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Uproar over a new plan proposed by Indonesia: renting out tigers to millionaires. The country only has 400 Sumatran tigers left but the dwindling number of tigers is even worse in Southeast Asia, says the WWF, where the region’s tiger population has fallen from 1,200 in 1998 to about 350 today. [...] Three simple ways for you to help save forests… [...] Video of David de Rothschild discussing the building of the Plastiki, a catamaran made entirely of recyclable plastics, that he plans to sail across the Pacific Ocean. [...] When Mike Brune, executive director of RAN (the Rainforest Action Network) says “I can’t remember a more charged atmosphere,” you know it must be bad. Brune has been arrested dozens of times and has faced off with lumberjacks, oilmen and multinational corporate behemoths alike. But there is a general feeling from everyone I’ve spoken to about the protest [...] [...] #3 The EPA just OK’d the ongoing devastation in Appalachia, approving 42 more permits for mountaintop coal mining. Mountain top removal puts miners out of work and permanently destroys the most important temperature forest on earth. Read the article: http://www.mnn.com/technology/researc… Sign the petition: http://www.nrdconline.org/campaign/nr… Find out if you are connected to mountain top coal: http://www.mnn.com/technology/gadgets… #2 A Star (Factory) is Born [...] [...] The countdown of the day’s top 4 most interesting environmental news stories. #4. Victory for the Vultures in Europe Farmers and conservation groups win battle to let the vultures eat dead livestock. http://news.mongabay.com/2009/0426-ha… #3. Chevron versus the Amazon A battle is brewing between Chevron and the Amazon rainforest. 30,000 Ecuadoreans filed a class action lawsuit against Chevron (Texaco) and Chevron [...] [...] This is the very first GreenDig green news video blog by Karl Burkart — a countdown of the top 4 environmental news stories of the day. The Top 4 Countdown is… 4. The GreenDig video blog, the Daily Dig is Live! 3. Ant Invasion in Argentina: http://tinyurl.com/antinvasion 2. 100 MPG Hummer: http://tinyurl.com/100hummer 1. White Mike Shark Campaign: http://tinyurl.com/whitemike GreenDig music by [...] [...] Photos: UPDATE 5/1: White Mike just attacked Atlanta last night within blocks of the CNN building. Take a look at the twitpic. A striking image of a great white shark has been mysteriously popping up in cities around the country — Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and now Atlanta. The perpetrators are remaining anonymous and there is no text on [...] [...] |
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