fábulas sustentáveis

Beirut + Leãosinho = Barulhinho

 Del amor?!

Exports of Norwegian clipfish to Portugal are doing very well, even though the country finds itself in a very serious economic situation.   Never before have exports of clipfish to Portugal been so high for the month of May, comments market analyst Ove Johansen from the Norwegian Seafood Council.   This tends to confirm market reports showing that the Portuguese are eating more clipfish than ever before. I thought that the economic restrictions will make people prefer fish less expensive. Cod is not a cheap fish to buy. It is possible to buy fresh fish in Portugal cheaper.  One just need to find some species that are not so popular.  It also depends on the season. Anyway, the Norwegian cod is  MSC  certified and the stock has been rebuilding. The sustainability criteria is not frightened. But Portuguese consumers could reduce the seafood consumption and at least diversify the species. 

A love story from Midway island, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. On Midway Atoll, a remote cluster of islands more than 2000 miles from the nearest continent, the detritus of our mass consumption surfaces in an astonishing place: inside the stomachs of thousands of dead baby albatrosses. The nesting chicks are fed lethal quantities of plastic by their parents, who mistake the floating trash for food as they forage over the vast polluted Pacific Ocean.  For me, kneeling over their carcasses is like looking into a macabre mirror. These birds reflect back an appallingly emblematic result of the collective trance of our consumerism and runaway industrial growth. Like the albatross, we first-world humans find ourselves lacking the ability to discern anymore what is nourishing from what is toxic to our lives and our spirits. Choked to death on our waste, the mythical albatross calls upon us to recognize that our greatest challenge lies not out there, in here.

Summer came from one day to another. It feels warm, there is lots of light, colors and noise in the streets. People come outdoor. It's difficult to keep on working inside. One just need to find a place.  The sun and the nature are always there... ...and it's easy to find nice places and especial moments. Thank you summer for coming! It was a good surprise.