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Galapagos Islands Environment "In Danger"

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. *sigh* by Gabbermatt · · Score: 0, Troll

    Who cares?

    The animals on the Galapagos Islands are in danger of dying... and I am sure some environmental psychopath society will want to spends loads of money to fix the problem. While that money could be put to better use by feeding starving children in Africa, helping third-world countries develop an infrastructure, or funding a SimCity-clone that will predict how humans will react to propaganda and warfare.

    Stupidity gets someone killed (through hunger in this case), and somewhere The Ghost of Darwin's Past is laughing.

  2. Re:Great. by omfgnosis · · Score: 0, Troll

    You're making a lot of assumptions, and still haven't answered my question.

    If you can't tell me what good you are, why should I let you continue to exist? Isn't that the premise you started with?

  3. Shut the fuck up liar by dharbee · · Score: 0, Troll

    No one give two shakes about what your lying ass thinks. You say one thing, then when you get called, twist and manipulate it into something different, claiming it was the same all along.

    YOU'RE A FUCKING SCUMBAG, YOU LYING SACK OF SHIT.