Environment, Man and Nature

This blog was meant as an assignment to explore my journey of thoughts through my environmental concepts 2000 course at the University of Manitoba. I will now continue to write on this blog, so I can follow my journey through my studies.



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Friday, January 22, 2010

selection #32

The main idea of this production is to underline that we as humand are all interlinked and comparable to each living organism on planet earth. A diverse life on earth is primarily the most important thing to the continuence of our health and life. When we ignore that fact it leads us to where we are today as mankind, we are exposing ourselves to numerous chemicals which affects us in ways we do not know. What we do know is that animals are changing due to the chemical exposure; which means that meat eaters are being exposed to a much higher concentration because of the accumulation in food webs.
We often forget in this man-made world that humans are not the most important species, every living organisms is equal and we must fight to protect that. We forget that we are all rooted or bound naturally to each and every species.
Our experience with chemicals that persists in our body fat illustrates the idea perfectly that humans and animals are all interconnected. The skeptics believe that even though synthetic chemicals affect animals the way they have, this has nothing to do with mankind. Scientists do know that DES disrupts hormones in many species including children who have been exposed to there in their mother's wound. Von Saal's research demonstrates that smaller doses of synthetic chemicals often cause more damage to hormones than larger doses. This research questions the fundamental theory in the study of poisons and their effects. With these studies done to rats and mice, it is not safe to conclude hormone disruptors threaten humans the same way it affects animals. Doctors have already seen genital abnormalities in children which they believe is linked to synthetic chemicals. We have been ignorant to the warnings.

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