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The Rise of Water

by jasmijn | Dec 31, 2021 | Climate change, Environment, Water

Throughout human history we have had an ambiguous relationship with water; we treasure it and our lives depend on it. We have traveled oceans and seas to reach destinations. We have harnessed tidal power using underwater turbines that generate electricity, and we need...

Putting greed before sense and sustainability?

by jasmijn | Dec 27, 2020 | Animals, Environment, Politics, UK, Water

A year ago, I reflected on the forthcoming Brexit negotiations and focus on fishing rights. Now, the deal is done. The desensitised UK fishing industry, which is responsible for only 0.12% of the overall economy, feels betrayed. But the real disaster of overfishing,...

Fishing Rights

by jasmijn | Dec 24, 2019 | Animals, Environment, Politics, UK, Water

The EU and UK are prioritising fishing rights in the trade negotiations after Brexit. I would much rather see fishes’ rights being prioritised. Fishing is morally bankrupt. The quota set by the EU barely take into account the severe overfishing that causes fish...

A pig’s life

by jasmijn | Nov 1, 2019 | Animal health, Animals farmed, Vegan

Rescued pigs at a UK sanctuary, (c) Jasmijn de Boo While the world is embroiled in human scandals, prolonged political and geo-economic breakdowns, wars and worse, the crises in the natural world and those affecting animals farmed for food are huge. Yesterday, we...

Climate inaction or a shared appetite for a better world?

by jasmijn | Oct 14, 2018 | Animals farmed, Climate change, Environment, Vegan

Overshadowed by Brexit, and much more trivial, news, last week, the world was presented with a groundbreaking climate message. The social cost of climate change The landmark IPCC special report, published on 8 October 2018, is more alarming than any previous climate...