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Video: 15 pilot whales stranded in Gulf of Mexico
photo by John Norton (lowjumpingfrog on Flickr CC)
At least 15 pilot whales have run aground in the Florida Keys.
The below raw video from the Associated Press shows a whale struggling in what looks like a mangrove swamp and two more stuck in shallows. According to Ft Lauderdale/Miami local news for station WSVN-TV, a volunteer rescue effort is taking place to help the pilot whales with help from the US Navy.
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China's soaring greenhouse gas emissions are significantly fueled by Western consumerism. That is the conclusion of a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). According to an article in Time magazine, '22.5% of the carbon emitted in China is actually exported to other countries'. So in a way, unofficial 'carbon markets' are already well in place – with China creating more emissions by manufacturing products for export to richer, more developed nations. The rich nations effectively...
Victims of crisis: Spain’s horses
Back in 2010 I posted about how bad economic times in Ireland were resulting in a large amount of neglected and abandoned horses in the country. Now Spain, in the throws of economic crisis, is experiencing a similar problem. In Spain, as in Ireland, when cash was plentiful many horse-mad citizens splashed out on having their very own equine companion (or trophy as the case may be). But now that times are tough it’s old Sugar Foot who gets the boot. Curiously,...
UK’s Clean Energy Cashback scheme encourages households to generate own green power
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Videos: Manila flooding
photo by Zer Cabatuan (Flickr CC) The worst flooding to hit the Philippines in 3 years has left much of the capital city Manila underwater. At least 19 people have died (9 family members in a single landslide in Quezon City) and a total of 1.2 residents of metro Manila were affected by the monsoon rains. After 12 days of rain, sun was forecast for Thursday with cleanup and rescue efforts underway as of Wednesday. From the Associated Press: Manila was drenched with more...
US Offers Tax Credit for Homeowners with Wind Turbines
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New airplanes are greener, but there will be a lot more of them in the air
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