As the world warms, the United States will face more severe thunderstorms with deadly lightning, damaging hail and the potential for tornadoes, a trailblazing study by NASA scientists suggests. While other research has warned of broad weather changes on a large scale, like more extreme hurricanes and droughts, the new study predicts even smaller events […]
Environment
Yangtze Dolphin Not Yet Extinct
The reported sighting of a Yangtze River dolphin, or Baiji, means there is still a chance for people to take further action and protect the cetaceans in the Yangtze from extinction, according to World Wildlife Fund. The Chinese media reported that a local businessman in Tongling City in east China’s Anhui Province filmed “a big […]
Endangered Australian Animals: The Endangered Numbat
One of the most ecologically most dangerous things to do is tamper with an animal’s ecosystem. The ramifications of doing so can have irreversible effects. Australia, which has animals that are found no where else in the world, is at risk of losing the Numbat, from other foreign specie integration. Australia is one of the […]
GAS OUT
HAPPY HIPPIE – June , 1999 – GAS OUT UPDATE (Sent to Happy Hippie)Recent Update: (Aug. 31) Submited by SonicCncpt: The California Energy Dept. has a Hot Line, 1-800-555-7794, set up to see how many people are upset about California gas prices.There is also a web site set up for the same purpose and they ask […]
COW BELCHING AND IT’S EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT
>> Burp!! << by John Karnish email John COW BELCHING AND IT’S EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT In the past couple of years, the EPA has conducted research on cow belching and the methane pollution created in the process. As you might expect, not everyone took the research seriously. Rep. Henry Bonilla expressed his views in […]
Earthday
Everyday should be Earth Day. However, take advantage of Earth Day to do something significant, learn something new, and to teach others about our planet. What can you do to make a difference? Shop Green – Click here for the eco-directory Donate to a Worthy Eco-Cause of your choice Volunteer your time at an Earth Day Teach […]
Earth
At the close of the twentieth century, the world finds itself undergoing the most rapid and complete deforestation it has ever experienced under the human hand. Since 1950, a fifth of the world’s forest cover has been removed. At least 55% of the world’s 30 to 40 million hectares of rare but incredibly productive temperate […]