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On Celebrating Everyday Heros to Save Our Oceans

Photo by markey weiss Guest post by Philippe Cousteau I was at the grocery store the other day, minding my own business, when I noticed the woman in front of me pull out a large cloth reusable sack at the checkout aisle. “Progress!” I thought to myself with satisfaction. Then I watched in horror as she first placed her purchases into several plastic bags and then placed those into the reusable bag. As I walked out of the store I realized two things, the good news is that we are making progress (at least she had a reusable bag… the bad news is we clearly … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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TED Talk: Ocean Photographer Brian Skerry Reveals Amazing Images (Video)

Image via TED video TED’s Mission Blue Voyage to the Galapagos put some of the best scientists and advocates of the oceans in one place to discuss what’s happening to our seas – the good and the bad. But a picture is worth a thousand words, as they say, so the TED Talk given by photographer Brian Skerry holds a particularly hefty weight. In fact, he even states that he wanted to make his photographic endeavors more like war photography, with harder-hitting pictur… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Think Giraffes Can’t Swim? Science Proves They Can

It’s long been thought that giraffes , with their tall necks and spindly legs, were incapable of swimming–unlike virtually every other mammal on the planet . But thanks to a team of researchers, who are strangely curious about such things, it’s been proven once and for all that giraffes can indeed handle a dip. Figuring out giraffes possessed this surprising aquatic ability was actually a lot easier than you might think, requiring no special water wings or pool–… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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A Picture Is Worth: PETA Gag of the Day

There were all kinds of people protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Ottawa last week, and that was even before events caused him to rush for the exit. PETA never misses an opportunity to promote their anti-sealing campaign, such as putting a yarmulke on the head of their seal suit and making a really bad pun. We should point out that falafels are of arabic origin. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Hooray! Hawaii Outlaws Shark Fin Soup

Shark fin soup can even be found canned, in Chinatown in Honolulu. Photo via istolethetv Shark fin soup is one of the primary reasons why sharks are disappearing from our oceans at frightening rates. The nearly tasteless fins are carved from live sharks – their bodies tossed overboard to drown – and sold for huge bucks. A single bowl of shark fin soup can go for as much as $150. But the … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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While You Were Gawking at the Gulf Gusher: UN’s REDD Forest Preservation Deal Gets Major Funding

Though they may look like forests at first glance, palm oil plantations often have far lower biodiversity and store far less carbon than the genuine forests they replace. Photo: Achmad Rabin Taim via flickr. One more story making the rounds last week that you may have missed in the midst of all the continued oil gushing in the Gulf of Mexico, but is worthwhile paying attention to: The top line is that the UN REDD program got $4 billion in funding, with $1 billion coming from Norway and going to Indonesia to h… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Australia Makes Good on Threat to Take Japan to Court to Stop Whaling

Whale meat on sale at the Tsukiji fish market in Japan, photo: Stefan Powell . Threatened for some time now , Australia has begun legal action against Japan to stop whaling in the Southern Ocean . Formal proceedings will begin in The Hague next week and would lead to a provisional order for Japan to halt whaling ahead of a full he… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Glow-in-the-Dark Invertabrates Off the California Coast (Video)

Image via KQED Jellyfish are weird, cool, and scary all at once. But what might be even more weird, cool, and…well not all that scary? Siphonophores, jellies’ glow-in-the-dark cousins, are being studied more as researchers look to uncover the mystery of how and why they use light and iridescence as part of their survival strategy. Dozens of species exist off the California coast and scientists at Monterey Bay Aquarium are hard at work figuring out what makes them tick, and even how they can be used for medicine for humans. Check out a fascinating short video a… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Cutest Anti-Whaling Video You’ll Ever See (Video)

Bryant Austin is an unusual artist. He swims within inches of massive whales, photographing them to create high-resolution, life-sized images of the g… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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