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Sunday, October 26th, 2008Green ecopreneurs are finding success in pretty much any niche nowadays, so I really shouldn’t be surprised slashed impressed when I come across an interesting niche finding success in green business. Most notably, the service industry and blue collar industries are greening at a rapid rate, following the trend that the term blue collar may [...]
EU Acts To Save Mediterranean Bluefin Tuna
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008The European Union (EU), through its executive arm, the European Commission, has clamped down on bluefin tuna fishing in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic. The ban came in the wake of overfishing activities that threaten “stock collapse†of the prized bluefin tuna.
Craved for by sushi lovers all over the world, the bluefin tuna has fallen [...]
Poachers Take Advantage of Wildlife Park Security Woes
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008Poaching in Assam state, remote northeast of India, has become rampant since early this year, specifically at the Kaziranga National Park where at least 8 rhinoceroses belonging to the endangered one-horned breed have reportedly been killed.
These illegal hunters supply animal horns to the international black market where there is high demand for these animal body [...]
Organisms Living Three Miles Under The Surface
Friday, May 30th, 2008A new species of extremophiles (living creatures that have their growing environment in mediums hostile to other forms of life) has been discovered in Newfoundland, Canada, and they are deepest-dwelling organisms known so far.
Spiders Save Energy By Living Upside Down
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008Researchers from Spain and Croatia studied more than 100 spider species and discovered that many of them travel upside down to save energy. For them, walking is the same as swinging, so their legs are more like claws fixed on their exoskeleton.
Spiders don’t need strong legs to stay and move upside down, so they act [...]
