“By the end of the third decade of this century, all of American life - politics, international relations, our homes, our jobs, our industries, the kind of cars we drive - will be forever transformed by the climate and energy challenge.” KindEndsHomeJobsEnergyChallengesForeverCenturyCarIndustryThirdsRelationClimateClimate ChangeInternationalDecadesTransformedInternational RelationsAmerican Life Author:Joseph J. Romm
“Meanwhile, the chemical industry has mounted an aggressive campaign to discredit organic food. And without the knowledge or consent of most Americans, two-thirds of the products on our supermarket shelves now contain genetically engineered ingredients.” TwoProductsIndustryThirdsCampaignsIngredientsChemicalsAggressiveConsentShelvesSupermarketsDiscreditOrganic Food Book:The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World Source: The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World
“Thailand's seafood industry is the third largest in the world. And much of it is ending up on our dinner tables.” WorldIndustryThirdsTablesDinnerSeafoodDinner TableThailand Author:Lourdes Garcia-Navarro
“Large factory trawlers indiscriminately scrape and haul up everything from the ocean floor, along with everyone unfortunate enough to get caught in the nets. Roughly one-third of what is dragged in is not profitable fish, but other sea animals, including turtles, whales, dolphins, seals, and seabirds. These beings are referred to by the fishing industry as "by-catch." Severely traumatized and wounded, these animals are subsequently thrown back into the ocean, dead or dying.” EnoughAnimalSeaDyingIndustryOceanThirdsIncludingCaughtFishesThrownFishingFactoriesUnfortunateWoundedProfitableWhalesSealsDolphinsTurtlesHaul Author:Sharon Gannon
“You rarely think about just throwing to third base to get one out. That's probably the industry's fault with all of that.” ThinkingIndustryThirdsFaultsThrowing Author:Joe Maddon