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Tiger (Panthera tigris)

08 July 2012

Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus)

02 July 2012

Ocean Acidification

23 April 2012

Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)

09 April 2012

Manta Ray (Manta birostris)

31 March 2012

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Extreme Weather

featured Extreme Weather

It is clear by looking at historic records that the world has always experienced extreme weather events and climatologists tell us that we should reasonably expect to experience these up...

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Oceans

Oceans

In round figures the surface area of the planet Earth is 197 million sq miles of which 70.9% (about 140 million sq miles) is covered by water. Only 3% of...

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Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy (otherwise known as: renewables, green energy, sustainable energy) Renewable forms of energy have been around for centuries. Sunlight has been used for making fire and wood was burned...

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Rainforests

Rainforests

There are actually two types of rainforest; those found in tropical regions and those found in temperate regions, but both types need an annual rainfall of between 69 and 78...

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Conservation

Conservation

Conservation is a broad term and can be almost interchangeable with the idea of the environmental movement as a whole - almost all environmentalists want to conserve the natural environment....

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Nuclear

Nuclear

Until recently nuclear power has largely been presented as providing a net benefit to the environment. This is in complete contrast to power produced by fossil fuels. Specifically the benefits...

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Sustainable Transport

Sustainable Transport

What is Sustainable Transport? Sustainable Transport is sometimes known as Green Transport and it is any form of transport that does not use or rely on dwindling natural resources. Instead...

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Desertification

Desertification

Desertification: the persistent degradation of dryland ecosystems by climatic variations and human activities. Desertification occurs in all continents except Antarctica and affects the livelihoods of millions of people by the...

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Mass Extinction

Mass Extinction

The formation of the Earth occurred some 4.6 billion years ago but it was only in the last 570 million years that the first familiar life forms began to evolve....

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Climate Change

Climate Change

Climate change is the biggest and most controversial environmental issue of our times. Or rather, the cause of climate change is. The fact that the Earth's climate has changed over...

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