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80 Year-Old Bookkeeping Error Causes First Species to Be Fished to Extinction
Animals  (tags: Aniaml, Fish, Fishing, Species, Extinction )

Katie
- 8 days ago - treehugger.com
Everyone has no doubt heard about how fisheries around the world are in grave danger of being fished into oblivion. Countless species are currently threatened by overfishing, and environmentalists work fiercely to prevent victims like sharks and tuna.....
10 Little Things the World Needs to Agree on
Environment  (tags: environment, world, Copenhagen, climatechange, conference )

Katie
- 8 days ago - blogs.panda.org
The Copenhagen Climate conference is just around the corner and we are working on clear goals for the negotiations, a "simple" menu of what the world needs to agree on.
100 Best IPhone Apps for Students Going Green
Green Lifestyle  (tags: iPhone Apps, Green, Students, Education, Learning, Tips )

Katie
- 8 days ago - onlinecourses.org
With the help of the following applications, your phone can provide daily tips for going green, calculate your carbon footprint, and even help you charge your phone in a more energy-efficient manner.
UK Nitrogen Feeds Bacteria in the Arctic
Environment  (tags: climate, environment, Study, Arctic, bacteria )

Katie
- 8 days ago - planetearth.nerc.ac.uk
A mass of air laden with industrial nitrogen pollution may be hardly noticed in Britain, but it can cause a flurry of activity in bacteria living in extreme environments as far as the Arctic Svalbard archipelago, north of Norway.
100 Great Moments in American History You Can Catch on YouTube
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Politics, American History, You Tube, Videos, Culture, Freedom )

Katie
- 7 days ago - onlineschool.net
Watch the history of the United States unfold, from its birth, to its music, to its elections, and to its cultural breakthroughs.
Strange Worms Discovered Eating Dead Whales
Animals  (tags: animals, New worm, discovered, ocean life, ocean wildlife )

Katie
- 7 days ago - livescience.com
Some truly strange creatures can be found on the ocean seafloor, and boneworms are among the most bizarre -- they have no eyes or mouth and feast on the bones of dead whale carcasses.
100 Exciting Lectures on All Things Green
Green Lifestyle  (tags: Lectures, Green, Education, Learning, Career )

Katie
- 8 days ago - onlinecollege.org
Whether you want to explore ways to implement these ideas in your own future career or are interested in finding out about sustainability efforts across a variety of fields, these lectures will give you insight.
Rare Monkey Interbred With Baboons, Study Suggests
Animals  (tags: wildlife, animals, Monkey, baboons, Study, research )

Katie
- 7 days ago - livescience.com
One of Africa's rarest monkeys likely interbred with baboons in its past, new genetic research suggests. The large monkey called Rungwecebus kipunji, or kipunji for short, was only discovered in 2003, and in 2006 it was found to be an entirely............
Profit Not Solutions to Hunger
World  (tags: 'HUMANRIGHTS!', hunger crisis, corruption )

Leslie
- 10 days ago - digg.com
With all the talk about "food security," and distorted media statements like "South Korea leases half of Madagascar's land,"[1] it may not be evident to a lot of people that the lead actors in today's global land grab for overseas food production are not
Letter to President Obama on BLM Horse Management ! TAKE ACTION !
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, horses, BLM, environment, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 19 days ago - change.org
We, the members and supporters of Friends of Animals, located in every state and in several countries, firmly oppose the Bureau of Land Management's proposal to round up and remove yet more of free-roaming wild horses and burros from U.S. public lands
 
 
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