Costa Rica marine reserve will protected 2.5 million acres, home to 30 endemic species (Yale e360) “The Costa Rican government has vastly expanded a marine protected area in the eastern tropical Pacific creating a 3,900-square-mile ocean reserve that is home to … Continue reading
African lions probably 2 distinct species (Wildlife Extra) “There is a remarkable difference between the lions of west and central Africa compared to those in the east and south of the continent, according to new research.” “The study suggests that … Continue reading
Studies begin to reveal effects of Gulf Oil Spill (Oceana) “First of all, for every bird, dolphin or sea turtle found beached or floating at sea, a much larger number died. After the Exxon Valdez accident, 30,000 birds were found, but … Continue reading
Incredible visualization on how much water people, countries and food uses (Visualizing.org) It takes 60,000 kg of water to produce one kg of beef. It takes 700 kg of water to produce one kg of apples. The US has a … Continue reading
Head of UN climate secretariat Figueres warns tackling climate change is critical to world peace (Business Green) “Speaking to Spanish policy chiefs and military leaders in Madrid yesterday, Christiana Figueres, executive secretary for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate … Continue reading
Here is our month-in-review of environmental, conservation and green stories. These are the most popular stories that you and people like you have clicked on in January. If you missed anything in the last month, you’ll find some really interesting … Continue reading
Obama wants the US to become the first country on Earth with 1 million electric vehicles by 2015 (USA Today) “President Obama called Tuesday for an end to federal subsidies for oil companies, proposing instead to use the money to … Continue reading
Dead birds everywhere (or so it seemed): There was a lot of talk about dead birds falling from the sky in mass quantities. The reports started in Arkansas, but then we also saw reports from Louisiana, Sweden and elsewhere. Was … Continue reading
This is a satellite image of the oil spill clean up effort in the Gulf of Mexico. This photo comes courtesy of Flickr user DigitalGlobe-Imagery. Panel: Gulf oil spill could happen again “The crisis was not some fluke stemming from … Continue reading
It has been six months since the height of public outrage about the Deep Horizon catastrophe and ensuing oil spill. Periodically, news bubbles up about potential lawsuits against BP and partners, but for the most part, the media has moved … Continue reading