Environmental Good Guys: Going Green With The iPad

This week, Apple broke news of its highly-anticipated tablet computer called the iPad. While the iPad is expected to be a revolution in computing technology and touch screen interfaces, it is also a computer with a low carbon footprint. First, there is the fact that the computer is small and lightweight. This means that not [...]

Beijing Waking Up To Pollution Problem

Following the Olympics, the pollution of Beijing was put on the world stage and it seems that the mayor of the city is waking up to the problems facing the city’s air. Mayor Guo Jinlong recently said that the pollution in the capital of China is extremely serious. It is not rare for the city [...]

Mekong Tiger Nearly Extinct

The Mekong Tiger, which is a sub-species of tiger located in the MeKong region is expected to be extinct within only a few years according to the World Wildlife Fund. In a report from the Vietnam News Agency released by the WWF, the number of Mekong Tigers in existence has fallen to only 350, from [...]

20 Years Later And Exxon Valdez Still Felt

In March of 1989, the most devastating oil spill in human history hit the area of Prince William Sound in Alaska. When the Exxon Valdez spilled its oil, 1,300 miles of shoreline were completely covered in oil and the fishing industry of the area was damaged almost beyond repair. In the short amount of time [...]

Global Warming To Push Apes and Monkeys Into Extinction

Global Warming is already beginning to take plenty of species, including several frogs, the Koala, seals, penguins and the Polar Bear, but we can now add gorillas and monkeys to the mix according to a new study. In a study done by Bournemouth University, it was found that if temperatures rise as predicted, two degrees [...]

No Recess In Utah As Pollution Drives People Indoors

Utah, which often looks like a beautiful place to live, is apparently not a great place to breathe, especially if you live in Salt Lake City. Throughout parts of Utah, health warnings have been issued because the pollution has become so bad, it can cause problems for people with respiratory problems. In fact, students are [...]

Australia Bakes In Hottest Decade Ever

The Land Down Under was always hot, but now it is getting as hot as, well, another land way down under, as in Hell. In new data released this week, it was found that Australia just experienced its hottest decade ever recorded and with that decade came more dust storms, wild fires, heat waves and [...]

Species Most At Risk See Numbers Falling

In a recent report released by the Daily Telegraph and the WWF, the species most at risk for extinction are not getting much help lately and we could see these animals disappear from our planet forever. These animals are common to all of us, and many are symbols of the country that they reside in. [...]