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Galapagos Islands Environment "In Danger"

Posted by kdawson on from the bye-finches-bye-iguanas dept.

cagrin writes "On Tuesday the UN's World Heritage Committee added the Galapagos Islands to the list of sites in danger from environmental threats or overuse. From the article: 'The Galapagos Islands, an Ecuadorian territory situated in the Pacific Ocean some 1,000 kilometers (625 miles) from South America, helped shape Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and in 1978 was the first site placed on UNESCO's World Heritage List.' Here is some background from Sea Shepherd on the insults facing the Galapagos."

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  1. Great. by overcaffein8d · · Score: 3, Funny

    Great. Darwin's islands in danger...... what more could the anti-global-warming-no-separation-of-church-and-st ate-neocons want?

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    1. Re:Great. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      land, eat, shit and fuck

      Hey, that's my July 4th vacation plan, you insensitive clod!

  2. insults? by Paktu · · Score: 5, Funny

    Here is some background from Sea Shepherd on the insults facing the Galapagos.

    Did someone fart in the islands' general direction?

  3. Danger is bad by Kohath · · Score: 5, Funny

    Those huge turtles should email their congressman.

  4. Hallelujah! by jollyreaper · · Score: 3, Funny

    Finally, this disproves the false science of evolution! God is punishing the islands for having led so many of the faithful astray. I bet Jesus personally came down and kicked a turtle in the ass for good measure.

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  5. Re:It's beautiful there. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    So it was you in your diesel chugging boat that destroyed them. Way to go man. No more evolution!

  6. Well then... by crumbz · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...I guess the inhabitants of the islands will have to, umm, adapt?

  7. Shit.... by Adam+Hazzlebank · · Score: 2, Funny

    Galapagos Islands to the list of sites in danger from environmental threats or overuse I better go visit them before they're gone
  8. Re:why problem something that doesn't exist? by Dunbal · · Score: 2, Funny

    such as oxygen, for example? or such as something of which you are ignorant?

          Here we go. Your argument is flawed. Oxygen DOES exist. If I take it away, you die.

          Ignorance? You want to fill that "gap" with God go right ahead. There's a damned good chance that there's nothing there, however, because THERE IS NOTHING THERE. NOTHING is actually more likely than an undetectable being with magical powers that requires convoluted reasoning and non sequiturs to justify its existence.

          Far more straigtforward to admit that the whole concept of God, heaven and hell were created by man to keep the plebe in line and to force political alliance based on "moral" convictions. Not to mention it's a huge source of revenue since the world is FULL of stupid people.

          God = Santa Claus for adults. Psst, I have news for you - there's no Santa Claus either.

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