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“Map of Life” Shows the Location of All Organisms, Large and Small


By Rebecca Boyle  05.15.2012 at 4:45 pm http://www.popsci.com/

Ever wonder exactly where grizzly bears live on this continent? Or where you might find Myotis lucifungus, the fuzzy, adorable little brown bat that is currently threatened with extinction because of white-nose syndrome? Now you can track them on Google Maps, thanks to a new program that aims to plot the location of every single living thing on Earth.

Fukushima: A Nuclear War without a War: The Unspoken Crisis of Worldwide Nuclear Radiation


Thursday, 26 April 2012 06:14

‘The World is at a critical crossroads. The Fukushima disaster in Japan has brought to the forefront the dangers of Worldwide nuclear radiation.

The crisis in Japan has been described as “a nuclear war without a war”. In the words of renowned novelist Haruki Murakami: “This time no one dropped a bomb on us … We set the stage, we committed the crime with our own hands, we are destroying our own lands, and we are destroying our own lives.”

Nuclear radiation –which threatens life on planet earth– is not front page news in comparison to the most insignificant issues of public concern, including the local level crime scene or the tabloid gossip reports on Hollywood celebrities.’

Read more: Fukushima: A Nuclear War without a War: The Unspoken Crisis of Worldwide Nuclear Radiation

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Obama Administration to Ban Asthma Inhalers Over Environmental Concerns

September 26, 2011 Leave a comment

Sunday, 25 September 2011 09:44

‘Remember how Obama recently waived new ozone regulations at the EPA because they were too costly? Well, it seems that the Obama administration is would rather make people with Asthma cough up money than let them make a surely inconsequential contribution to depleting the ozone layer.’

Read more: Obama Administration to Ban Asthma Inhalers Over Environmental Concerns

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The girl who silenced the world for 5 minutes

September 10, 2011 Leave a comment

She addressed a UN Meeting on issue of environment

Weird sink holes all over the world