Yesterday, for example, more space was devoted to Christina “I love makeup” Aquilera’s new fragrance and ‘best bets on TV’ than the disintegration of the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf.
Sure, I realize Christina is the very first celebrity to ever launch a perfume and can display cleavage in a unique way, and Grey’s Anatomy at 9 p.m. is a ‘must see’ if ever there was one, and conversely, ice shelves break up with alarming regularity now that global temperatures are too high to sustain the Arctic ‘as is’, but could we at least try for a better balance between entertainment and environmental news?
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Shouldn’t we be just as knowledgeable about our planet as we are about Planet Hollywood?
Most North Americans live light years away from Christina and Dr. Sloan’s universe but right next door (in regular years) to the disappearing ice shelf.
This summer alone we lost about a quarter of what was left of Arctic shelves.
Maybe if Christina appeared in hip waders we’d listen.
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