Last month, an albatross showed up in the middle of nowhere near Hawaii. She was raising a chick she had just hatched – …
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12 Million Tons of Chinese Rice Contaminated
Chinese government scientists have released research that millions of acres of Chinese agricultural land and over 12 million tons of Chinese grain are contaminated by toxic metal pollution, according to this week’s edition of …
To Battle Drought, China Pumps $1 Million Into Artificial Rain
China is a nation of superlatives, and its role in weather manipulation is no exception. (via Ecocentric)
Will Britain Sell Off Its Public Forests?
Hey, NASA: We Need a New Planet
Get your spacesuits ready. A study conducted by the World Wildlife Fund shows that humans’ demand on our biosphere (using resources like water and trees) has doubled since the 1960s. If we keep going at this rate, we’ll have to …
Worried About the Environment? Then You Should Probably Let Your Lawn Die
That’s the conclusion of Laura Vanderkam, who notes that there are 21 million acres of grass in the U.S. that wouldn’t exist without the aid of human labor, water supplies, and pesticides. (Via USA Today)