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Berlin Zoo Director Accused of Selling Animals for Asian Medicine
It used to be that killing and selling exotic animals to the Asian traditional medicine industry was the sole domain of animal smugglers and other unsavoury criminal types. A pygmy hippo was among the animals allegedly sold to medicine traders by the Berlin Zoo’s director Now it appears that [...]
Continue reading...City of Seattle Won’t Buy Bottled Water
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
In what is a great initiative from many points of view, the mayor of Seattle (Greg Nickels) has announced that the city will no longer be buying bottled water for events or water-cooler jugs for its workers. While it will save only $58,000 a year, the beneficial impact [...]
Continue reading...Environmentalism in 1848
Thursday, March 20, 2008
This series takes us back for a look at the history of environmentalism, which can often be forgotten as we look to the future. Marx and Engels published the Communist Manifesto in 1848. So far we’ve covered environmental issues
Continue reading...Man Needs Surgery After Hooking up with Hedgehog on Witch Doctor’s Advice
Thursday, March 20, 2008
In some countries the advice of the local shaman or witch doctor is seen as almost infallible. Step away from the hedgehog, sir! Image by Alma Therefore it’s unsurprising that some people will do crazy things on the advice of these traditional medicine men, even if it’s embarrassing or [...]
Continue reading...China’s All-Natural Pest Control Program
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Today I saw a story that was headlined “Beijing starts new pest control program”. Tree of sparrows. Image by Fir0002 Having just read about the arrest of dozens of Tibetans who protested against the state, I was shocked by this euphemistic language on the mistreatment of our fellow men.
Continue reading...The World Is Ending; Texas Leads The Way
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Tuesday the Environmental Integrity Project, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization released a report on the carbon emissions of U.S. power plants, and the news is not good. Leaping UP almost 3 percent, the largest change in a decade, it seems possible that even in this green-aware era, [...]
Continue reading...The 5 Most Dangerous Animals in Asia
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Asia has fascinated western societies since its discovery. Its rich culture and exotic animals have captured the imaginations of countless generations. Image by Gregor Younger I was watching a documentary on tigers the other day, and I started thinking about the dangerous animals in Asia. This inspired me to
Continue reading...Salmon Conservation Methods Inspired by the Simpsons
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
If you’re a Simpsons fan, you may remember an episode in which Lisa inadvertently releases an invasive lizard in the town that eats pigeons. These delicious salmon are for people, Mr. Sea Lion. Not yours! Everyone is happy, and when someone points out that they’ll soon have a problem [...]
Continue reading...Mummified Dinosaur Testing Faith of Creationists
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Those who believe the world was created in a single day are most likely having a very trying day. According to creationists, this animal could have been one of Jesus’ dinohorses Literal interpertations of the creation story have various methods of explaining dinosaurs– that they coexisted and [...]
Continue reading...The 5 Most Important Amateur Scientists
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
These days it seems you’ve got to have a PhD and decades of research experience before anyone will take you seriously as a scientist. Mendel’s pea plants helped the amateur scientist discover genetics Despite the difficulty amateurs have in discovering new scientific truths, and their even greater problems getting [...]
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
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