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Well it was just a matter of time before some commie scientists named an extinct animal after the 44th president of the United States. Obamadon gracilis is the name, and the foot-long creature — which was discovered in a
fossil bed in Montana — has been extinct for about 65 million years. And
ironically, its extinction may indicate that paleolithic changes in
climate affected animals differently than previously believed.
Paleontologist Nicholas Longrich explains that scientists are now
rethinking the idea that the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs
spared smaller lizards like Obamadon:....
India’s Biological Diversity (BD) Act was enacted in 2002. There is now a decade of its existence to reflect on.The genesis of the law can be traced to the Convention on Biological Diversity(CBD), which was signed at the Rio Summit in 1992. While assessing the 10 years of the Act, one has to be mindful of how India itself has undergone change in these years. By the time the Act came into force, trade imperatives had begun to influence environmental law and policy making both at the national and global level. The final shape of the Act and the manner of its implementation through the BD rules issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests....
This is
the birth announcement of Endow-Bio, Inc., the First National Endowment for
Biodiversity. Please help us to
publicize our brand new, all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) public charity. Endow-Bio, Inc. operates wholly within the
U.S.
Our current crises of nature, conservation and culture call
for an audaciously hopeful response in the form of this new public
charity. Our mission is to further
conservation of biodiversity of native species and their habitats in the U.S.,
to expose the full breadth of our environmental problems, to show there are
good-hearted people working to solve these problems who would ....
“We are looking to make wildlife and livestock more compatible by dealing with diseases, by dealing with human/wildlife conflict, and at the same time seeking economic opportunity in both of these arenas.” Steve Osofsky, director of wildlife health policy for the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), developed the Animal & Human Health for the Environment And Development (AHEAD) program at WCS and served as the first wildlife veterinary officer for the Botswana Department of Wildlife and National Parks. In an interview with Worldwatch Research Fellow Molly Theobald, Dr. Osofsky discusses how farmers can both help and benefit from wildlife c....
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Photos via Jaymi Heimbuch
I've already raved a bit about a new hair-care product found at The Ki, so now I have to go back to the items that usually draw me to a booth at an event -- gadgets! I made a beeline for the Sun-Plugged booth when I saw the bags displayed. They have a great looking line of backpacks and messenger bags with embedded solar panels. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Groasis, Waterboxx
It's often the case that areas wracked by deforestation or degradation, whether as a result of logging, mining, or clear-cutting, can be tricky to replant. Getting trees to grow after the soil has been dug-up, altered, or covered in rubble often seems like a lost cause -- and is treated as such by companies responsible for the mess. Dutch inventor Pieter Hoff, however, believes he's come up with a solution for reforesting degraded, eroded, and water-scarce areas. Called the ... Read more...
Monday,01 November, 2010 | Hits: 24
Preston at Jetson Green and Frida at Inhabitat discuss these lovely looking glass roofing tiles from SolTech Energy in Sweden. It is a solar thermal system, that transfers heat from the air to water that can be used for heating. Frida describes it at Inhabitat:
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Monday,01 November, 2010 | Hits: 24
Climate science in "a moment of crisis"
It's been a rough couple of years for climate science--attacks on the entire field have sought to undermine its credibility, a series of overblown, so-called 'scandals' distracted the media, and the public's general comprehension of climate change has greatly eroded. So I was glad to see paleoclimatologist Kim Co... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Algenol
Compared to Gasoline
Algenol is working on making ethanol from algae in photobioreactors connected to power plants. Like with all types of biofuels, the most important question with algae-ethanol has always been: Is it really greener than fossil fuels? And if so, how much? A team from Algenol and Georgia Tech tried to answer that question by doing a life cycle analysis (LCA) on the whole process of making Algenol's ethanol, and the results were published as an open access paper in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image via Greenpeace
The latest Greenpeace greener electronic ranking has just come out. The ranking shows which companies are holding their own on the green front, and which have slipped behind on sustainability initiatives. In the lastest version, Philips makes a surprising leap forward to rank up there with HP thanks to a new TV that cuts out PVC and BFRs, while Toshiba and Microsoft fall behind, increasing the chasm between companie... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The EPA writes about its Working off the Waste with EnergyStar Competition:
From March Madness and Monday Night Football to American Idol and Survivor - we love a good game. This facet of American culture added the final dimension to EPA's strategy--a head to head competition. Put a diverse group of buildings on a diet, add a dash of spirited rivalry and a little national media attention, and you've got an idea that could help raise awareness and spur greater energy efficiency in the buildings where Americans work, play, and learn.... Read more...
Monday,01 November, 2010 | Hits: 21
photo: Environmental Investigation Agency
It's probably no great secret for avid TreeHugger readers that deforestation is rampant in Madagascar, with lots of illegal logging taking place even in national parks due to the less-than-stable political situation. A new report from Global Witness and the ... Read more...
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photo: Naimi Grondin/Creative Commons
No matter who wins the bragging rights, it's all pretty great news: In the United States, the Department of the Interior just gave approval to a 1 GW solar power on public lands in southern California; and, in South Africa plans for 5 GW solar power plant, large enough to supply 10% of the nation's current electricity demand, was announced. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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