Page views: 287 About conjunctivitis, conjunctivitis again and if I tell you now, I'll take all the suspense out of itIn conversation with Marion and my sister. The third past interview, recorded on Thursday, 25 December 2024. Unfortunately, the interview is not complete. My eye just won't cooperate and my ophthalmologist says that with an injury of this size, the pain...
Pageviews: 136 Legendary environmental activist Captain Paul Watson, co-founder of Greenpeace, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and founder of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation, was arrested in Greenland in July 2024. This was done at the request of the whaling nation Japan without an international or national arrest warrant and without there ever having been a judgement or even a trial. The Danish judiciary...
Page views: 102 Our oceans are the source of all life - a fascinating world full of secrets, many of which are still shrouded in mystery. But these hidden depths are in danger. Deep-sea mining, the extraction of natural resources from kilometres of ocean trenches, is imminent. What sounds like a distant problem to many, affects us all: the climate, biodiversity and the environment.
Seitenaufrufe: 109 Klimaschutz fängt im Alltag an – und oft sind es die kleinen, aber durchdachten Entscheidungen, die Großes bewirken können. In meinem Leben ist Müll ein unausweichliches Thema, bedingt durch meine gesundheitliche Situation. Etwa 1.000 Plastikmüllbeutel verbrauchen wir jedes Jahr allein dafür. Der Gedanke, noch mehr Plastikmüll zu kaufen, um Müll zu verpacken, war für mich schlicht nicht...
Seitenaufrufe: 330 Als ich vor knapp zwanzig Jahren im Loro Parque auf Teneriffa war, stand ich staunend vor einem riesigen Becken. Ein majestätischer Schwertwal schoss aus dem Wasser, führte kunstvolle Drehungen aus und spritzte Wasser auf die begeisterten Zuschauer. Damals war ich fasziniert, beeindruckt von der vermeintlichen Harmonie zwischen Mensch und Tier. Heute, mit dem Wissen von heute, schäme...
Page views: 142 Interview: „Why Paul Watson is a hero and the world needs him“ In conversation with my friend Marion. The second past interview, recorded on Sunday, 10 November 2024. Marion: Patrick, let's jump straight in. Why is Paul Watson a hero to you? Patrick: You know, Marion, there are a lot of people who talk big, but only...
Page views: 1,653 And about why I don't eat mushroomsAre vegans allowed to eat mushrooms? A fascinating look at ethics, biology and individual decisionsFungi - fascinating creatures that are neither plants nor animals, but form their own world in the realm of fungi. But the question of whether vegans are allowed to eat mushrooms opens up a discussion that interweaves ethics, science and personal convictions....
Pageviews: 99 The bizarre thing about international law is that it only applies to those who have submitted to it. From a legal point of view, Japan has probably done nothing wrong with its new commercial whaling programme. Like Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Norway, Canada. They are not subject to international law so it is not binding on them. A good friend gave me today...
Page views: 101 animal welfare and consumer organisations have repeatedly revealed that dairy products (including) well-known brands that advertise as pasture-raised actually come from tethered cows. And people don't want to admit it, but even chain farming is commonplace in Germany. It is therefore difficult to evaluate information on the stated form of husbandry, as there is usually no information other than the manufacturer's labelling that...
Seitenaufrufe: 110 Ich sitze hier, in dieser Zelle, und starre auf die grauen, kühlen Wände. Der metallische Geruch der Gitterstäbe hängt in der Luft, und durch das kleine Fenster sehe ich nur ein Stückchen Himmel – ein blasses Blau, das mich an die Weiten des Ozeans erinnert. Es ist ironisch, dass ich jetzt gefangen bin, eingesperrt wie die Tiere,...
