Monthly Archives: December 2011
Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium Still Growing
Childhood dreams and a new Hollywood film about owning a zoo notwithstanding, building a world-class zoo is not an easy task. If it were, many more communities would probably have zoos and aquariums. Building a zoo takes vision, determination,...
Venezuela to Remove Breast Implants for Free?
Venezuela is offering free surgeries for women to remove faulty French-made breast implants, the country’s top health official said.
Health Minister Eugenia Sader said women with implants made by the now-defunct French company Poly Implant...
City Pollution ‘at danger levels’ in Scotland
WWF Scotland has analysed Scottish Air Quality data on nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels in parts of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Perth.
The group said they were in breach of EU targets designed to protect health.
The Scottish government...
People’s Protest Saves Polluted Bhavani River
The stretch of the Bhavani river between Sirumugai, near Mettupalayam, and Bhavanisagar dam in Erode district is picturesque with banana plantations on both sides. The lush greenery bordering the river and the abundance of marine life is a testimony...
Pollution Alert at Melbourne Beaches
The Environment Protection Authority has warned beachgoers not to swim at some of Melbourne’s most popular bayside beaches today after the ferocious Christmas day storms sent pollutants coursing into the water.
The EPA has also defended...
Meteorologists’ Global Warming Discussion Back in Forecast
Members of the Oregon chapter of the American Meteorological Society had planned a Nov. 29 gathering at OMSI to hear regional weather experts talk about why they didn’t think humans were to blame for global warming. The meeting was postponed,...
