Middle Eastern Desert Turned into a Garden/Food Forest
ecoworldly.com — About two kilometers from the Dead Sea and two from where Jesus was christened, in the country of Jordan, Geoff Lawton of the Permaculture Research Institute and his crew created a near miracle turning desert into a lush permaculture garden. (Submitted by biofriendlyblog) More...
Brewery Waste Helps Power Brewery
ecoworldly.com — SAB Miller, South African grown, second largest brewer in the world has introduced anaerobic digestion to treat the waste leaving its Alrode Brewery in Gauteng, South Africa. Anaerobic fermentation of organic material produces methane, which is used to reduce the consumption of fossil fuel based energy. (Submitted by biofriendlyblog) More...
Is Slaughter The Solution, Or Should Man Just Leave?
ecoworldly.com — SER has been arguing that a cull of the (Australian) Northern Territory’s 830,000 feral animals should take place...this includes wiping out 150,000 wild buffalo and a similar number of camels which are estimated to produce over 4% of the Northern Territory’s greenhouse gas emissions. Or perhaps people are the problem & shouldn’t be living there... (Submitted by biofriendlyblog) More...
And the Winner of the 2009 "Rubber Dodo Award" is...
ecoworldly.com — ...Land Speculator Michael Winer. The Rubber Dodo is awarded to the person who has contributed the most to driving endangered species extinct. Winer is apparently behind Tejon Ranch Company’s plan to destroy the largest parcel of private land in California, home to the critically endangered California condor. Last year's award went to Sarah Palin. (Submitted by biofriendlyblog) More...
10 Essential Bat Facts, Plus Photos
ecoworldly.com — #4: To access its food, a vampire bat uses its teeth to pierce the skin of an animal while it sleeps and consumes just two tablespoons of blood. Vampire bats rarely bite humans, although a blood anticoagulant found in vampire bat saliva is being tested to help treat stroke victims. (Submitted by Shiner76) More...
Load of Croc: Smuggler Stashes 70 Live Animals in Luggage
ecoworldly.com — According to reports, the animals included snakes, spiders, scorpions, lizards, frogs and eight Caiman crocodiles. Some of the smuggled animals are endangered species. After initial inspection, most of the animals appeared to be in “OK” condition. All of the confiscated animals were transported to South Africa’s National Zoo where they will... (Submitted by biofriendlyblog) More...
World's First Floating Wind Turbine Opens in Norway
ecoworldly.com — The world’s very first floating fullscale offshore wind turbine has officially been inaugurated in the North Sea off the coast of Norway. StatoilHydro, the corporate energy giant which owns Hywind, plans to use it as a test for the next two years before building any more floating wind turbines. (Submitted by naturalpapa) More...
Whale Slaughter: Iceland Kills 150 Whales Incl. Endangered
ecoworldly.com — Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) reports 63 minke whales & 93 endangered fin whales have been slaughtered since May 2009, in what is being described as the largest commercial hunt in the North Atlantic for decades. But Iceland is not the only country that kills whales. Along with Iceland, Japan & Norway kill over 2000 whales annually. (Submitted by biofriendlyblog) More...
How are these search results? Tell us!
© Digg Inc. 2009
— Content created and posted by Digg users is