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 [...]