Perhaps, but it takes a special kind of naivety (or worse) to think that we can
go on pumping millions of tons of crap into our atmosphere without any
detrimental effects.

I think it's down to pure sefishness rather than naivity. The whole
environment needs treating with care, so any excuse not to bother is
jumped on.

At leat 200 dolphins are washed up on Cornish beaches each year
(probably greatly more as must of the Cornish coast is pretty
inaccessible), the large majority caught by totally unnecessary types
of fishing. http://www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org...r_dolphins.php

Many caught in nets are cut in half to stop them floating ashore, so
who knows what the real figure killed is.

Graham
Penzance