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During the last few days the British press has run some relatively prominent articles once again highlighting the correlation between meat eating and climate change, also resulting in a few additional commentary pieces and the usual backlash.
Perhaps biggest of all is the Observer Food Monthly magazine’s OFM vegetarian recipe special edited by none other than [...]
There are so many types of chargers out there that it’s become rather difficult to keep track of them all. You have your average wall plug-in chargers, solar chargers, manual/hand-crank chargers, hands free chargers, and bicycle chargers (among countless others). However, as far as the bicycle charger goes, I think this is the first time [...]
School is ending, summer is rearing it’s blistering hot head, and the vacation season is upon us. Will you take to the beach again this year, or perhaps go camping in the mountains? Have you been eyeing one of those Caribbean cruises or thinking of trudging through an over-crowded amusement park? While some destinations may [...]
Diarrhea related illnesses are generally preventable and easily treatable, yet 1.5 million children in Africa still die every year from diarrhoeal diseases. 85 children die every day from such diseases in Kenya alone, according to the below video report from Al Jazeera English.
Diarrhoeal illnesses are easily treated with rehydration salts and fluids. The diseases are [...]
The Telegraph reports that the ash cloud from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano that lingers over much of Europe could continue to be blown over the UK until Friday, but specific conditions will depend on wind directions and the height of the ash plume.
An article in the Guardian tells of how the UK government is attempting to [...]
2009 was a banner year for the confiscation of illegal ivory, with 14,000 articles made from the body parts of elephants seized – a rise of more than 2,000 pieces compared with 2007, according to an article in Sunday’s Observer. But this increase is not down to better law enforcement, but rather a growth in [...]
In Africa, even private lands are no longer safe for endangered species.
A Southern White Rhinoceros was killed by a group of poachers in a privately owned ranch located in central Kenya. The Kenya Wildlife Service sent out rangers to track the suspected poachers and buyers on Sunday; both were caught with two rhino horns weighing [...]
Kenyan keepers hold up umbrellas and slather sunscreen onto tiny baby elephants’ ears to protect them from the harsh sun as they walk the grounds of a Kenyan wildlife trust. Cute little creatures that will one day grow into giants of the African plains. Unfortunately, many elephants are dying due to serious drought conditions in [...]
Once again, there is an innovative way of turning waste and recyclables into sculptures.
This past summer, student volunteers from the NGO Camps International coordinated 7 cleanups along the Kenyan coastline. Throughout the cleanups, they managed to collect over 200 bags of trash, including over 7,000 flip-flops. Volunteers then worked with local artists to turn all [...]
