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In a landmark ruling, India bans dolphinariums, Part One

Reblogged from Voices and Visions:   “The sun was shining. The dolphins were like silver and gold streaks, jumping up out of the ocean, near the boat. They have synchronized movements, and they jumped together, making great arcs in the … Continue reading

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Deforestation Dries Up Dams Threatening Hydropower

Reblogged from LEARN FROM NATURE: From ENN Deforestation may lead to electricity shortages in tropical rainforest regions that rely heavily on hydropower, as fewer trees mean less rainfall for hydropower generation, a study shows. For example, if deforestation continues, one … Continue reading

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Sustainability: How can we achieve it? Part I

Reblogged from Deakin SciComm: In my previous blog I discussed why I believe sustainability is important. With the use of science and the advances in technology there are now a number of different ways in which we can achieve sustainability. … Continue reading

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Living with livestock, and livestock livings, in the city

Reblogged from ILRI Clippings: Goat in Nairobi slum (photo on Flickr by The Advocacy Project). ‘. . . [L]et’s consider what it means to raise urban livestock in the developing world, where people are poorer and hungrier, and cities are … Continue reading

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Black Hole Powered Jets Plow Into Galaxy

Reblogged from AstroNews: This composite image of a galaxy illustrates how the intense gravity of a supermassive black hole can be tapped to generate immense power. The image contains X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory (blue), optical light obtained … Continue reading

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Bushfire Science II: The environmental impact of bushfires

Reblogged from Deakin SciComm: This week I will concentrate on the effects that bushfires have on the natural environment in which they occur. Fire has been a part of the Australian landscape for millions of years, most flora and fauna … Continue reading

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Wall Paintings of Hazaribagh

Reblogged from Free Thoughts by Ranjit Singh: Situated at about 2000 feet above sea level, Hazaribagh is a thickly forested region in the heart of the Damodar river valley. Ancient rock art sites have been discovered here,like the famous Isko … Continue reading

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Monsanto Has Been Removed And Banned By: Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, Madeira, New Zealand, Peru, South Australia, Russia, France, and Switzerland!

Reblogged from Political Vel Craft: (NaturalNews) By now, most of us are aware of the GMO problem and the political corruption akin to it. Monsanto claims that GMOs are safe. This was the same comment made by the tobacco companies … Continue reading

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