While seven of the world’s wealthiest and supposedly most advanced nations met in Germany to discuss climate change and agreed to stop using fossil fuels by 2100, in the South Pacific a similar conversation was […]
Tag: Environment
World Governments Force Activist Group To Pay Japan’s Illegal Whale Hunting Industry
In what clearly shows the world is ruled by big money corporate interests, hard-line antiwhaling group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has bizarrely been forced to pay the illegal Japanese whaling industry $2.55 million for “damages”. […]
The EPA Uses Data From Big Oil To Conclude Fracking Isn’t Dangerous To Ground Water
In a truly bizarre report, which totally undermines the credibility of the agency, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency claims that fracking, where a toxic chemical slurry is poured deep into the ground, doesn’t contaminate drinking […]
Seven New Species Of Beautiful Tiny Frogs Uncovered In Brazilian Rainforest
Brazil’s rainforests are some of the most pristine, wildlife dense, jungles on the planet. They didn’t disappoint researchers recently, as they unearthed seven new species of brightly colored frogs. The delicate and extremely sensitive amphibians […]
China Has A Water Problem: Two Thirds Of Groundwater Unfit For Humans
China’s careless use of natural resources has already led to most of its fish stocks being depleted and it now looks as if the same fate could befall its water supply after a new study […]
Don’t Be Evil? Google Is Now One Of America’s Largest Lobbyists
Before the Google boys were billionaires a couple dozen times over, the company promised to Do No Evil. Oh how times change. In addition to being one of the world’s largest privacy invaders, Google is […]
Norway Launches World’s First Bumble Bee Highway
While it may seem like a cute story, the world’s bee population is a pressing issue. World bee populations are declining at a rapid pace which has huge knock-on effects for commercial farming. Without bees […]
EPA To Temporarily Ban Pesticide Use In Bee Feeding Areas
Responding to a critical drop in United States honeybee populations, which are vital to crop production, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it will begin issuing temporary pesticide restrictions in areas where bees are […]
Thousands Of Man Sized Jellyfish Swarm British Coast
Britain is seeing an invasion of massive, man-sized jellyfish off its coast this week that weigh up to 100 pounds each. Yet nobody knows why. The slimy creatures have tentacles up to six feet long, […]
Japanese Fisheries Minister Thinks Endangered Dolphins Should Be Hunted To Extinction
Out of touch Japanese fisheries minister Yoshimasa Hayashi expressed ‘hope’ that the controversial dolphin slaughter known as Taiji will continue despite Japanese aquariums’ yielding to international pressure and stopping the procurement of the marine mammals […]
California Oil Disaster Just Keeps Getting Worse
The California oil spill from a ruptured onshore pipeline continued to foul beaches and threaten wildlife along a majestic stretch of the California coast spread across 9 miles of ocean and officials said over 105,000 […]
UN Finds 90 Percent Of E-Waste Dumped Illegally
Your used iphones and ipods aren’t just an environmental hazard; they’re also big business for criminals, according to a new UN study. A United Nations report released Tuesday details a burgeoning multibillion-dollar criminal business where […]
FOIA Request Exposes Keystone Pipeline Failures
According to documents obtained by a Freedom of Information Request parts of TransCanada’s Keystone 1 pipeline show an alarming rate of corrosion. A mandatory inspection test has revealed a section of the pipeline’s wall corroded […]
America Still Saddled With Burden Of 100 Year Old Chemical Weapons
100 years later the United States is still struggling to get rid of its chemical weapons. Some 780,000 mustard gas shells are stored near a Colorado disposal plant, the vast majority of the remaining U.S. […]
Why It’s Wrong To Value The Ocean At $24 Trillion
An interesting piece of research came from one of Australia’s Queensland University. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, one of Australia’s leading marine scientists and director of the University of Queensland’s Global Change Institute in St Lucia, published a […]
E-waste Hits Record Highs In 2014, Leaves Horrific Legacy
The volume of global e-waste — discarded electrical and electronic equipment — reached 41.8 million tonnes in 2014, an all time high, according to a new United Nations University report. What’s worse is that the […]
Bees At Risk Of Addiction From Nicotine Related Pesticides
It’s not just human smokers or vapers than can become addicted to nicotine. New research has found that bees may be getting hooked on nectar laced with widely used nicotine-related chemicals in pesticides. In addition […]
Texas Researchers Find Fracking Causing Earth Quakes
Researchers in Texas have found conclusive evidence that hydraulic fracturing (fracking), a controversial process used to extract tough to reach oil and gas, causes earthquakes it was reported Tuesday. A seismology team led by SMU […]
Apple Is Buying 36,000 Acres Of Forest To Do What?
The world rejoiced this morning as Apple triumphantly announced they were buying 36,000 acres of “forestland” to preserve it. But the reality is that this is not pristine forest but rather timberland. Timberland, a favourite […]