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Save Eco Destinations · 2W ago

Plastic pollution helps marine insects thrive

A study by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has found a 100-fold upsurge in human-produced plastic garbage in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch within the Pacific Ocean. Researchers found that the plastic debris is disrupting habitats in the ecosystem — but not in the ways you m
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Save Eco Destinations · 3W ago

Educate yourself with interactive infographics

GOOD has some fantastic infographics, some of which are even interactive. Check ‘em out: Your Daily Dose of Water – Find out all the hidden ways your daily habits add to your water footprint on a typical day. How Does Lack of Water Affect Women and Children? What’s Wrong with Our Food System? – “Peo
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Save Eco Destinations · 2M ago

Israeli researchers make progress turning seaweed into biofuels

A team of scientists from various universities in Israel has been studying marine macroalgae, also known as common seaweed. The group has determined that these algae can be farmed more quickly than land-based crops used for bioethanol and harvested as fuel without taking up land that could be employ
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Save Eco Destinations · 5M ago

Japan uses tsunami funds to support whaling

Japan has been facing widespread criticism since it said it will be using some of the public funds allocated for disaster reconstruction to buttress its whaling operations. Instead of going to help fishing communities and others devastated by the 11 March earthquake and tsunami, a portion of the fun
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Save Eco Destinations · 5M ago

Japan uses tsunami funds to support whaling

Japan has been facing widespread criticism since it said it will be using some of the public funds allocated for disaster reconstruction to buttress its whaling operations. Instead of going to help fishing communities and others devastated by the 11 March earthquake and tsunami, a portion of the fun
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Save Eco Destinations · 5M ago

Climate change brings starker biodiversity loss than expected

Climate change will bring a combination of rising temperatures and increased predation that will result in biodiversity loss – and it may be worse than currently predicted, claims a study by University of British Columbia (UBC) zoologist Christopher Harley. “Global warming is already having signific
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Save Eco Destinations · 5M ago

Climate change brings starker biodiversity loss than expected

Climate change will bring a combination of rising temperatures and increased predation that will result in biodiversity loss – and it may be worse than currently predicted, claims a study by University of British Columbia (UBC) zoologist Christopher Harley. “Global warming is already having signific
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Save Eco Destinations · 6M ago

The global food crisis and how you can help

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Save Eco Destinations · 6M ago

Greenwashing: things to watch out for

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Save Eco Destinations · 10M ago

The GMO plague and how to fight it, Pt. 2

This is Part 2 of a two-part series of blog posts on the health dangers of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and ways we can fight back against the corporations that produce them. Part 2 of the series discusses recent developments and some GMO trends, mentions promising anti-GMO phenomena, and l
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