Notes from a rare planet: A glimpse of the first solar-powered town ever in the UK
A glimpse of the first solar-powered town ever in the UK! The future is all about clean energy (TreeHugger) If the above embedded video does not display,
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Notes from a rare planet: Biodiversity is good for human health and disease prevention
A healthy argument for biodiversity “West Nile virus, for example, is carried by mosquitos. Infected mosquitos bite birds, the virus multiplies within the bird, resulting in a higher virus load, more infected mosqitos and eventually, more infected people. Several studies in … Continue reading
Notes from a rare planet: 1/3 of Freshwater Turtle Species Now Face Extinction
This photo of a turtle comes courtesy of Flickr user stuandgravy. ”Only a tenth of the catch in long line tuna fishing is actually tuna” “As a result many endangered sea animals are also captured. To ensure the fish you … Continue reading
Rare celebrates the distribution of more than 20,000 CFLs for Earth Day
Shiyang Li, Director of the Rare China office, distributes bulbs to the participants as gifts after a cooking contest. Rare has distributed 20,600 compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) as part of a program to offset all of our carbon emissions from employee activity, … Continue reading
Notes from a rare planet: Death of coral reefs could devastate nations
This photo of coral reef comes courtesy of Flickr user Sam and Ian. Death of coral reefs could devastate nations “Coral reefs are part of the foundation of the ocean food chain. Nearly half the fish the world eats make … Continue reading