Red Leaf wallpaper
Seagrass disappearance caused by pollution
Unofficially blamed for the seagrass’ disappearance from the Florida bay has been the presence of untreated sewage and pollutants that ran off into the body of water during the 1960s and ’70s.
Another key factor may have been the disappearance of the region’s numerous underwater sand bars, a theory that [...]
Archive for December, 2007
Red Leaf wallpaper, Pollution suspected in seagrass die off
Posted in Environment-General, News, Society & Culture on December 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Leafy sea dragon wallpaper, The year in climate change
Posted in Environment-General, Environment-wildlife, News on December 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Leafy Sea Dragon wallpaper. Natives of Australian waters that despite dragon being attached to its name they’re not much of a threat. At a max size of 45cm they might scare a diver that suddenly came face to face with one, but they prefer eating plankton to people.
The year in the environment or really more [...]
Weathered Red Barn wallpaper, Hand cranked radio-flashlight, Meerkat resting
Posted in Environment-wildlife, Tech on December 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Red Barn in Idaho wallpaper
What has a water resistant AM/FM radio, shortwave radio reception, and a built in flashlight and siren that will not run out of power when the power goes out thanks to the hand crank? The Etoncorp’s FR350. There’s a search box for your zip code to find a dealer in your [...]
Owl in Winter wallpaper, Japan drops humpback whale kill, Military to convert waste into fuel
Posted in Environment-Energy, Environment-wildlife, News on December 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Owl in Winter wallpaper
Some partially good news, Japan to Drop Humpback Whale Hunt
Japan is dropping its plan to kill humpback whales in the seas off Antarctica, the country’s top government spokesman said Friday.
Unfortunately they still plan to kill as many as 935 minke whales and up to 50 fin whales.
A portable system converts biowaste into [...]
Frosted Tree Tops wallpaper, Holiday chemistry, Corot discovers new worlds
Posted in Health, News, Science, Tech on December 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Frosted Tree Tops wallpaper
Everyday Items, Complex Chemistry
Holiday shoppers this season may still worry if the toys they buy contain lead after more than 10 million children’s products were recalled this year for that reason.
But some scientists are urging consumers to focus on a different problem: the lack of hazard information on the thousands [...]
