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October Top News: Giant Penguins, Solar Planes that Fly for Years, Europe’s Clean Energy Progress, Obama’s Clean Energy Push, Peak Oil/Peak Coal/Peak Etc.

  By Zach | October 11, 2010 - 6:33 am | , , , , , , , ,
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October Top News: Giant Penguins, Solar Planes that Fly for Years, Europe’s Clean Energy Progress, Obama’s Clean Energy Push, Peak Oil/Peak Coal/Peak Etc.

Wow, it’s harder to pick out the “must-share” news stories than I realized. Well, here are the news stories I wrote about in the past week or so that I thought it would be a crime not to mention here (& yes, I did skip one week or half a … Continue reading →

45 Species of Galapagos Islands Extinct or Facing Extinction due to Overfishing and Climate Change

  By Zach | December 13, 2009 - 6:11 pm | ,
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A new report published in the journal Global Change Biology shows that 45 species of the Galapagos Islands have become extinct or are facing extinction largely due to human activities. The main causes are the 1982 El Nino and overfishing. The results show the great vulnerability of this diverse area … Continue reading →