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Animals, Videos & Documentaries, Wildlife & Flora, Feb 14th, 2012,
I grew up in the suburbs of Washington DC in the 70s and 80s, when deer sightings in the area were not common, though not exactly rare occurrences. By my mid 20s, however, they were everywhere – munching on my mother’s daffodils or dashing into the street to get hit by an SUV. The reason for this is two-fold. First of all, suburban sprawl means the deer’s forest habitats shrink and keep shrinking in the face of unstoppable, endless developments of McMansions. The other reason is a nationwide population explosion in deer, whose predators (bobcats, coyotes and wolves) have been…
Tags: capital, cull, DC, deer, population, rock creek park, US, Washington, white-tailed
Conservation, Politics, Videos & Documentaries, Jul 22nd, 2010,
The Economist recently featured an interview with ‘green economist’ Pavan Sukhdev on their regular segment ‘Tea with The Economist’. Pavan Sukhdev is a study leader for The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity study (TEEB), a report commissioned by the G8+5 and funded by the European Union. He is special advisor and head of the UN Environment Program’s (UNEP) Green Economy Initiative, also funded by the EU/EC and Norway. In the following video interview, Sukhdev discusses natural capital and economic as well as political solutions to preserving and encouraging biodiversity an environmentally conscious business practices. Pavan Sukhdev on the green economy…
Tags: biodiversity, capital, Economist, economy, environmental, Green, initiative, natural, Pavan, Sukhdev, TEEB, UN, UNEP
Climate Change, Videos & Documentaries, Feb 7th, 2010,
Unseasonal winter weather in Mexico has caused widespread flooding resulting in death and destruction in the states of Michoacan and Mexico State as well as in the massive capital of Mexico City. According to an AP article, there have been 29 deaths in central Mexico so far as a result of the storms. Greater Mexico City is one of the three largest metropolitan areas in the world and lies in an enclosed mountain valley, making it vulnerable to flooding. The capital area is apparently inadequately prepared for floods of this magnitude. Heavy rains there have caused sewage canals to overflow…
Tags: capital, central Mexico, city, death, flood, flooded, flooding, Mexico, rain, storms
Green living, Videos & Documentaries, Jan 20th, 2010,
Full of green spaces and crisscrossed with 620 km (385 miles) of bicycle paths, the German capital of Berlin is a modern European city with practical approach to energy efficiency. Despite Berlin’s continued widespread use of coal for heating, the city has come up with some inventive solutions to meet its energy needs. This short CNN video reports on how this European capital is creating more alternative and eco-friendly projects in these environmentally challenging times. CNN – Turning sludge into energy
Tags: Berlin, capital, city, CNN, energy, European, German, Green, sludge
