Word: extinctionism
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Also distasteful was the juxtaposition of the Holocaust memorial readings and Earth Day's endangered species readings. True, both were intended to be grave reminders of innocent victims. But when the names of various types of winged mammals were read with the same earnestness as the names of Holocaust victims...
With the advent of moderation has come the extinction of the true liberal. There are a few remaining specimens, Ralph Nader among them, distinguished by their self-righteous sermons and slightly communistic tendencies. There were days when having your own copy of Mao's Little Red Book was a mark...
Thus he rails in speeches against the menace of a "sixth extinction," one unlike the prior five extinction spasms, the last of which came 66 million years ago. Those were brought about by natural phenomena. When it occurs, the sixth mass extinction of living organisms will be brought about by...
Three years ago, Alon set out to reverse the decline by lobbying for the preservation of green spaces as feeding grounds and nailing nesting boxes high on the outside walls of homes. He chose older houses that had been refurbished, so that the birds could return to familiar haunts. The...
Greater Seattle may be best known around the world for Microsoft, Starbucks and rock bands like Nirvana, but residents know it for something less flashy: its rich stock of wild salmon. Last week the Federal Government, noting that that stock is running dangerously low, placed seven types of salmon and...