Death of our vital oceans - a food chain being wrecked!


	Death of our vital oceans - a food chain being wrecked!

bs1999bs

5-26-2007 2:59 AM

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activism, conservation, environment, environmental action, health, nature, our future, planet earth, society, sustainability

bs1999bs says:

Man is stuffing the planet comprehensively - so much for our collective future!

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