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June 3, 2014

The biodiversity of species and rates of extinction

Current rates of extinction are about 1000 times the background rate of extinction. Continue reading →

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Published on June 03, 2014 11:46

June 2, 2014

In which I search for otters and water shrews, and find something even rarer

I may not have told you this before, but my favourite British animals are otters. I love them. They’re so good at what they do, and they look like they have fun. But I’ve never seen a Eurasian otte… See … Continue reading →

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Published on June 02, 2014 20:35

June 1, 2014

New study warns world is facing sixth great extinction

May 2014 – ECOLOGY – Species of plants and animals are becoming extinct at least 1,000 times faster than they did before humans arrived on the scene, and the world is on the brink of a sixth great extinction, a … Continue reading →

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Published on June 01, 2014 15:26

Changes in the global value of ecosystem services

Our estimates show that global land use changes between 1997 and 2011 have resulted in a loss of ecosystem services of between $4.3 and $20.2 trillion/yr, and we believe that these estimates are conservative. Continue reading →

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Published on June 01, 2014 14:49

200 tons of illegally caught Atlantic bluefin tuna show how we’re driving these fish to extinction

(Warning: This post contains a graphic image) Atlantic bluefin tuna is tasty. So tasty, in fact, that the fish is also endangered. There are now only half the number of Atlantic bluefin tuna in the sea that there were in 1970. That’s despite rules set by … Continue reading →

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Published on June 01, 2014 09:11

May 31, 2014

Photographer Captures Tar Sands ‘Destruction’ From Above

"After seeing it in person, it seems like a really bad idea," MacLean told HuffPost of the pipeline. "It looks like really organized bad behavior on a large scale, for what the implications are." Continue reading →

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Published on May 31, 2014 18:54

Fact-checking recent claims about climate change

climate change a hot issue in elections this fall in some states. Continue reading →

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Published on May 31, 2014 18:37

Time to Divest in Arms, Chemicals, Energy, Finance, and Insurance (ACEFI)

It is time to divest in the largest arms, chemicals, energy, finance, and insurance companies (ACEFI). Continue reading →

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Published on May 31, 2014 09:00

May 30, 2014

Demand Closure of Cruel Elephant Park

Elephants are being beaten, electrocuted, and starved at a South African elephant park. Demand that the facility be closed for its cruel and torturous treatment of these intelligent and sentient animals. See on forcechange.comFiled under: Nature Conservation

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Published on May 30, 2014 22:28

May 29, 2014

Population and Sustainability

Human population growth and overconsumption are the root of our most pressing environmental issues, including the species extinction crisis, habitat loss, and global warming. See on www.biologicaldiversity.orgFiled under: Global Warming, Human Impacts, Nature Conservation Tagged: Global Warming, Human Impact, Nature … Continue reading →

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Published on May 29, 2014 18:07