[Jewelry making - Article 00740] - Re: [Orchid] Price of Gold

[judymw]

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>      ...that when petroleum use began, whale oil was no longer needed
>     for cheap lighting, etc. Where whale products are still of economic
>     value (e.g., whale meat in Japan) the killing goes on. 

    I find this ironic:  these great creatures are contaminated with
    mercury through human activity; consuming whale flesh containing
    mercury brings our "nastyness" full circle back to humankind. 

    We ARE a rather nasty species... soiling our nest so to speak. 

    Judy in Kansas, where we should see the remnants of Javier soon.

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