Gwynne Dyer: Neocolonialists' African land grab
The Georgia Straight
In the past two years, various nonAfrican countries--China, India, South Korea, Britain and the Arab Gulf states lead the pack--have been taking over huge tracts of farmland in Africa by lease or pu
ASK TOM WHY
Chicago Tribune
Dear R.J., August is a very pleasant late winter month in Rio de Janeiro, which lies at the south end of the tropics just north of the Tropic of Capricorn. The 2016 Olympics will be held from Aug. 5 to 21, a time of year when daytime highs ...
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An independent online blogger launches AcaiBerrySideEffectsReport.com , combined with the web as his information resource, to come up with a site for updates on the acai berry fruit and any acai berry side effects reported. (PRWeb May 11, 2...
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Edmonton Sun
SUNshine Girl Katherine, a 24-year-old Naked News anchor, says she wants to get as much out of life as humanly possible — and then write about it. (Todd Gillis, Sun Media) 10th December 2008, 9:24am
Four Degrees of Devastation
Common Dreams
Rainfall in the north will increase but wet tropics will become 20 percent drier. The models are based on human emissions alone, and do not include heat-amplifying feedbacks from melting ice or changes in carbon sinks. When those are factor...
Basking sharks winter in the tropics
Cyber Diver News Network
MASSACHUSETTS (7 May 2009) — Basking sharks are the second largest fish, measuring about 6 to 7 meters when mature. The sharks are filter-feeders, swimming with their mouths open to take in a continuous flow of water and plankton.
United Nations Environment Programme
United Nations Environment Programme
Nairobi, 11 May 2009 - Village communities in Western Kenya alongside ones in Niger, Nigeria and China could become the key to unlocking the multi-billion dollar carbon markets for millions of farmers, foresters and conservationists across ...
AcaiBerrySideEffectsReport.com - Acai Berry Side Effects Reported
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An independent online blogger launches AcaiBerrySideEffectsReport.com, combined with the web as his information resource, to come up with a site for updates on the acai berry fruit and any acai berry side effects reported.
Zoo a Mother’s Day orchid showcase
Asheboro Courier-Tribune
ASHEBORO — Deep in the heart of the African Pavilion of the N.C. Zoo, the jungle is quiet now. The raucous calls of the monkeys have been replaced, for a limited time, by the visual fireworks of nearly 200 tropical orchids.
Planet Ark
Planet Ark
GENEVA - Nine dangerous chemicals used in farming and industry will be added to a list of banned substances whose presence in the environment causes serious health risks, more than 160 government agreed on Saturday.
Vanessa Williams is one smooth operator
Miami Herald
We're doing an episode where Wilhelmina takes a photo shoot down to the tropics and of course, hilarity will ensue. Betty is a junior editor this year. She's gotten bumped up with a big promotion, so expect a refined look from her.'' We hea...
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Common Dreams
That will cause accelerated evaporation from the sea surface; particularly of surface waters from the tropics that come into the arctic ocean, so there will be increased evaporation, and ultimately precipitation of snow over remaining ice a...
Second look: Week ahead loaded with big games
Everything Alabama Blog
Brian Kelly and Cincinnati gun slinger Tony Pike head to the sub-tropics for a show down with fellow unbeaten South Florida. > Saturday features a bevy of Top 25 matchups, including South Carolina's visit to Alabama and Oklahoma's battle wi...