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YES! French ban on plastic shopping bags. https://lnkd.in/eF2SBmD View in LinkedIn

CHARLES DARWIN singlehandedly elevated the prominence of the humble earthworm by his considerable powers of observation and experimentation over many decades. Since his publication on the sole subject of earthworms, serious study has been stimulated. A long-time favorite of mine. View in LinkedIn

NOTE: THERE ARE MANY DETRACTORS. "Günther Witzany is one of those people who think the Modern Synthesis needs to be overthrown but he missed the real revolution that took place in the late 1960s. He's part of The Third Way crowd that includes Denis Noble and Jim Shapiro [see Physiologists fall for the Third Way and The Third Fourth Way]." Also criticized because Witzany is just a lowly philosopher. Probably knows more genetics than many geneticists. https://lnkd.in/ekG62tA View in LinkedIn

THE SOLUTION. "Throughout human history earthworms have unintentionally but undeniably triggered the rise of civilizations. “Wherever earthworms plough, people thrive. When worms perish, societies collapse.” https://lnkd.in/eBYRycK View in LinkedIn

JAMES A SHAPIRO's paper is also a tour de force that requires extensive review. http://www.thethirdwayofevolution.com/people/view/james-a-shapiro View in LinkedIn

CONFLUENT SYNERGY. Since World War II, the effects of the "green revolution" (chemical and intensive industrial farming), pollution, and over-population have threatened a sustainable planet. A canary in the coal mine is the quality of the soil, upon which we depend for all plant and animal food. View in LinkedIn

AN EXTRAORDINARY PAPER by Luis P Villarreal and Guenther Witzany. This paper is so profound and far-reaching, I am quoting it massively. Possibly one of the most important reads in years. And not without controversy. https://lnkd.in/eUYvi8e View in LinkedIn

CHEMICAL STEW. "It is estimated that less than 0.1 % of the pesticides applied to crops reach the target pests. Thus, more than 99 % of applied pesticides have the potential to impact non-target organisms and become widely dispersed in the environment as potential contaminants." https://lnkd.in/eUfCif8 View in LinkedIn

OVER FIFTY notable scientists are advocating a fresh look at evolution in the light of modern scientific findings, and most have published a book on the subject. A momentum has gathered. https://lnkd.in/e3Jc9pS View in LinkedIn

SOIL ENGINEERING. "Darwin concluded that the ingestion of the topsoil, and its mixing, grinding, and digestion in the gut, continually exposed rock particles to chemical alteration, increasing the amount of soil. This process, and the addition of faecal casts from the worms, builds up the humus-rich topsoil and buries various materials originally on the surface (e.g., seeds, pebbles, archaeological artifacts) down to depths of 2 m, depending upon the depth of the earthworm burrows." https://lnkd.in/e8jbAfG View in LinkedIn