Massive extinctions by 2050?
Between 15 and 37 percent of the world's existing plant and animal species could go
extinct by 2050 as a result of global warming, according to a major new study conducted by
19 scientists from around the world.Nature
Ecology wins on the golf course
Supreme Court stayed further development of a Rs 200-crore golf course on a 550-acre plot
in Goregaon, Mumbai. Residents had complained that hundreds of acres of eco-sensitive
mangroves were destroyed by developers, who dumped tons of mud and debris to fill up a
creek.
Mid-Day, Mumba i
Car makers
get into the act
Eight of Japan's 12 automakers have got together to recycle. They're aiming to meet a law,
effective from 2005, which will compel them to recycle shredded scraps from disused
vehicles.
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The cost of natural catastrophes
Storms cause more than $50 billion in damages every year. The cost of natural catastrophes
has increased 85 times in the 1990s compared to the 1960s. One Central American hurricane
alone killed 10,000 people.
Turning Point
Militancy
and red deers
The rare hangul (red deer) found only in Kashmir is on the verge of extinction because of
years of neglect and militancy. Militants indiscriminately slaughtered this rare Kashmiri
deer for food throughout the 1990s.
Reuters
Death be not
toxic, but eco-friendly
Ramsey Creek Preserve in America is 35 acres of woodlands where coffins must be
biodegradable, embalming fluids are a no-no, plants and flat stones are used as grave
markers. The green-burial trend is particularly hot in Britain, where 180 eco-cemeteries
have opened in the past decade.
The New York Times |
