Article Archive for October 2007

Save The Planet – Ads
By solonavi
Posted in Campaign on 31 October 2007
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Saw this ads from WWF online. Thought of sharing it here.

Large debris on Labrador explained?
By solonavi
Posted in General on 30 October 2007
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Following up on the report on the Undersea Garden in Labrador Shore (Singapore), the folks from Team Seagrass saw a different side of the story. Wildfilms : Comprising large plastic tubing and what looks like tough sheeting very roughly put together with cable ties. Each structure covered an area of about 2mx2m. And there were [...]

Undersea garden takes root
By solonavi
Posted in Coral Reefs, Technology on 29 October 2007
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Straits Times A GARDEN – not for humans but for sea life – has taken root in the waters off Labrador Park. It is where conditions have been created to attract sea creatures, and where corals moved from other places can establish themselves. The marine garden is the work of a team from the Singapore [...]

New lynx population discovered in Spain
By solonavi
Posted in Discovery, Endangered & Extinction on 26 October 2007
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WWF Spanish authorities have announced the discovery of a previously unknown population of Iberian lynx, triggering hope for the world’s most endangered cat species, said WWF. It appears that the new population was discovered in previously unsurveyed estates in the Castilla-La Mancha region in central Spain. At present, the exact numbers and location of the [...]

10 Easy Ways to help Mother Earth
By solonavi
Posted in Campaign, General on 15 October 2007
Stats: 519 views and 4 Comments

My effort to join in the Blog Action Day 2007. After reading many magazines, blogs & website on how to help save Earth. I’ve also draft out my list of 10 easy way all of us can do to help make Mother Earth a better place for all. 1) Control your temperature – Adjust the [...]

Fishing ban protects largest coral reef in the Philippines
By solonavi
Posted in Campaign, Coral Reefs on 13 October 2007
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Following the previous report on Philipines Coral Reef.  WWF Reef fish and other marine species can breathe easier with the introduction of a fishing ban around Apo Reef, the largest coral reef in the Philippines and the second largest contiguous reef in the world after the Great Barrier Reef. Under the ban, all extractive activities, [...]

‘Green’ Roof Made for Energy-Conscious Age
By solonavi
Posted in Technology on 13 October 2007
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Discovery Channel Consumers may have a new weapon against high utility bills: energy-efficient roofs and attics. The prototype system uses, among other things, hi-tech, phase-changing material to reduce hot attic temperatures in the summer and limit heat loss in the winter. : According to Miller, the prototype system combines four different technologies into one high-efficiency [...]

More cities join anti-bottled water movement
By solonavi
Posted in Campaign on 13 October 2007
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MSNBC Cities around the U.S. are joining influential restaurateurs and activists in a public campaign to be launched Wednesday to convince consumers to choose tap water over bottles. : Critics say bottled water wastes energy and resources through production of plastic bottles and energy used in the shipping process. Their efforts are aimed at curbing [...]

Scientists building Giant Concrete Reef
By solonavi
Posted in Coral Reefs, Habitat on 13 October 2007
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reuters Israeli scientists are building a giant concrete reef to lure more divers and snorkelers to the Red Sea without endangering one of the world’s most diverse coral communities. : “People and coral don’t really go together,” Nadav Shashar, a marine ecologist at Israel’s Ben Gurion University told Reuters. “What we are trying to do [...]

Survey: Sandpiper on brink of extinction
By solonavi
Posted in Endangered & Extinction on 13 October 2007
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AP A rare bird that breeds in a remote Russian province is facing extinction, conservationists warned Friday, after a survey found that the numbers of the spoon-billed sandpiper had dropped dramatically. Experts from the Britain-based conservation group BirdLife International blamed the decline of breeding pairs in Chukotka province on loss of key feeding sites during [...]