Image credit: Audubon NC Whether or not BP was burning sea turtles alive , the Gulf oil spill did kill a lot of these endangered creatures . But the news hasn’t been quite so grim elsewhere. In fact on Cape Hatteras, North Carolina—where there has been an ongoing feud between off-road enthusiasts … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Record Year for Sea Turtles Follows Off-Road Vehicle Restrictions
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Photo via TED We’ve featured the work of cartoonist Jim Toomey before. He has a knack for educating readers on the issues surrounding marine litter and ocean pollution without the lecture-y tinge that too often turns people away. But how does he do it, and why? Toomey was on the Mission … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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TED TALK – How Cartoonist Jim Toomey Infuses Sketches with Activism
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Image from current.com The chestnut tree outside Anne Frank’s attic window was a source of hope and comfort to her whilst in hiding from the Nazis during World War 2. She often mentioned it in her poignant diaries: “The two of us looked out at the blue sky, the bare chestnut tree glistening with dew…and we were so moved and entranced that we couldn’t speak.” The 152 year old tree has been dying slowly for a few years and had been propped up by a supporting structure. Until Monday, when… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Anne Frank’s Tree Finally Falls
All photos: Reuseit.com Three years ago we ran a piece on ReusableBags.com and their cloth shopping tote bag. In a world rife with product churn (out with the old, in with the new) it’s pleasing to see they still offer the exact same bag for hauling your groceries without need of plastic or paper carry bags. What has changed, however, is their name. Now they go by the moniker of Reuseit.com, partly because they’re supplying much more than j… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Reuseit.com Makes Disposable Seem So Passé
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Images: London Fieldworks Rapid urbanization and widespread habitat destruction stemming from human activities are negatively impacting wildlife populations as never before. City-dwelling birds, which are an integral part of urban ecologies, are no exception. As this thought-provoking ‘mass bird-housing’ installation by eco-artist collective London Fieldworks shows (more photos after the j… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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‘Spontaneous City’ of Birdhouses Springs Up in London
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Image credit: Mister-E /Flickr As the value of endangered animal parts on the black market has increased, poachers have been able to upgrade and expand their operations. Now, gangs, armed with helicopters and weapons—and financed by foreign cartels —perform stealth raids that
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The Problem With ‘Shoot to Kill’ Conservation
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Image credit: Tomi Tapio /Flickr With their habitats shrinking, and new competitors moving in , polar bears across the Arctic are desperate to find a place to feed, rest, and raise their cubs. In Canada, this has led to an increase in polar bear-human interactions . On the island of Svalbard, north of Europe, it has placed another species—barnacle geese—in danger… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Stranded Polar Bears Threaten Migratory Birds
Photos via Wildlife Conservation Society Indonesia is home to stunning coral reefs, but the only thing stunning about them right now is that they’re dying off at alarming rates after a sea surface temperature rise. The Wildlife Conservation Society just released a report detailing the wide-spread extent of the destruction that occurred in May at the northern tip of Sumatra, as their “Rapid Response Unit” of marine biologists investigated and discovered that over 60% of the corals were bleached…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Mass Coral Killing Caused By Climbing Ocean Temperatures
Image: chrn, Flickr TreeHugger joined our friends at Wild Wonders of Europe in putting out the call for signatures on a FaceBook petition to Save Lake Skadar . Thanks to all of you who signed, the strategy is bearing fruits. WWF has announced that the Montenegrin government has decided to call off the original plans to build 4 dams on the Morača River in Montenegro! It is reassuring to know that the voice of the people can still influence the inexorably grinding gears of … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Facebook Petition to Save Lake Skadar Made a Dam Difference
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Photo via NOLA The recent discovery of trace amounts of oil in blue crab larvae has left experts forecasting dire news for the Gulf ecosystem. It’s evidence that the oil from the spill loosed from the Deepwater Horizon explosion has already begun working its way up the food chain — where it could be fatal to animals who ingest it. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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BP Spill Oil Already Entering the Gulf Food Chain
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