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Green Turtles Return to Malaysia But Face An Uncertain Future

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo by syntheticaperture Green turtles have been battling habitat loss, the dangers of fishermen , and pollution in a loosing battle for decades, and in Malaysia they’ve faced a take-over of their beaches by tourists and egg-plunderers. Still, there’s been a shift in their luck, albeit a precarious one. Green turtles are returning to Malaysia in the hundreds, but experts say that if the destruction of their habitat isn’t stopped im… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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What Goes Into (And Comes Out of) A Barrel Of Tar Sands Oil

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image: Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy As the Gulf disaster continues to unfold, people are looking at alternatives. Canada’s Minister of the environment has been pitching the Alberta oil sands as a greener, safer alternative, but as Jeff Rubin said , “You know you are at the bottom of the ninth when you are … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Research Shows Ocean Chemistry Delayed Evolution by 1 Billion Years

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via mickeymox Researchers from Newcastle University have published a new study in Nature Geoscience illustrating that the chemical make-up of our early oceans may have delayed the evolution of life on our planet by as much as 1 billion years. Their research shows for the first time a chemical “layering” in the oceans that kept oxygen from reaching the deep ocean. That lack of oxygen may explain the long wait for development of life, and the sudden boom of animal life later on. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Ice Cream Creates Plastic-Fighting SUPER Heroes with Help from Bonnie Raitt

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Credit: Ben & Jerry’s . Bonnie Raitt can move you with music, but can she move people to ditch their disposable bottles? Perhaps the possibility of 52 pints of premium Ben & Jerry’s goodness can help? Raitt is front and center on the 6th challenge from the Green Music Group , to get people to switch from single-use plastic bottles to hip, reusable containers. Raitt is urging peo… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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WTF? Is BP Burning Endangered Sea Turtles Alive? (Videos)

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

A lucky Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle that didn’t get burned. Photo: Wikipedia, public domain . Destroying the Evidence? Kemp’s Ridley is a critically endangered species of sea turtle that can be found in the Gulf of Mexico. According to Mike Ellis (see the video interview below), BP has been keeping rescue teams from getting to the turtles and has even been burning them alive, along with other animals. Because Kemp’s Ridleys are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, killing or ha… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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TED Talk: The Incredible Ways Marine Mammals Use Sound

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image via Mike Johnston We know that sound is vital to marine mammals, who use it for navigating, communication with one another, hunting and more. But much of their use of sound and what different sounds mean is mysterious. Peter Tyack of Woods Hole was on the TED Mission Blue Voyage and in this short but fascinating TED talk, he explains the intriguing ways marine life uses sound. Click through to watch. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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21 Year Old "Cathedral of Junk" Dismantled After Neighbours Complain

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image credit: royalconstantinesociety on Flickr Austin used to be funky; as the Wall Street Journal notes, “For decades a college town with abundant cheap housing, Austin was a magnet for hippies, slackers and musicians looking for a care-free existence. They livened up the city with their music, art and festivals.” It also attracted artists like Vince Hannemann who 21 years ago started building a sixty-ton structure out of hundreds of bikes, mattresses, compact disks and other junk. It b… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Terrapin Eggs Offer Hope for 20 Remaining Members of the Species

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image credit: Wikimedia Commons Hunted for their eggs and value on the traditional medicine market, Batagur baska , the mangrove terrapin has been driven as close to extinction as can be imagined. Only 20 known individuals remain—including those in captivity. For decades, zoologists and conservationists have struggled to rebuild the population but the turtles’ finicky breeding requirements have stopped the best efforts—Until now…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Can Audubon’s "Frozen Zoo" Save Endangered Species?

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Audubon retrieves oil-coated turtle from NOAA. Photo: Audubon Nature Institute With the recent declaration of the rusty grebe extinction , due to a non-native carnivorous snakehead murrel being introduced to its habitat, Lake Alaotra in Madagascar, as well as drowning in nylon fishing nets, there’s no chance of resurrecting it. Unlike Cuba’s Zapata rail, which is critically endangered by the mongoose and catfish – not as long as the Audubon Species … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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