"Plenty More Fish in the Sea?"

Just came across this disturbing infographic (on grist.org but from Information is Beautiful) revealing the declining biomass of popularly eaten fish. Popularly eaten fish measured include: bluefin tuna, cod, haddock, hake, halibut, herring, mackerel, pollock, salmon, sea trout, striped bass, sturgeon, turbot. Many of which are now vulnerable or endangered. Note that the graphic only measures to the year 2000 so... yikes.

Click on the image to enlarge and here to learn more about the data collection and study.

Where does your state excel environmentally?

This fantastic infographic (click on it for larger version) courtesy of the Mother Nature Network, is sure to give you the warm fuzzies when you see what your state contributes to the health and wealth of our nation. Be forewarned though, scrolling down to the second infographic on mnn.com: "How does your state not excel?" may quickly rob you of those warm fuzzies.

Noteworthy observations: West Virginia is applauded for paying coal miners well but have the most coal mining deaths. Oklahoma may be fueling their vehicles with fruits and vegetables. And don't get too excited about that Texas wind power because they also have the most CO2 emissions.