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Category Archives: Environment
Mighty agro-lobby threatens reforestation of Amazon
Vast, red, dirt roads pave the way to the new agro-industrial frontier in Matto Grosso, in the centre of Brazil. The landscape is breathtaking. On one side of the road, the pastureland is populated by a few cows which raise their heads to follow the passing cars. On the other side of the road, industrially-planted soya mega-crops stretch to the horizon, forming perfect geometric patterns.
Climate pollution killing oysters
Simply put, this ocean acidification news coming out of Oregon State University in the United States is huge. Scientists have solved the mystery of what’s been killing baby oysters at the Whiskey Creek Shellfish Hatchery, proving that elevated carbon dioxide is the culprit.
Tagged Environment, Ocean, pollution
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Earth Day 2012
I’m watching the rain replenish the Earth today. It needs it in Massachusetts which is many inches below normal at this time of the year. I don’t keep weather records of my own, but there is little normal about what I have been observing locally and on the national news. Anyway, the rain which may present us also with flash floods later today is most welcome.
Tagged climate change, Environment, Events, politics
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Discovering the wonders of the coconut
Coconuts offer a wide array of uses from agriculture, energy, construction to medicine. Though research on the fruit is still in its infancy, the versatile palm has been sustaining communities for thousands of years.
Tagged agriculture, Environment, food, nature
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You Won’t Believe the Size of This Chameleon (If You Can Find It!)
In case you haven’t seen it, this incredibly tiny chameleon is worth a look. The diminutive creature would fit on your thumb’s fingernail.
Tagged Animals, Environment, Wildlife
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Biodiversity in Kanazawa: Spring´s lesson
The ecosystems around Kanazawa’s urban area have played an important role in giving shape to the physical form of the city in terms of its functionality and aesthetics, and in sustaining its lifestyles.
Tagged Biodiversity, Environment, nature
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Governance of marine areas beyond national jurisdictions
Oceans cover more than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface and 95 percent of the biosphere. The open oceans (pelagic) and deep seas (benthic) are the largest biomesof our biosphere in both surface area and volume. It is therefore not surprising that the Earth, viewed from space, was nicknamed the “Blue Planet”.
The Future of Energy and the Environment According to Ian Bowles
Ian A. Bowles is an American environmentalist, politician, and political aide who served as Massachusetts Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs from 2007 to 2011.
Tagged energy, Environment, politics
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