Environment Magazine

Paperblog Editor's Pick

• Eating in “Meat” Season

  

  I have previously discussed the importance on eating in season, but this focus is usually put on fruits and vegetables.  Did you know that meat is seasonal as... Read more

  The 21 January 2012 by   2ndgreenrevolution
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• The Seeds of Tropical Forest Destruction

  

  Bill Laurance asked me to reproduce his latest piece originally published at Yale University‘s Environment 360 website. – We live in an era of unprecedented roa... Read more

  The 21 January 2012 by   Bradshaw
  

• What to Buy Organic at All Costs | Can We Clean The Pesticides from The ‘Dirty...

  

  An apple a day keeps the doctor away!? With up to 57 pesticides found in apples, I doubt it. Find out what to buy organic and what not here. Read more

  The 21 January 2012 by   I Prefer Organic
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• The World's Smallest Vertebrate

  

  image credit Louisiana State University herpetologist Chris Austin recently discovered a new species of frog, now the world's tiniest known vertebrate,... Read more

  The 20 January 2012 by   Gerard
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• Sheep Shearing To Join Olympic Sports?

  

  image credit The Federated Farmers of New Zealand are calling for sheep shearing to become an Olympic sport, pointing to the 'shear hard work' required.... Read more

  The 19 January 2012 by   Gerard
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• The Rising Meat Consumption

  

  A recent report from the Worldwatch Institute stated that global meat consumption is up 20% over the past 10 years.  The report claims the majority of the... Read more

  The 18 January 2012 by   2ndgreenrevolution
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• Where the Trees Are: New Biomass Map Shows Forest Cover Across the U.S.

  

  Calling their work “possibly the highest resolution and most detailed view of forest structure and carbon storage ever assembled for any country,” the NASA Eart... Read more

  The 18 January 2012 by   2ndgreenrevolution
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• The Future of Green Energy in the UK

  

  The UK has long been a leader in green energy solutions and is one of the pioneering nations when it comes to government and industry collaboration on... Read more

  The 17 January 2012 by   T_mackinnon
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• Horse Fly Named After Beyonce

  

  Beyonce may be one of the biggest pop divas out there, but she isn't the only diva with that name. A previously unnamed species of horse fly with a glamorous... Read more

  The 17 January 2012 by   Gerard
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• The Sledding Crow

  Crows have long been recognized for their intelligence. Lately, the crow's ability to make and to use tools has been acquiring this bird a great deal of... Read more

  The 17 January 2012 by   Gerard
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