Giant spider eating a bird caught on camera
Photographs of a giant spider eating a bird in an Australian garden have stunned wildlife experts.
Archive for October 26th, 2008
Zimbabwe: Distribute Inputs Fairly
THE Meteorological Services Department’s prediction of normal to above normal rainfall should spur farmers into accelerating their preparations for the season.
RSPB in Sumatra: high hopes
For all their good intentions, conservation projects in the world’s endangered habitats often lose their way, soaking up time, money and effort, only to founder. Richard Grant went to Sumatra, where the RSPB’s programme to save the island’s over-logged rainforest might buck the trend.
Wind development seen biggest challenge for power grid
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The need to build high-voltage power lines to link growing electric supply from renewable sources, such as wind and solar, to homes and businesses is the biggest challenge facing the power grid, the North American Reliability Corp (NERC) said in a report to be issued Thursday.
People, politics and passion: 24 hours on the Warrior
Nick, in a survival suit. ? Will Rose / Greenpeace
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I’m not sure where to start. In the past 24 hours, I’ve watched senior advisers to the shadow cabinet take a ride in one of our inflatable boats (wearing Greenpeace-branded dry suits); mopped, swept and wiped [...]
Follow the Esperanza in Google Earth
As the Rainbow Warrior sweeps into town, here on the other side of the planet the Esperanza is sailing through the warm waters of the old Spice Islands. We left Manokwari on Monday and are currently en route to Jakarta, slipping past bewitchingly exotic names such as the Ceram Sea, Buru Island, the Halmahera Sea, [...]
German govt cuts 2009 biofuels blending target
HAMBURG (Reuters) – Germany’s government has trimmed its proposed biofuel blend levels in fossil fuels for 2009, the country’s Environment Ministry said on Wednesday.
Secret to a longer life – being conscientious
Being conscientious not only leads to a more successful life but also a longer one, a new study claims.
Crackdown on imported maples
Japanese maples will be in short supply after the Government announced a crackdown on imports from China to stop a destructive beetle getting into the country, gardeners have warned.
Environment Agency accused of flouting EU laws over fish farms
The Environment Agency is flouting EU law by letting fish farms pollute rivers and kill threatened salmon stocks, anglers claim