A strong, pre-dawn earthquake knocked down stone and mud-brick houses, barns and minarets in eastern Turkey on Monday, killing 51 people in five villages, the government said.The earthquake surprised many residents as they slept, crumpling buildings into piles of rubble. Panicked survivors fled into narrow village streets, some climbing out of windows,
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Severe thunderstorms have hit Melbourne as parts of Victoria are lashed by strong winds and large hail stones.Hailstones the size of golf balls have hit the suburb of Melton, in Melbourne's west, as a line of storms moved through western Victoria.Winds of more 100 kilometres an hour have been recorded at Melbourne Airport while nearly 40 millimetres of ra
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Another earthquake in a different region of the world. Another earthquake occurring in a different region of the world.A magnitude 6.5 earthquake shook the western shore of Sumatra Island around 11:00PM Sumatra-time.There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the undersea quake.The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue a tsunami w
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, 3 March 2010 (IRIN) - Thirteen dead. Submerged houses. Fields and banana plantations waterlogged. Drowned livestock. Impassable roads. Fresh trauma for quake-displaced thousands. This is the plight of Les Cayes, a city on Haiti’s south coast, after an unseasonal deluge. And hurricane season is not far off. Trucks loaded with 4,03
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Times Squareis a major intersection in New York City in the borough of Manhattan and was named after the Times Building (now �One Time Square�) which was the former offices ofThe New York Times. It is located at Broadway and Seventh Avenue and extends from West 42nd to West 47th Streets (view map of Times Square). Like city squares in many other famous cit
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Freshwater is defined as having a low salt concentration — usually less than 1%. Plants and animals in freshwater regions are adjusted to the low salt content and would not be able to survive in areas of high salt concentration (i.e., ocean). There are different types of freshwater regions:Ponds and lakesStreams and riversWetlandsPonds and lakesThese r
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Reef fish and coral off Eniwetok atoll in the central Pacific.Marine regions cover about three-fourths of the Earth's surface and include oceans, coral reefs, and estuaries. Marine algae supply much of the world's oxygen supply and take in a huge amount of atmospheric carbon dioxide. The evaporation of the seawater provides rainwater for the land.OceansCoral
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Tundra along the Colville River, Alaska.Tundra is the coldest of all the biomes. Tundra comes from the Finnish wordtunturi, meaning treeless plain. It is noted for its frost-molded landscapes, extremely low temperatures, little precipitation, poor nutrients, and short growing seasons. Dead organic material functions as a nutrient pool. The two major nutrient
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Tundra along the Colville River, Alaska.Tundra is the coldest of all the biomes. Tundra comes from the Finnish wordtunturi, meaning treeless plain. It is noted for its frost-molded landscapes, extremely low temperatures, little precipitation, poor nutrients, and short growing seasons. Dead organic material functions as a nutrient pool. The two major nutrient
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Sand dunes in Death Valley National Monument, California.Deserts cover about one fifth of the Earth's surface and occur where rainfall is less than 50 cm/year. Although most deserts, such as the Sahara of North Africa and the deserts of the southwestern U.S., Mexico, and Australia, occur at low latitudes, another kind of desert, cold deserts, occur in the ba
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If you are stretched and squeezed by everyday life, then you might be in perfect shape to explore caves. Enter a narrow natural passageway that may lead to simply mind-boggling underground world. Caves may lurk right under your feet: a fascinating and unexpected environment, which is often known only to spelunkers and dedicated Gollum-seekers. Back to the C
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A man lying at the point of death called his wife to his bedside and said: "I am about to leave you forever; give me, therefore, one last proof of your affection and fidelity, for, according to our holy religion, a married man seeking admittance at the gate of Heaven is required to swear that he has never defiled himself with an unworthy woman. In my desk yo
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It was Silas Bannerman who finally ran down that scientific wizard and arch-enemy of mankind, Emil Gluck. Gluck's confession, before he went to the electric chair, threw much light upon the series of mysterious events, many apparently unrelated, that so perturbed the world between the years 1933 and 1941. It was not until that remarkable document was made pu
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No kidding yellow Ford flags are out there around LA and the Valley.  They aren’t the directions to some super secret meeting place for Ford owners, rather they marked a driving route for a media event hosted yesterday (and today).  Apparently our friends at Ford thought the media types could not read a map or [...]
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At first glance, Jon Cohrs' Urban Prospecting project looks like one of those late-night-tv pyramid schemes our well-intentioned aunt got tied up with in the early 90s. But with tongue firmly planted in cheek, Cohrs' Black Gold Rush is actually drawing renewed attention to, and creating a way of engaging with, an oil spill twice the size of the… Conti
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This Thursday more than 40,000 Angelenos will take a bite out of L.A. traffic and bike to work. 44 energy stations will be set up across the city with free goodies (6 am to 9 am) and the Metro is offering free rides for those participating.Sound like fun to you? Then pledge to participate in [...]
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Locali Conscious Convenience announced this month that the Icycle, a frozen dessert delivery tricycle, will begin spreading its regionally and sustainably sourced, organic, vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, sugar-free, and other eco-friendly goodness across Los Angeles beginning May 25th.  The service will continue through Labor Day.Dressed in an old fashio
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The sixth annual AltBuild Expo, held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium this past weekend, was billed as a showcase for “the best of Green Building & Design Materials, Energy Efficiency, … Sustainable Landscape, … ” and more. However, the unwritten theme at the Expo was simplicity. I was struck by the rather low-budget displays
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Every year outside my window, this Golden Oak bursts open with flowers marking the beginning of Summer. June 21st means nothing to her.  This year, it started in early April and is now in full-on, magnificent bloom.I call it a Golden Oak, that’s what a tree trimmer told me it was years ago, [...]
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By SHAUN MULLENGUEST VOICEIn the mind’s eye of the armchair tourist, historic Southwestern sites are far from man’s long and sometimes destructive reach. That is sometimes the case, but not so with Hovenweep, a cluster of ancient Pueblo ruins in the Utah desert that is adjacent to ranches, farms and orchards.For the most part, those [...]
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I started seeing the faint mist of purple on the Jacranda trees in my neighborhood last week. Then last Friday night I turned a corner and saw one almost at halfway bloomed. Soon, full splashed of purple will be everywhere and I will sigh with delight. People say (and I’m guilty of it) that you can’t [...]
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There’s no info readily available on the author of this blog, but this photoblog of the Montecito Heights area–the surprisingly-sylvan rolling hills and dipping canyons to the west of the Arroyo Seco and northeast of Lincoln Heights–is a pleasant surprise to stumble upon: http://montyheights.blogspot.com.Consider recent posts such as one co
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It’s become something of an annual tradition these last few years for me one afternoon each spring to detour on my bike commute home to the Exposition Park Rose Garden and wander in the waning light of day along and among the multitudes and varieties of blooms — at least until the security patrol cruises [...]
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From the financial crisis to the environmental one, there is no doubt that the world is experiencing a period of drastic changes. While most of the countries are devising their policies based on green considerations, Brazil seems to be going in the opposite direction. The government has recently approved a 10-year plan… Continue reading The Future of
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Al Gore’s work to protect and preserve not only this country’s but the world’s natural environment has found a great many useful expressions. He is, in fact, the best-known spokesman in this realm. Yet, for reasons that seem incomprehensible to me, he still seems to be missing the key point that could advance this end far more effectively—
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First, see Dorian de Wind’s piece ; it has a bearing on this. Did you know that George W. Bush is still president? It’s true. And he’s still got plenty of ways to worsen things before his term is over, leaving us a country discredited in the eyes of our own allies, a more toxic and unstable environment, a military stretched to the breaking
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Tim Johnston's Australian company, Firepower, seemed to have found the answer to the global energy crisis. It claimed that their “magic” pill would slash fuel costs by nearly 42 per cent, thus providing a saving of up to (Australian) $20 a tank and cut harmful emissions. The company now seems to be in big trouble with Johnston reportedly on the r
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Author: ElasticWaistAdded: Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:17:25 -0800Duration: 25707.09.08 ElasticWaist.com Michelle Witten and Hitha Prabhakar join Kim in discussing the hot topic of global warming and what steps we should be taking.
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For the past couple of weeks I have been spending more and more time inside as the air outside has gotten worse and worse. Looking into gray skies caused by literally hundreds of fires all over Northern California caused me to take a look at the causes of these fires.Of course the primary cause of the fires was a freak thunderstorm that produced hundreds of
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 One of the least reported stories recently is that of Virginia Congressman Randy Forbes. So far it has gotten coverage from just the Wall Street Journal and Tom Sullivan Show, plus a few other people.Forbes has been in the House since 2001 and has recently made a very interesting proposal which is being ignored by both his fellow legislators and the media
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Author: scmp888Added: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:33:28 -0800Duration: 402http://www.scmp.com/videoMainland actress and singer Zhou Xun explains how she is able to live a green lifestyle in spite of her celebrity status before giving examples of how she has reduced her \"carbon footprint.\"
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Suggesting that tough times call for tough measures, presumptive GOP Presidential nominee John McCain is calling for ending the federal offshore drilling ban — putting him at odds with environmentalist groups he was wooing and his own 2000 presidential campaign position on the issue.The call is likely to mean environmentalists who have been counting th
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Author: watchmojoAdded: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:52:52 -0800Duration: 148WatchMojo.com explores Electronic Arts success in creating some of the best video games in the industry.
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Yesterday I quoted Stephen J. Dubner’s criticism of Michael Pollan and the local food movement and concluded, generously, that “Dubner’s contribution to the [food] debate is to keep it real.”Then I listened to his appearance (mp3) on The Takeaway. Dubner apparently hardly even bothered to prepare for the show. Said he, straight off, when t
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Actually, I like golf. I used to play it from time to time and enjoyed it immensely. It’s just not as easy to do when you live in Toronto (as I do) and have other, more pressing priorities.**********Regardless, the truth is that a lot of golfers are really stupid, at least if global warming denial is any indication (and I think it is):NPR commentator F
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We’ve done quite a lot of posts on this subject over the past few years — and here is a great concise look at the issue via Dyre Portents. It’s today’s MUST READ:Recently their have been a lot of calls from Republican politicians to open up ANWR for drilling in order to lower gas prices. Having done my homework on this issue I believe
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Stephen J. Dubner wonders, do we really need a few billion locavores? And with that wonder he skewers the notion that the local food movement can really enhance the economic, environmental and social health of our planet as much as some Michael Pollan adherents might hope. His piece starts out with this anecdote:We made some ice cream at home last weekend.
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Author: watchmojoAdded: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:52:34 -0800Duration: 111http://www.WatchMojo.com presents... A look at the impending crisis of climate change.
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“Today, like every other day, we wake up emptyand frightened. Don’t open the door to the studyand begin reading. Take down a musical instrument.Let the beauty we Love be what we do.There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.”Jalaluddin Rumi,13th Century Islamic mystic and poet
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Author: BusinessGardenAdded: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:16:19 -0800Duration: 122BUSINESS GARDENhttp://www.business-garden.comHonda Doers CommercialClient: HondaTitle: The Little Book of GreenAgency: Wieden + Kennedy, LondonExecutive Creative Director: Kim PapworthCreative Director: Shay ReadingCreatives: Sophie Bodoh, Ben EverittAgency Producer: Lucy RussellProduct
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Author: scmp888Added: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:46:19 -0800Duration: 333Leonardo DiCaprio talks about documentary The 11th Hour, which he produced and narrated, and explains why urgent action is needed to put the world on a green footing.
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Author: watchmojoAdded: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:16:21 -0800Duration: 124WatchMojo.com presents... Some simple conservation tips that will help solve that pesky environmental problem.
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Author: scmp888Added: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:22:33 -0800Duration: 225Earthworms are playing a role in tackling Hong Kong's massive waste problem. Sunburst Biotechnologies converts organic waste literally into worm food and recycles it into fertiliser.
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Author: scmp888Added: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:16:17 -0800Duration: 363Hong Kong's landfills space is rapidly depleting and most of the rubbish dumped is the by-product of excess consumption.Catherine Touzard is the co-author of 'Going Green in Hong Kong', the first English guidebook on practical ways to live an ...
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Author: scmp888Added: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:25:09 -0800Duration: 362Hong Kong's Kai Tak runway was the site of BMW's Drive for the Future event. The Hydrogen 7 was the showpiece and it proved that zero-emissions do not have to make way for power or luxury.
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Author: realnewsAdded: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:55:15 -0800Duration: 354More at http://therealnews.comAs Australia goes to the polls, Phillip Adams says solutions to the climate crisis require global unitySaturday November 24th, 2007Phillip Adams is the presenter of Late Night Live on Australia's ABC Radio National. He has been a contributor to The Times and The
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