With so much at stake, corporate interests, bias media, revolving door politicians, and those who follow them are flooding the airwaves with false truths, and flat out propaganda to mislead and confuse the average person. And with almost unlimited funding via large corporate donors, they have made a relentless push to stop environmental action in [...]
Continue reading...16. October 2009
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Chico Mendes A Brazilian rubber tapper turned union organizer and environmentalist. Chico Mendes was one of the earliest and most vocal opponents of the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. When rubber prices fell, and cattle ranchers started buying up the jungle and burning it to the ground, Chico organized non violent resistance movements to stop them [...]
Continue reading...7. October 2009
Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park is the crown jewel of the state of California’s natural wonders. Created in 1890, it is the third oldest national park in America, and is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With it’s towering rock cliffs, abundant wildlife and wilderness activities for all ages, this park is something everyone should [...]
Continue reading...2. October 2009
Avenue Of The Baobabs The Avenue of the Baobabs is a road in Madagascar lined with thousand year old baobab trees that are up to 100 feet tall. Their unique shape and size have made them one of the most popular tourist destinations in the entire country. Sadly this area has no conservation status, and in [...]
Continue reading...1. October 2009
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Love Canal In 1953, Hooker chemical sold a piece of land that was used as a chemical waste dump to the Niagara falls school district for the purpose of building a school on. Knowing full well of the risks, the school district bought the land for one dollar and agreed to release hooker of all liabilities [...]
Continue reading...25. September 2009
Amazon Rainforest If your looking for a vacation that will immerse you with natural wonders, the worlds largest tropical rainforest is a good start. over ten percent of all known species call this jungle home, making this one of the best trips you can take to see wildlife. Over the last decade many eco resorts and [...]
Continue reading...22. September 2009
Although global warming is a worldwide problem, it now might be possible to localize it by showing where exactly excessive emissions are coming from. A project led by researchers from Purdue University uses a Google Earth map to show hourly carbon dioxide emissions across the United States. Using the fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions data [...]
Continue reading...18. September 2009
We are currently going through what is known as the Holocene extinction event. A mass extinction of species that is slowly gaining speed as more and more of the planet is taken over by humans. From our cities and farming, to pollution and hunting, we are quickly leaving no way for species, especially larger ones [...]
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17. October 2009
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