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Australia: Kangaroo On Dinner Table
The Moderate Voice | October 11th 2008
Recently I was served a kangaroo dish by my daughter at her home in Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. It so happens that the fascinating kangaroo is the national animal of Australia and finds a place of honour on the country’s coat of read more
Pest Control the Eco-friendly Way
Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green | October 9th 2008 by Max Lee
We all have our share of pests at home. And I do mean the real pests like rodents, cockroaches and mosquitoes. Normally, we would have our homes fumigated but the issue of how the chemicals could affect our health due to possible inhaling leaves a lo read more
London’s Stansted get permission to expand!
The Airliner Blog | October 9th 2008 by airlinerblog
London’s Stansted Airport, operated by BAA, received the permission from the UK government to increase its flight capacity by 10% to accommodate a further of 23,000 flights a year (extra 10 million passengers). Earlier the local authority had r read more
Kids Pick the President!
The Bonobo Challenge | October 9th 2008 by Julie Roads
The presidential candidates, Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain will answer kids’ questions as part of a television special called “Kids Pick the President” at 9 p.m. Sunday on Nickelodeon. Ten kids between the ages of 10 read more
A Provoking Comment
Diaries of a Frog Man | October 8th 2008 by Marco
Stephanie recently posted a comment on the Diaries following the posting of "Sharks with an Image Problem". Her comment read: "That's all well and good but Lawrence Groth's company Shark Diving International was also behind U.K's Endemol production K read more
Electric Cars
Bull Shoals Beacon | October 8th 2008
Need a way to putter around town without getting into your car? Neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs) may be of interest to you. These are just what the name implies - electric cars for neighborhood (local) trips. They’re environmentally friend read more
Keeping Water Clean
Bull Shoals Beacon | October 8th 2008
What could be more interesting than learning about the history of sewerage treatment? That was one of the presentations October 6th in Siloam Springs at the Arkansas - Oklahoma Water Quality Forum hosted by Congressman John Boozman (AR) and Congressm read more
Life on the Edge Symposium: parting thoughts on marine conservat…
RTSea Blog | October 6th 2008 by Richard Theiss
A parting thought on the recent Life on the Edge Symposium: On the last day I attended a panel discussion on "Environmental Action Points for the Next Administration." The panel included Dr. Mark Bernstein, Managing Director of the USC Energy Insti read more
Half Of Australia Is “Virgin”
The Moderate Voice | October 6th 2008
The ‘outback’ and the ‘bush’ have an iconic status in Australian life. A recent report for the Pew Environment Group and Nature Conservancy said that Australia had the highest number of endemic mammal and reptile species in read more
Election Mania: How Kids Can Participate
The Bonobo Challenge | October 6th 2008 by Julie Roads
Okay, so we know that you can’t actually vote in this November’s presidential election, but you can still make a difference! We’re going to make a little assumption here. We assume that you are reading this blog and visiting our web read more
Cool PreSchool Idea - Kids learning to embrace the great outdoors
Ann's Sinister Blog | October 6th 2008 by Ann
There's a great new-to-Canada idea for a preschool just outside of Ottawa, Ontario. The Carp Ridge Forest Pre-School is outdoors. All the time! If it gets really cold, they have tent-like shelter they can go into (also used for story times and napti read more
Semantic Search Engine Hakia Now Says It Can Filter Results By Ho…
Web Data Source | October 6th 2008 by WebDatamation - Akshay Sura LLC
On the Internet, nobody knows your site is a dog (to paraphrase the famous New Yorker cartoon). At least not yet. Semantic search engine Hakia wants to change that. Ask.com is not the only search engine rolling out a redesign today. So is Hakia, read more
Recycle? Reduce!
A Home in the City | October 6th 2008 by Columbia
While making dinner, I bumped my leg on the recyclables bag that hangs from a cabinet knob. It was overflowing. Again. I didn't feel any satisfaction this time in our 'green' efforts and didn't get the 'green glow.' While we are recycling, there read more
Hot Tuna.... The Sequel
Diaries of a Frog Man | October 4th 2008 by Marco
A few days ago I was sleepless in Tokyo. Rather than staying in bed I decided to take a look for myself at the famous Tsukijii Central Fish Market on Tokyo Bay. Being very early in the morning I did manage to take a sneaky look into the tuna auction read more
Fish Tales: Encounters with the Napoleon Wrasse
The Right Blue | October 4th 2008 by B N Sullivan
Imagine that you are on a dive boat in the Red Sea. The boat has just tied up to a mooring at a place called Jackson Reef in the Tiran Straits. All geared up, you jump off the stern platform of the boat and begin your descent. As you drift down ge read more
Life on the Edge Symposium: premiere event in Southern California
RTSea Blog | October 3rd 2008 by Richard Theiss
I just returned from the inaugural first day of the Life on the Edge Symposium, a three-day environmental event in Laguna Beach, CA, put together by Endangered Planet.net. Covering a range of topics from fuel cells and solar to air quality and susta read more
Peak Oil
Packerland Annals | October 3rd 2008 by Bruised Orange
Lately I have been studying something that I consider to be a big problem for our country's future, even bigger than (but related to) this current financial situation. Here is one article that gives you some introduction to the the "Peak Oil" read more
Earth Overshoot Day: Borrowing Resources from Our Children
IT News Blog | October 1st 2008 by Jesmond Darmanin
digg_url = \'http://digg.com/environment/Earth_Overshoot_Day_Borrowing_Resources_from_Our_Children\'; Did you know that, as a race, we humans used up all of our resources for the year on September 23, 2008? This means that all of the products and read more
Sometimes Cheaper is Better!
A Home in the City | October 1st 2008 by Columbia
Check out today's Cocktail Fact from Ideal Bite:We do have a Trader Joe's in Manhattan AND is has a wine store. We've not been there since the wine store has opened but we've heard 'Two Buck Chuck' is more than $2 there. We might have to make a tr read more
CARBON FOOTPRINT, What Size Do You Have?
Go Green Street | September 30th 2008
CARBON FOOTPRINT, What Size Do You Have? Our Carbon Footprint is the direct impact our actions and lifestyle have on the environment in terms of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. CO2 increases greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. As a wh read more
Gothic Gasoline!
Down the Tubes Blog | September 30th 2008 by John Freeman
Top London and New York-based independent publishers Merrell -- well known for their art and graphic design books and more -- have announced the forthcoming release of Gasoline, an entrancing graphic novel by cult illustrator and musician Dame Darcy read more
ZICS Summer School
Education, HIV/AIDS Awareness | September 29th 2008
ZICS will operate a summer school during closure in both December and August. Students for the summer school are to be drawn from across Africa and from Europe and North America. The summer school programme will be based upon issues relating to susta read more
A Small Step and a Green Glow
A Home in the City | September 29th 2008 by Columbia
Last week while playing Beat the Delivery Boy I decided to whip up some pancakes and eggs for dinner. The recipe I use for pancakes makes too many for Columbia and I to eat in one meal, so he gets a stack for breakfast as well. I was having an inte read more
DIY - How to Make Solar-Powered LED Beer Lanterns!
zedomax.com - blog about DIYs and Review on reviews of gadge… | September 28th 2008 by Max Lee
Drink a lot of beer in the bottles and have too much recycling every week? Don’t worry, you can turn your empty beer bottles into powerful solar-powered LED beer lanterns that will light up your house at night for free. Al Gore and company have read more
Outreach at ZICS
Education, HIV/AIDS Awareness | September 27th 2008
ZICS will not be cocooned from the wider community. ZICS will be a focal point for the empowerment of local people.ZICS will provide considerable employment opportunities for local people and as the school develops will serve as a focal point for lif read more
Going Green Not a Big Deal to Your Customers
Online Marketing with RSS Ray | September 26th 2008
New study shows that less then one in three Americans feel they can make a difference for the environment. Ever wonder about how concerned your customers really were about the environment? Not that much, according to a recent Yankelovich survey of read more
Waste not, Want not... well, at least waste not
A Home in the City | September 23rd 2008 by Columbia
"The average U.S. houehold throws out nearly a quarter of the fruits and vegetables they buy" states an AP article on cnn. The statistic is staggering. There are so many reasons to be disgusted, and yet we are partly to blame. New York is filled read more
ArcStone’s Greenification Agenda
Technology Translated | September 23rd 2008 by Lisa Hirst Carnes
Remember the tired, worn adage - “If everyone went and jumped off a cliff would you do it?” Well…. to do what we can to try to stem the flow of the impending tidal wave of global eco-disaster, ArcStone’s officially going gree read more
4-IZE Webisode # 5 - - “Junk Mail” (Battleground Earth: Ludac…
When I Write | September 22nd 2008 by James
4-IZE sits down and discusses episode # 5, Junk Mail. This webisode 4-IZE brings on Ludacris Chef, Willie D. Williams, to help with the shenanigans. They spoke about everything from getting Tommy Lees bus towed in front of the radio station in Atlant read more
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