Environment

Happily Ever After: Cinderella’s Journey Home One Dog Stood Alone

From the ASPCA blog: Fairytales do come true. In June, 2010 ASPCA responders deployed to rural Tennessee, to assist with a critical hoarding intervention. The scene was heartbreaking. More than 80 dogs were found living among trash and debris. Some were housed in overcrowded pens and some were chained to posts, while others roamed the [...]

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Top Spot for HP in New Guide to Greener Electronics

by Greenpeace

We just released a new version of the Guide to Greener Electronics, which this time ranks 15 gadget and electronics companies on energy, greener products and sustainable operations. HP takes the lead at 5.9 out of a possible 10 points, followed by Dell, Nokia and Apple. HP is in top position because it scores strongly for [...]

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Most Vertebrates — Including Humans — Descended from Ancestor With Sixth Sense

by Moments Count

From ScienceDaily People experience the world through five senses but sharks, paddlefishes and certain other aquatic vertebrates have a sixth sense: They can detect weak electrical fields in the water and use this information to detect prey, communicate and orient themselves. A study in the Oct. 11 issue of Nature Communications that caps more than [...]

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Is it homophobic to split up gay penguins?

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From Alex Needham for The Guardian When Toronto zoo bought African penguins Pedro and Buddy from Pittsburgh’s National Aviary, they expected them to mate with two females. Instead, despite being trailed by lovelorn lady penguins, they only had eyes for each other, engaging in what naturalists call “courtship behaviour”. So Tom Mason, the zoo’s curator [...]

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Visualizing How A Population Grows To 7 Billion

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Video and article from NPR The U.N. estimates that the world’s population passed the 7 billion mark on Monday, 10/31/2011. Much of that growth has happened in Asia — in India and China. Those two countries have been among the world’s most populous for centuries. But a demographic shift is taking place as the countries [...]

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Mattel ends rainforest destruction in packaging!

by Greenpeace

On October 5, 2011, after a four month Greenpeace campaign, Mattel has instructed its suppliers to avoid wood fiber from controversial sources, including companies “that are known to be involved in deforestation.” Their policy also aims to increase the amount of recycled paper used in their business, as well as to boost the use of [...]

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Tarra The Elephant Mourns The Loss Of Companion Dog Bella

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From A Place To Love Dogs Happier Days For those who have not seen this video from The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, it is a heartwarming story of an unusual bond between Tarra the elephant and her best friend Bella, who just happens to be a dog. The Sad Event Sadly, on Oct. 28th/2011 The [...]

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Pike’s Peak: Promises, Promises

by Catherine Ryan Hyde

Here are a few photos from my hike up the Barr Trail to Barr Camp, which is 6.5 miles and 3,800 vertical feet, or a little better than half the way to Pike’s Peak summit. I just got back to the motor home about an hour ago. I’d had the night’s reservation for Barr Camp [...]

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You Are Not Alone

by Mark Fraser

A long time ago in North America, a great man that came to be known as the “Peacemaker” met with representatives of many northeastern indigenous nations to demonstrate the power of unity. He held a single arrow in the air and with a quick snap demonstrated how easily it could be broken as a single [...]

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FADs and Long-lines: Two Dirty Little Secrets

by Greenpeace

What is the cost of unrestrained consumption? The environment is paying dearly and the supply of ocean provided food is dwindling. Other countries have legislated sustainable fishing processes, but the US seems unable to raise the level of consciousness among consumers of fish and other ocean products. So the need to bring in massive quantities [...]

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