaust marine habitat clouds @MnlyBeach, source
Warship ran aground on the world heritage Tubbataha Reef, Philippines. UNESCO World Heritage ocean @MnlyBeach, source
Giant
sperm whale checking out its newly industrialised landscape. habitat ocean clutter ROV tethered
underwater vehicle @MnlyBeach, source
Offshore oil and gas structures in marine habitat #ocean clutter wildlife @MnlyBeach, source
When
will Australia's coast look like this? ocean
habitat wildlife oil/gas infrastructure Pacific industrialisation @MnlyBeach, source
Record high radiation level found in fish Fukushima radioactive contamination #ocean atmosphere @MnlyBeach, source
Bob Pressey @jcu explains why Australia's new marine parks network won't work @MnlyBeach, source
OCEAN AS A TIP - THE PLASTIC LIFE STYLE
The #ocean as tip for #plastic garbage toxins legacy toys consuming beach wildlife food @MnlyBeach, source
Fish
have a gutful of plastic food marine debris throw-away culture synthetic polymers microplastics @MnlyBeach, source
Plastics Suck Up Other Toxins: Double Whammy for Marine Life, Gross for Seafood RT @MotherJones, source
Unilever bans plastic microbeads from facial scrubs RT @Earth_News, source
Illegal fishing, take & chuck Watch Phone Line at Cabbage Tree Bay ‘No-Take’ Aquatic Reserve
Unlawful fishing activities can be reported 24/7 on the hotline
Fossil fuel machinery ensuring no beach stabilising vegetation takes hold of the eroding beach. The tractor-drawn beach rake destroys the endemic flora/habitat, but leaves most of the plastic and cement rubble behind. A tidy event space!Carpobrotus glaucescens, (Pigface)
See also
Anxious settlers awaiting tool supplies brought in by ships from the motherland 0611
Fossil fuel footprint on Manly Beach. More CO2 vessels on the horizon, large polluting ships going for the harbour
Plastic debris left by careless people to kill marine life
A rare visit from a Sooty Oystercatcher at Shelly Beach headland Off leash dog got rid of shorebird. 31052011
Four Sooty Oystercatchers foraging at Manly Beach today http://tinyurl.com/3ne9de2 birds shorebirds habitat Haematopus No-Take zones Rain wild, rising ocean 01062011
2010 8 killed, May 2011 7 known bandicoots killed
Vehicles rush in 'to get a view' on North Head 'Scenic Drive'. They park for free or take their dogs for walks. Pet rabbits are also being 'freed' and mingle with the giant rabbit population denuding the National Park. Free range pets, motor vehicles and urban intensification contribute to the declining populations of this endangered species.