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Small Canadian Town Bans Shark FinsUsing the concept 'Think Global, Act Local,' Coquitlam council this week banned shark fins from being possessed, traded, sold and distributed in the city. |
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Toronto Becomes First City To Mandate Green RoofsOn April 30th, Toronto will become the first city in North America with a bylaw that requires roofs to be green. And we're not talking about paint. A green roof, also known as a living roof, uses various hardy plants to create a barrier between the sun's rays and the tiles or shingles of the roof. |
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Study: Wildlife survive nuclear accidentsRadiation from nuclear accidents such as Chernobyl and Fukushima may not present as much of a threat to wildlife as previously thought, British researchers say. |
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Saving Right Whales? There’s an app for that.A new app relies on whale calls to help mariners avoid hitting endangered right whales. |
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New technologies detect seizures, and could possibly even eliminate themSeizures can be very scary experiences for people who suffer from them, especially since they may sometimes result in the need for medical attention. Now, however, two new technologies may be able to help. |
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Insurance Company Ordered to Pay $34 Million For Kicking 90-Year-Old Off PlanAn Omaha-based insurance provider has been ordered to pay more than $34 million after a jury in a Montana district court found the company in violation of Montana's unfair trade practices law and in breach of contract. |
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US sets new carbon standard for power plantsThe United States set the first nationwide carbon standards on power plants, seeking to curb emissions from the burning of coal and revive the flagging fight against climate change. |
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World’s largest preserve forming in AfricaFive nations in Africa have come together to create the world’s largest conservation area for wildlife. |
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Whole Foods to Stop Selling Overfished SpeciesWhole Foods Market found a way to commemorate Earth Day: it will no longer sell wild-caught fish with a “red-rating,” meaning a species is overfished, in its seafood departments, starting this Earth Day (April 22). |
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Indian Man, Jadav Payeng, Single-Handedly Plants A 1,360 Acre Forest In AssamAn Indian man has single-handedly grown a sprawling forest on a 1,360 acre (550-hectare) sandbar in the middle of the Brahmaputra. It now has many endangered animals, including at least five tigers, one of which bore two cubs recently. |
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Obama: STOCK Act a step toward restoring Americans’ faith in WashingtonPresident Barack Obama signed legislation on Wednesday aimed at restoring Americans' faith in the nation's public institutions at a time they rank at record lows in opinion polls. The act bans insider trading by members of Congress and many executive branch employees. |
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Study Shows Coral Will Survive Warming ClimateCorals may be better placed to cope with the gradual acidification of the world's oceans than previously thought -- giving rise to hopes that coral reefs might escape climatic devastation. |
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Pulling children out of Nepal’s prisonsPushpa Basnet was shocked to learn that children in Nepal were living in prisons with their parents. In 2005, she started a children's center that has provided support, such as housing, education and medical care, to more than 100 children of incarcerated parents. |
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Bringing health care to the world’s most remote areasDr. Benjamin LaBrot started Floating Doctors, a nonprofit that travels by sea to provide free health care for people in remote coastal areas. In the last two years, LaBrot and his volunteer team have treated nearly 13,000 patients in Haiti, Honduras and Panama. |
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Floating wind turbines to produce low cost renewable energyAltaeros Energies have created a floating wind turbine that produces low cost, renewable energy. |
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Amazon plant yields miracle cure for dental painThe world may soon benefit from a plant long-used by indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon for toothaches, eliminating the need for local injections in some cases. |
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Burmese savour taste of democracyOnly a small proportion of Burma's parliamentary seats are being contested in by-elections in April, but with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi standing for the first time, the campaign has considerable significance. |
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