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Mr. and Mrs. Grimm Get a Load of Shrimp Cross Country, Fast
The Journal tells the story of truckers Rod and Kim Grimm, a married couple who make rushed deliveries across the country by taking turns behind the wheel. And they are not alone, as more and more companies choose to hire team truckers to reduce shipping time. "A recent Federal Highway Administration study found drivers sleeping five hours a day on average, and at risk of nodding off at the wheel. Team truckers have particularly hard time of it .... The highway administration is considering new rules that would require drivers to work more regular shifts."
Tags: deliveries; business; trucking industry; fatigue; safety
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Feeding the World, poisoning the planet
In just the past two decades, industrialization, population growth and intense use of chemical fertilizers have doubled the amount of nitrogen in circulation among living things...And this sudden explosion of nitrogen has meant mounting worldwide environmental problems that promise to soon get worse and, some scientists predict, to reach the point of calamity." Some examples: More frequent algae blooms (red tides) kill fish and other sea life in coastal waters, invasive plants take over prairies in Minnesota, acid rain in the Blue Ride Mountains, visibility impaired in waters near the Great Barrier Reef, forest mushrooms disappear in Holland.
Tags: nitrogen; environment; water; red tide; algae; seafood; sewage; fishing; "dead zones"; praires; fertilizer; ammonia; farming; sea grass; Baltic; blue crabs; sea grass; agriculture; scallops; monk seals; sea lions; shrimp; hogs; Lake Pontchartrain
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Oceans of trouble: Are the world's fisheries doomed?
More fishing boats harvest the world's oceans than at any time in history. But, as the Times-Picayune points out, their best catch is seven years gone. Besieged by exploding demand, beset by over-fishing, devastated by destruction of life-giving coastal wetlands, the world's oceans have reached their limit.
Tags: CAR; Gulf of Mexico; Pollution; Commerce Committee Magnuson Act; Shrimp
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No title (id: 13444)
The Times-Picayune investigates the fate of the fishing and shrimping industries as more boats harvest the world's oceans than at any other time in history. While demand for sea products is high, oceans are beset by overfishing and devastated by destruction of coastal wetlands. The series looks at the effects of over-exploitation in southern Louisiana. (March 24-30, 1996)
Tags: McQuaid Schleifstein Marshall Oceans of Trouble Ecology Environment Extinct Overproduction 111 pgs.
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No title (id: 13424)
Texas Monthly looks at the lives of fisherman in the shrimping industry off the coast of southern Texas. While the Texas coast supported a thriving industry for decades, today, state regulators and plunging profits threaten to destroy shrimpers. (October 1996)
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No title (id: 13219)
Mother Jones explores environmental, economic, and political problems brought to Southeast Asian and Latin American villagers by a booming shrimp industry. Some consequences include deforestation, poverty for small shrimp farmers, violence and protest. (March, April 1996)
Tags: Nixon Rainforest shrimp Seafood Mangrove trees Coastal villages 8 pgs.