tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664370781139700536.post6999870846640954608..comments2023-04-06T03:04:18.192-07:00Comments on Chronicles of Zostera: Disapointment? Yep...John Carrollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10577419994929766932noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664370781139700536.post-56681784811368816732010-10-18T07:47:12.138-07:002010-10-18T07:47:12.138-07:00I agree 100%. But I think like some of the paneli...I agree 100%. But I think like some of the panelists brought up, how do you convince farmers in Iowa that their fertilizers are impacting the Gulf, a place which is so far from them, they have probably never seen? Unfortunately, especially with the advent of the digital media that allows anyone with an opinion to be a "journalist," the only way to get people to read newspapers and watch TV shows is through sensationalist journalism. So its much easier for them to talk about these dramatic events than the chronic ones, because the dramatic events are tangible. And unfortunately, the only ones making noise about the real issues are on science and environmental blogs that receive little attention and are overlooked as biased, and in select classrooms around the country. How do we get the media to talk about the real problems? That is the ultimate question. How do we get marsh loss on the front page of the NY Times?<br /><br />Thanks for checking in, though. I appreciate the comments.John Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10577419994929766932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7664370781139700536.post-34850556784362414662010-10-18T07:38:47.455-07:002010-10-18T07:38:47.455-07:00Hey John. There's a theme there that I think ...Hey John. There's a theme there that I think needs to be shouted from the rooftops. It is that singular events don't destroy ecosystems; its the chronic changes in the long run that do the damage. The conversation you witnessed echoes one about another oil spill in Australia, the Shen Neng event. See <a href="http://alistairdove.com/blog/2010/4/15/q-when-is-a-ship-like-a-tree.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://alistairdove.com/blog/2010/4/27/me-and-terry-hughes-we-got-kwan.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. We need to get people to pay much more attention to the chronic and less to the dramatically acute. 3,000 people died on 9/11, but ten times that number die every year in car accidents. Somehow, we haven't declared a war on cars yet (we should, it would help with that whole global warming thing)Al Dovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14048245803315940129noreply@blogger.com