The Associated Press reports:
“Summer sea ice last year shrunk to a record low, about 1.65 million square miles in September, nearly 40% less than the long-term average between 1979 and 2000 and most climate modelers predict a continued downward spiral, possibly with an Arctic Ocean that’s ice free during summer months by 2030 or sooner.”
The [...]
I just saw a sneak
preview of the incredible
film Ice Bears of the
Beaufort. It took
director Arthur C. Smith
5 years to make the film
which showcases critical
polar bear habitat which
is endangered by efforts
to drill for oil.
Photo from the award-...
Following Chinese
tradition, the San Diego
Zoo, waited for the baby
panda to be 100 days old
then gave him a name. The
name chosen out of over
6,300 suggestions is Yun
Zi (YUHN’-zih),
which is Chinese for
“Son of
Cloud.”
Here’s...
Following Chinese
tradition, the San Diego
Zoo, waited for the baby
panda to be 100 days old
then gave him a name. The
name chosen out of over
6,300 suggestions is Yun
Zi (YUHN’-zih),
which is Chinese for
“Son of
Cloud.”
Here’s...
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell
continues the fight
against the federal
government’s
expanded protection for
polar bears like his
predecessor, Sarah Palin.
Saying it will get in the
way of the state’s
continued prosperity, the
governor claims gro...
Blog: Brazil Bank Funds Destructive Projects, Say Activists
(OneWorld.net)
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— OneWorld.net - RIO DE
JANEIRO, Nov 26 (IPS) -
Public money in
Brazil is being used by
the state development
bank to finance
deforestation projects
and others that trample
rights, concentrate
wealth, and encourage
"imperialist" expansion
of large natio... more
Blog: Mont Saint-Michel: Beauty and History Kept by 41 People by Past Member .
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St. Michael's Mount, in
Normandy, France has a
rich long history.It's
been inhabited since the
late Roman Empire. In the
8th c. CE, St. Aubert
built the first church
after "Archangel Michael
burned a hole in the his
skull", as he had showed
some unwi... more
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