Archive for the ‘Environment’ Category
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The Platypus, and humans trying to understand it
Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Among all the news, everything that is happening on this world this week, this article caught my attention as something to share. Besides, all the serious stuff, you probably already know…
The platypus, one of natures most … WEIRD! … yet wonderful creations has had it’s genetic code deciphered by scientists. Another astonishing breakthrough for science! [...] -
Australians love the whales!
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
Australia’s Minister for the Environment, Malcolm Turnbull, appears on a YouTube video aimed at informing Japanese children about the importance of protecting the whales. In the video, Mr Turnbull explains what an important issue this is to Australia and how children there are taking action to help these magnificent creatures.
Japan has long been one of [...] -
Helping Greece after the fires…
Saturday, September 1st, 2007
Over the past couple of weeks, shortly before the end of Summer, Greece caught on fire. The entire country fell victim to what some have called an organized arsonist attack. Raging wildfires which still burn today, have turned more than 2500 sq kilometers (965 sq miles) into ashes. 73 people died in the fires, and [...]
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The end of the Baiji river dolphins
Thursday, August 9th, 2007
A little over a year ago I blogged this angry post about the then “almost extinct” Baiji dolphins of the Yangtze river in China.
Today, I read this article on BBC News, which announced the results of a six-week survey by researchers who failed to find any remaining dolphins. They are now extinct. Aren’t we doing [...] -
Live Earth, a better world through music
Saturday, June 30th, 2007
Live Earth is right around the corner, so I thought I should mention what it is all about in the unlikely case you haven’t heard of it or you’re not as informed about it. The event is described on the official website like so:
“Live Earth is a 24-hour, 7-continent concert series taking place on 7/7/07 [...]
