Posted on July 18th, 2010 by natalina
In the Sierra de la Macarena, Colombia, there lies a breathtaking anomaly of nature’s unrelenting beauty. The Caño Cristales is a river unlike any other in the world. Due to unbelievable algae blooms, this river seems to carry all of the colors of the rainbow, and is truly a wonder to behold.
From Atlas Obscura:
“Caño Cristales has been referred to as the “river of five colors”, “the river that (more. . .)
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Filed under: Environment, The Unexplained, Travel
Posted on July 4th, 2010 by natalie
Descendants is an animated short by Goro Fujita, featuring the voice talents of Whoopi Goldberg and Chrisy Scott Cashman.
A sense of melancholy combined with a magical atmosphere make this a heart wrenching little film that stays with you long after watching. At times somewhat disturbing, it is also inspiring. I was very moved by Descendants.
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Posted on June 28th, 2010 by wbgene
Welcome to Worldblogosphere.com. You can delete this post after reading it.
The first step you should take is signing into your Admin area. Once there look for the “Appearance” heading in the left column. Click “Themes” under that heading. You can now choose the theme of your new blog site.
Once you have chosen a theme we will access your site and do some maintenance. Adding in some features to (more. . .)
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Filed under: Arts & Leisure, Books, Celebrity, Environment, Funny Stuff, Life & Style, Miscellaneous, Movies, Music, News, Pop Culture, Professional Wrestling, Science & Tech., Sports, Television, The Unexplained, Travel, Uncategorized, Video Clips
Posted on June 27th, 2010 by janee
There has been a lot of debate about the population forecasts for Australia. Many of them are about environment and sustainability. If anyone looks or investigates the arguments more closely, it is less about environment and more about an ageing population. And that is scary.
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Posted on June 13th, 2010 by natalina
This short film, just over 10 minutes, was shot by Robert M. Young and Edward James Olmos on a recent trip to examine the oil spill that has devastated the Gulf of Mexico and surrounding States.
Olmos in a scene from the film
Here you will hear from locals including fishermen and business owners, lamenting about the loss of their livelihoods, their uncertain future, and most importantly, the deception (more. . .)
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Filed under: Conspiracy Theories, Environment, The Unexplained
Posted on June 5th, 2010 by natalina
The tragic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has had me in such emotional distress. My heart has been through the gamut. I fluctuate from intense anger to utter sorrow. I’ve read all of the news stories and the endless blogs, and I’ve wanted to write more myself.. but what to say that hasn’t already been said?
CREDIT: Charlie Riedel/AP
Certainly there are more questions than answers. How could (more. . .)
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Posted on May 18th, 2010 by natalina
Ok, so most people thought Waterworld was a crappy movie (although this little lady has a soft spot for that overblown, waterlogged mess of a film). But it turns out that Kevin Costner just might be an Oceanic hero in real life too!
Costner and his business partners were in New Orleans to unveil a machine that uses centrifugal force to extract oil from water… creating 97% pure water from (more. . .)
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Posted on May 3rd, 2010 by natalina
I like to think of myself as one who stays ahead of the curve… reads between the lines, and sees things on the horizon well beyond what’s being discussed in the mainstream. However, until yesterday, I hadn’t any grasp on just how desperate the situation in the Gulf off the Louisiana coast had really become.
Most of you have heard by now about Deepwater Horizon drilling rig which caught fire, (more. . .)
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Posted on January 11th, 2010 by janee
The amount of food wasted globally is scandalous but our economies have really become dependent on over-consumption and that is where most of the problem lies.
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Posted on January 6th, 2010 by janee
When 26 year old Katherine Hibbert from the UK, a journalist, lost a job and found her rent was going up she headed for a life on the streets. The experience was a good, if not challenging one and led to a life she now enjoys and prefers.
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Posted on December 14th, 2009 by janee
Religion plays a big part in the lives of millions around the globe. This must give many of these religious leaders enormous influence in world affairs, something that can’t be too bad a thing provided the influence is used to better the lives of the most vulnerable among us.
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Posted on December 13th, 2009 by janee
The current Climate Change conference in Copenhagen has been reported as the largest conference in UN history where politicians and officials from 192 nations have gathered to resolve the international pollution problem. Can they do it?
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Posted on November 23rd, 2009 by cheryl
This has to be one of the most adorable things I’ve ever seen. Her name is Sonya and she is a Slow Loris (Nycticebus Coucang) – a slow moving primate found throughout southeast Asia inhabiting tropical evergreen rain forests. They are mainly fruit eaters but will also eat insects, leaves and bird’s eggs. The saliva of the species is toxic and used as a defense against predators but as (more. . .)
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Posted on November 19th, 2009 by janee
One of the policies that helped Kevin Rudd and the Labor Party win government back in 2007 was a commitment to environment protection and preservation. Now public opinion has started shifting as the costs of committing to an international Emissions Trading Scheme are starting to emerge and more concrete issues are taking more of a priority. .
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Posted on September 18th, 2009 by natalina
I love bats. They’re my second favorite animal. My first love is for cats. Sadly, I am not fond of rats. But it would have made a nice trifecta if I did, yes?
Bats have always been a source of wonder and inspiration for me. They’re just…beautiful and magical creatures. There are a few precious bats that hang out in the entry to my building. They flitter around in the (more. . .)
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Posted on September 4th, 2009 by admin
If this doesn’t melt your cold heart, nothing will.
In Norway, on the Austfonna ice cap, located on Nordaustlandet in the Svalbard archipelago, the ice is melting. Rising sea levels due to early ice melt are causing great concern to scientists around the globe.
Marine photographer and environmental lecturer Michael Nolan captured the stunning picture of the disappearing glacier, and the image that turned up is at once awe inspiring (more. . .)
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Filed under: Environment, Photography, The Unexplained
Posted on July 22nd, 2009 by janee
World food markets are mostly, but not entirely, a legacy of the market economy, the globalisation of world trade. Although the obsession to ship food products around the world is just one of the reasons behind the alarming amount of food that is wasted globally each year, it is one that is kept pretty quiet.
That’s not to say that our individual food waste shouldn’t come under regular (more. . .)
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Posted on June 14th, 2009 by natalina
Evolution in action?
This is some fascinating news that sparks all kinds of questions. According to a new book, Thinkers Of The Jungle, by Gerd Schuster, Willie Smits and Jay Ullal, the below image shows an orangutan in the process of attempting to spear a fish. If this is in fact what the ape is doing, then it is a first. No other orangutan has ever been seen using a (more. . .)
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Posted on June 9th, 2009 by natalina
Well, it appears that my neck of the woods has made national news again. And the reason?? The weather, of course!
A few days ago, Mother Nature thought that the tough people of North Dakota just weren’t quite done with winter, and saw fit for us to receive one final (let’s hope!) dose of snow before we can finally enjoy the few brief months of summer that we all look (more. . .)
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Posted on April 22nd, 2009 by natalina
This seems an appropriate post for Earth Day, as it has been revealed that Astronomers have discovered a planet outside our solar system that is similar in size to Earth.
An American expert called the discovery of the tiny planet “extraordinary.” (Nice!)
This is an important revelation, as most planets discovered outside our solar system tend to be around the size of Jupiter, which dwarfs the Earth by huge measures. (more. . .)
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Filed under: Science & Tech., The Earth
