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Australia: Wildfire forces anti-logging activist from tree after 457-day vigil

2013-03-07 07:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: A bushfire has forced an environmental campaigner from the top of a tree following a 457-day vigil to block logging of a stand of old-growth forest in Australia. Miranda Gibson, 31, has been perched 60 meters of an ancient gum tree in southwestern Tasmania since December 14, 2011. From the tree she has led a media campaign using her solar-powered computer to block a Malaysian company from logging the surrounding area. The company, Ta Ann, has been linked to destruction of rainforests in Borneo,...

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The coal monster: Pollution forces Chinese leaders to act

2013-03-06 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Spiegel: What does growth smell like? What does the biggest economic miracle of all time taste like? In Guiyu, on the South China Sea, the smell of growth is a caustic, slightly nut-like odor emitted when a computer keyboard is placed on a hotplate. Electronic waste is processed in Guiyu, one of the most prosperous cities in Guangdong Province. In Xintang, on the Pearl River Delta, it is the bitterly acidic gases that are released when tons of denim material are bleached, dyed and washed. Xintang is...

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Louisiana Forces Homeless Shelter To Destroy Meat Donation

2013-03-05 04:36:43| Beef

One in eight Americans goes to bed hungry each night, including one in every four children. The number of Americans who are dependent on food stamps has increased by 70% since 2007. While Americas obesity epidemic continues to escalate, so do poverty and hunger issues in this country. With this in mind, Im extremely disappointed with the Louisiana State Health Department, which forced a homeless shelter to destroy $8,000 worth of venison donated by a hunter organization.BEEF Daily read more

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UK marine energy parks join forces to share knowledge

2013-03-04 01:00:00| Power Technology

Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Energy Park (PFOW MEP) and South West Marine Energy Park (SW MEP) have joined forces to share knowledge and boost jobs in the marine power industry.

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The Forces Are Gathering

2013-03-02 07:41:18| Railroads - Topix.net

The gleaming blue and white tug Aiviq cruised into Resurrection Bay on Wednesday, Feb 27 and tied up at the Alaska Railroad dock.

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