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04.10.2008, 09:59

Hundreds watch mega screw

A gigantic, fish-friendly, 11-metre-long hydrodynamic screw has been imported from Germany and placed in the River Goyt in the north of England to be the UK’s first community-owned small-scale hydro-project and will be used to generate 260,000 kilowatt ho

AFP Photo / STR 10.10.2008, 10:42

Could the financial crisis save the environment?

The global economic downturn is causing financial mayhem for most people on the planet – but scientists say it could have an upside for the environment. It’s believed it could trigger more careful use of energy and help to limit carbon emission

AFP Photo / ESA 16.10.2008, 15:59 2 comments

Space junk threatens life on Earth

Thousands of pieces of trash are in orbit around the Earth, posing a danger not only to space traffic but to the well-being of the entire Blue Planet. NASA says the space rubbish – mostly tools and bits of old satellites – are a maj

Image from villa-anders-koeln.de 02.11.2008, 12:45

Gay ghetto or gay pride?

A property development project underway in Germany aimed at providing a safe and indiscriminative living environment for homosexual men and women has caused debate regarding the effects it will have on the community.

08.11.2008, 12:18

Revealed: Europe’s plan to get rid of gas-guzzlers

A proposal to encourage motorists to trade environmentally-inefficient older cars for cleaner, greener models by means of incentives has been supported by the European Commission.

10.11.2008, 13:25

Baked bat banned from menu!

It has been a favourite dish for years, but an endangered species of bat is now off the menu in a bid to save it from extinction.

06.12.2008, 18:08 2 comments

Mystery over decline in UK bird numbers

The populations of popular farmland birds have plummeted to their lowest ever figures in Britain while at the same time the number of bumble bees is also in decline.

08.12.2008, 08:49

Financial crisis hits world’s largest seed bank

The Millennium Seed Bank in Britain – a sort of Noah’s Ark for plants – is under threat due to a lack of funding caused by the credit crunch.

09.12.2008, 09:39

Australia gets the hump with camels

A three-year study has revealed that Australia’s camel population is out of control. More than a million of the beasts, known as ships of the desert, are hoovering up scarce resources. But boffins down under have tabled a solution to the problem, which m

14.12.2008, 14:10

Licence to kill – Scottish seals on death row

Scottish salmon farmers are being blamed for a dramatic fall in the local seal population, causing conservation groups to demand an immediate end to the slaughter.

Quarter of the world's mammals on danger list

Published: 28 October, 2008, 13:32
Edited: 09 February, 2010, 18:59


Harbor Seal

A report has revealed that at least 1,000 species are under serious threat largely due to the effects of human behaviour.

 
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Weetzie February 09, 2010, 14:44 quote
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This selection of reading was rather interesting. I am a go green kinda girl and this just proves my point to all my friends. That we need to be green to save the world from extinction.

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