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The author wanted to experience the rain forest unfiltered ... THE CRISIS The world's rain forests its lungs are vanishing fast: logged, burned, farmed, mined ... THE REPORTER Bob Payne, who sets out to learn firsthand about rain forest survival as well as his own. (Concierge.com)
Easy to find LA celeb hangouts during Oscar season Feb 24, 2010
URTH CAFFE, 8565 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood: This schmoozy, West Hollywood eatery is the original of a Los Angeles chain that specializes in organic coffee blends with names such as "World Peace" and "Rainforest.". Starlets including Katy Perry, Hayden Panettiere and Jessica Alba are drawn to the cafe's outdoor patio and cozy weekend brunch. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
For the environment Feb 23, 2010
Niaulani Forest WorkDay, volunteers needed to preserve the rainforest; 9 a.m.-12 p.m. third Sunday of each month, Volcano Art Center, Niaulani campus, Volcano Village, Big Island; 808-967-8222. TUESDAYS AT KANAH , weekly beach cleanup and plant maintenance, coordinated by Community Pride at Kanah Beach Park, Maui; 8-10 a.m. Tuesdays, at the park; Valerie Vines Magee, 808-264-1454. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Sierra Club asks feds to protect PR coastal land Feb 23, 2010
The 3,200-acre (1,300-hectare) stretch of land immediately north of El Yunque, the only tropical rain forest in the U.S. National Forest system, was protected by Puerto Rico's last governor. But current Gov. Luis Fortuno has revoked the reserve in his drive to bring jobs and investment for the U.S. territory's ailing economy. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Orchids in Yuma: Exquisite and easy Feb 23, 2010
"Most of the winter visitors like the fact they can leave their orchids outside here, just so long as they don't leave them in direct sunlight. Orchids traditionally grow under the shelter of rainforest canopies, so they can't tolerate strong sunlight. Those of us who live here year around just keep them indoors in the summer months."Orchids are really fascinating," she continued. "There are so many varieties and many of them have unique properties. There's one called a 'Trapdoor' orchid that... (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Developing a Global Studies Curricu... Feb 22, 2010
In Brazil, for example, the cultivation of sugar cane may produce large profits in the alternative fuels industry, but the human toll on workers, virtually treated as slaves, as well as the cost to the rain forest that must be destroyed as the industry expands creates new models of global awareness and response. Students researching this as well as similar global situations, may incorporate the slow demise of human rights considerations, most notably in the United States. (Suite101.com)
• Hay in my underwear: Two months on the farm Feb 22, 2010
Some gardening perhaps, and even the occasional horse, but a cow or sheep out to pasture in our temperate rainforest would be exotic. Farming was always mysterious and romantic to me. (Juneau Empire)
• Valentine's Day with MITH Club Feb 22, 2010
Mental Illness Teen Health (MITH) members and Juneau-Douglas High School students Diego Novoa, Darby McIlroy and Haley Nelson bring flowers to individuals at Bartlett Regional Hospital's Mental Health Unit and Rainforest Recovery Center on Valentine's Day ... This Valentine's Day, MITH students from Juneau-Douglas High School brought flowers to individuals at Bartlett Regional Hospital's Mental Health Unit and Rainforest Recovery Center. (Juneau Empire)
Rare rhino pregnancy fuels hope Feb 22, 2010
Like other , Sumatran rhinos began disappearing because of human encroachment on their rainforest habitats and the practice of poaching. Rhino horns are commonly sold to make analgesics in some forms of Asian medicine. (CNN -- World)
Everybody's cool in LA Feb 21, 2010
While no one can definitively say whether the City of Angels' carbon emissions have caused a few Brazilian rainforests to crash and burn, we certainly do have proof of how southern California's car culture has contributed to 100 years of literary, musical, filmic and visual arts creativity. Can you imagine the 20th century without the wise guy private dicks created by Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Rare Indian wild cats spectacularly caught on film Feb 21, 2010
India's Eastern Himalayan rainforest could have one of the world's largest number of wild cat species, after seven species were recorded in two years ... Wildlife Conservation Society-India spokesman Ravi Chellam said that rainforests were important for preserving biodiversity and creating a livelihood for local communities. (BBC News -- South Asia)
DNP sees pick up in high-end properties this year Feb 20, 2010
At the same time, the development is designed to embrace the greenery and tranquillity of the virgin rainforest at the neighbouring Bukit Nanas, the oldest gazetted forest reserve in the country, he says. Cheng says for a limited time during the Tower B launch period, the company will offer buyers a 10:90 financing scheme, with the group absorbing the interest during the construction stage. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
• Pygmy owl: Bite much bigger than its beak Feb 20, 2010
In the Chilean rainforest where I worked for many seasons, the southern pygmy owl is called the chuncho (or, because Chileans seem to love diminutives, the chunchito). It is a fearsome predator. (Juneau Empire)
What's the best place you've lived in...and the worst? Feb 19, 2010
Just a perfect balance of being situated right next to the ocean but only a 15-minute drive from a beautiful National Park where you can swim in rainforest creeks. The community is small we don't even have a shop but we do all get together every Friday night at the local community hall for a big feed and drinks, the proceeds of which are then put back into the community to fund activities for families like movies under the stars and other fun events. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Spoiled for Choice on Nevis Feb 19, 2010
BANANAS BISTRO Hidden high in the tropical rainforest, this charmingly boho restaurant, tel: (1-869) 469 1891, features a wraparound veranda and art-filled interior. The menu mixes Spanish, North African and even Thai flavors with Caribbean ingredients to delicious effect. (Time.com)
Taking on a leak Feb 18, 2010
This makes sense for both the environment and for my wallet, as I can look like I wiped out an entire rain forest for a fraction of the cost. It also means, however, that if those layers of particle board and glue get wet, they swell up and come apart, turning what used to look like a fine exotic floor into a misshapen sponge. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Movie Gallery to close Feb 17, 2010
The Movie Gallery store at 907 Rain Forest Parkway in Columbia and the Hollywood Video store at 2703 East Broadway, Suite 236 in Columbia will remain open along with seven other Movie Gallery stores in Mid-Missouri at Mexico, Ashland, Moberly, Eldon, Boonville, California, and Centralia. During the past two years, the firm has closed several hundred underperforming stores around the nation. (Fulton Sun, MO)
If You Buy Just One Survival Book, Don't Buy This One Feb 17, 2010
During an expedition into the Guyanan rainforest, Mayor tells us, an infection made her hands swell to "the size of volleyballs," and she was forced her to leave the country for stateside hospitalization. There's a lesson there, I thought. (Slate)
BA to Use Biofuel Made from Garbage Feb 17, 2010
"Biofuels for cars were meant to be a way of using waste cooking oil, but fuel companies ended up taking food away from the poor and trashing rainforests to make way for biofuel crop plantations," said Kenneth Richter, the biofuels campaigner at Friends of the Earth. "Fuelling planes with biofuels could cause more of the same problems. It seems BA is already backtracking on its claim that it would only use food waste to fuel these planes.". (BusinessWeek)
Kevin Smith: The face of flying while fat Feb 17, 2010 Stress and Trade-Offs Explain Life's Diversity: A New Model Feb 17, 2010 Read the 'JER' transcript Feb 16, 2010 Mother Bats Expert at Saving Energy: Study Shows Wild Female Bats’ Temperature Regulation Strategy Is Flexible Feb 16, 2010 Why is Biodiversity Imporant? Feb 16, 2010 Anyone recall Toyota? Feb 15, 2010 First footage of clouded leopard captured in Borneo Feb 15, 2010 Urbanization, Export Crops Drive Deforestation Feb 15, 2010 'Glades gala Feb 14, 2010 Honeymoons that won’t break the bank Feb 14, 2010 Why are Orangutans an Endangered Sp... Feb 14, 2010 New leader looks to fire up Sierra Club Feb 14, 2010 Darwin descendant discovers how Sydney has evolved Feb 14, 2010 Top 10sexy hotel rooms Feb 13, 2010 Report: El Nino fueled record global warmth in January Feb 13, 2010 Trang Hidden Gem of Southern Thai... Feb 13, 2010 Isles get star treatment on Weather Channel Feb 13, 2010 More » Feb 13, 2010 Newsweek: Just how green? Feb 13, 2010 Liberia boosts private enterprise Feb 13, 2010 Easy Relaxation Techniques to Pract... Feb 12, 2010 Movie review capsules Feb 12, 2010 Back home in Minnesota Feb 12, 2010 2010 Throne Speech Boosts Green Inv... Feb 12, 2010 Legendary Valentine class headed to New Zealand Feb 12, 2010 Zip Lining in Downtown Vancouver Feb 11, 2010 Watch a D.C. teddy bear go into winter hibernation Feb 11, 2010 • Tapping in, finding a center Feb 11, 2010 Saint Lucia Romances ABC's 'The Bachelor: On The Wings of Love' Feb 10, 2010 Green.view: Conflict conservation Feb 9, 2010 Smarter Farming Key to Saving Amazon Rainforest Feb 9, 2010 Washington state's Hoh Rain Forest revels in wet, wild ballet' Feb 9, 2010 Superstar Mary J. Blige to Be Keynote Speaker at 2010 Disney's Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey Feb 9, 2010 Gunneras - plants from the days of dinosaurs Feb 8, 2010 eTattoo tag/reader identifies livestock fast and at a distance Feb 8, 2010 Brazil farm aims to save the Amazon Feb 8, 2010 Blueprint: Volunteer opportunities, calendar Feb 8, 2010 Lost your tongue? Feb 6, 2010 Costa Rica 7-night adventure w/air from $599 Feb 6, 2010 10 comments Feb 6, 2010 We found paradise Feb 6, 2010 Disclosing the Real Risks on Climate Change Feb 6, 2010 AEG wins bid to build an Aqueduct racino Feb 5, 2010 AEG was selected to turn Aqueduct Race Track, top, into an ultra-modern racino comples. RENDERING COURTESY AEG"> Feb 5, 2010 City balances budget with tobacco tax, rainy day fund Feb 5, 2010 Click to read: Exotic Critters for All to See in Miami Feb 5, 2010 Dionne Warwick has sung a 'blessed' career Feb 5, 2010 • Wild Observations: Do deer eat seaweed? Feb 5, 2010 'Zen' Bats Hit Target by Not Aiming at It Feb 5, 2010 Rainforest Yoga to offer intro yoga classes every first fridays Feb 5, 2010 Click to Give Feb 4, 2010 Minnamurra Rainforest Feb 4, 2010 Bill would prevent EPA from regulating greenhouse gases Feb 4, 2010 Insect entre the future Feb 4, 2010 Climate retreat Feb 3, 2010 Ancient Crocodile Relative: Giant Snake's Food Feb 3, 2010 A different global warming theory (7) Feb 3, 2010 Country profile: Malaysia Feb 3, 2010 What I Said to the Republican Members of Congress Feb 3, 2010 Huge Brazil dam moves step closer Feb 2, 2010 Effects of Forest Fire on Carbon Emissions, Climate Impacts Often Overestimated Feb 2, 2010 Environmental Change Impacts Oklahoma Rivers Feb 2, 2010 Chocolate vs Drug Lords: From Coca to Cacao in Peru Feb 1, 2010 Power photography Feb 1, 2010 It sucks to be young Feb 1, 2010
OK." To the best of my knowledge and experience, Port-au-Prince is the only place in the world where a cabby will refuse a $20 bill to take a pilot into town for a quick tour. Where else, I don't know. Maybe Monrovia or Freetown during the wars there? I'm in Haiti for 90 minutes, on a two-stop turn out of Miami. I was awake before dawn to the roar of the air-conditioning unit when the phone rang, the scheduler rattling off the report time for an afternoon trip to Port-au-Prince and Santo Domingo... (Salon)
Found: One great chef Feb 17, 2010
I have some great friends at The 100 Club (a private dining club in Portsmouth) and the Health Department gave me a license to use their kitchen, so I can operate out of there. "The basic concept of the new venture is to create dinner parties in homes along with one-on-one or group cooking classes where Hennessey will take a budding or even experienced home cook to the farmers market, find what's fresh and local and go back to the home to learn something about technique, ingredients anything the... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
17, 2010) Plants and people alike face critical choices as they reproduce: to make a few big, well-provisioned seeds -- or babies--or many small, poorly-provisioned ones. Different species make strikingly different choices, resulting in a great diversity of life forms: Darwin's "endless forms most beautiful. See Also: Helene Muller-Landau, staff scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute argues that these diverse strategies coexist because different levels of stress favor different... (Science Daily)
They claimed that global warming would destroy 40 percent of the Amazon Rain Forest also or could do it in just a few years. And those turn out to be totally bogus. (Fox News)
19, 2007) Populations of fruit-eating bats may be supported by the additional mineral intake at salt licks, and since fruit-eating bats are major seed dispersers in tropical rainforests, mineral licks may have. (Oct. (Science Daily)
The tropical and temperate rainforests are such regions, as are coral reefs, ocean fish hatcheries, and polar ice sheets and tundra. Even freshwater ecosystems--estimated to contain only. (Suite101.com)
The blight has even extended to the halo-wearing, Rainforest Alliance-certified Prius, with third-generation models being recalled this week. Previously, there was no stopping the success of this model. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
This big cat can be found in lowland rainforest on Borneo and in small numbers in areas of logged forest. But environmentalist say that the clouded leopard faces the threat of poaching while rapid deforestation and the creation of rubber and oil-palm plantations in Borneo is destroying its natural habitat. (Yahoo! Asia News)
(May 16, 2007) During years of severe drought, tropical rainforest fires can double emissions from tropical forests, according to scientists. Now, an international team of forest and climate researchers has found. (Science Daily)
Sting s pet issue has been for years the protection of rainforests throughout the world. You can t really separate the two issues (the Everglades and rainforests), Sting told. (The Palm Beach Post)
If you don t want to limit yourself to one resort, try a guided tour; Caravan has a 10-day trip that starts at $995 each and takes you to the city, beach, and rain forest. If you re the do-it-yourself type, you can still get great deals. (Boston Globe)
Additionally, many other animals are on the endangered species list due to the loss of trees in rain forests all over the world and illegal hunting and animal trade. Without human intervention to help these animals, many could become extinct. (Suite101.com)
From atop this electronic bully pulpit, Brune's voice rolled across the cavernous store, reminding shoppers that Home Depot was, at the time, buying wood products from companies harvesting trees from rare and endangered old-growth rain forests. The stunt, subsequently repeated at hundreds of other Home Depot stores over the next several months by scores of Rainforest Action Network activists, forced the building supply chain to change its purchasing practices thus preserving some 5 million acres... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
She worked briefly for Opera Australia in 1992, making props, before moving to the Daintree Rainforest where she realised she wanted to work with plants. But there was no gold leaf yesterday as the ship on which Ms Darwin is retracing her ancestor's famous journey, the Dutch clipper Stad Amsterdam, arrived in Sydney after setting out from Plymouth last year. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Sat deep in the rainforest, flanked by 100-foot, vine-wrapped banyans, Kanopi House's beautifully crafted in-canopy cabins take treehouse living to new heights. Almond Tree has a huge, hand-carved four-poster and doors that open onto the rainforest ... Ponta Dos Ganchos, Santa Catarina, BrazilAn unparalleled private paradise on a secluded stretch of Brazil's southern coastline, this relaxed rainforest retreat is set on its own peninsula, fringed by tropical trees, oyster beds and sparkling blue... (MSNBC -- Travel)
This includes remote desert, ocean and rain forest areas where reliable climate data are not otherwise available. The satellite-based instruments measure the temperature of the atmosphere from the surface up to an altitude of about five miles above sea level. (USA Today -- Tech)
But if relaxation is the order of the day, nothing beats the atmosphere of Hat Pak Meng, a gorgeous crescent moon-shaped beach fringed by rainforest. Trang s Unique Cuisine. (Suite101.com)
Parts of Sunday's episode include looks at our rainforests and potential tsunamis, and Cantore also visits with folks on the Big Island about living near an active volcano. Gotta love promoter Tom Moffatt for always being able to put acts in historical perspective. (Honolulu Advertiser)
"The decision-makers have decided not to reflect the First Nations and the Pacific region in the design of the logo."I can't help but notice the remarkable resemblance it has to Pac-Man," Phillip added.Phillip, who is boycotting what he called the "Disneyesque" opening ceremony, also told NPR in February 2010 that the Vancouver 2010 games are taking place on land that rightfully belongs to indigenous people. Published February 12, 2010 Hudson Bay Inukshuk Photograph by Taylor S. Kennedy,... (National Geographic)
While calling the Games the "greenest ever" might lead one to believe that the net effect will be similar to planting thousands of acres of Amazonian rainforest, the reality is that the Olympics are going to do some damage to the environment. When you bring hundreds of thousands of people together for an event as massive as the Olympic Games, an enormous carbon footprint is almost inevitable, even with VANOC's efforts to mitigate it. (MSNBC -- Business)
It is also home to some 40% of Africa's rain forests where illegal logging has been a problem in the past. Currently, United Nation peace keeping forces bring stability to Liberia, in the wake of a 14-year-long civil war that ended in 2003 after about a quarter of a million people had been killed. (BBC News -- Africa)
Invest in a few relaxation CDs, rainforest sounds, ocean waves, classical or aboriginal music, anything that appeals. Brush aside any distraction, just listen and absorb every sound as it flows freely through body and mind. (Suite101.com)
The film creates a planet called Pandora, a race of tall, blue cat-people called the Na vi, and gives them both a dazzlingly colorful rain forest reality - part Rousseau, part George Lucas on inhalants. The 60 percent of the film that comes from the computer is tantalizingly realistic; the roughly 40 percent that s live action is less convincing. (Boston Globe)
People argued that using soybean oil in the U.S. for fuel meant people in Brazil would plant soybeans on the pasture ground, and Brazilians would move their cattle to the rain forests and burn down the rain forests. The Soybean Associations worked hard and got soybeans into the program. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
British Columbia is known worldwide for its naturally stunning backdrop of mountains, ocean, and temperate rainforest. One of the obligations of presiding over this environment is to preserve it for future generations to enjoy. (Suite101.com)
The trips provide experiences they had only read about such as scuba diving, snorkeling, riding in a hot air balloon, racing on a zip line and horseback riding through a rain forest. They have taken every major form of transportation bus, train, plane and ship. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
Guests can enjoy hiking in BC s old growth temperate rainforests, treetop observation platforms linked by suspended bridges and stair cases, and of course, zip lines. The most impressive zip line drops 20 stories and spans 2000 feet taking guests all the way back to the Whistler Village. (Suite101.com)
Anybody who suggests that the fraudulent science concerning everything from the Himalayan glaciers to the Amazon rainforests to the African coasts to U.S. salmon streams that is rampant in the IPCC s AR4, does not mean that there are serious problems with current global warming theory thereby announces to the world that he or she is a scientific illiterate with no understanding or credibility on the topic. (And makes them look like the freaks in the Audi commercial. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
My intuition served me well, because Taproot has been embraced by the folks who have been a part of fostering yoga in the community for a long time, particularly the board of Rainforest Yoga, as well as newcomers that have found themselves at home here. Q: What sort of growth or positive changes have you seen. (Juneau Empire)
The "Helen of the West Indies," Saint Lucia is known for its natural beauty and diverse attractions, including the signature Piton Mountains - a UNESCO World Heritage Site - a tropical rainforest and one of the world's few drive-in volcanoes. Culturally rich offerings include the bustling marketplace in the capital of Castries, quaint fishing villages along the coastline, and the annual Saint Lucia Jazz festival. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Nature is preserved in those rare places that people just have not got round to overrunning for example the Foja Mountains in western New Guinea, an area of rainforest that teems with an astonishingly rich variety of plants and animals. Others are accidents of conflict: places from which people have fled and where the fauna and flora have thrived as a result. (The Economist)
Walking on a dusty field of cut rice that was once rainforest, researcher Flavio Wruck explains how farming, the Amazon's biggest killer, can be turned into its best defender ... The rainforest may be the world's best defense against climate change because it absorbs the carbon dioxide blamed for global warming ... The rancher's answer was simple: Raze more rainforest, at least up to the legal limit of 20 percent of his holdings. (Newsmax)
Washington state's Hoh Rain Forest revels in wet, wild ballet ... HOH RAIN FOREST, Olympic National Park - Diamond drips of moisture cling to the tips of branches, and a soft drizzle eases from a thick quilt of clouds overhead ... "This is girlie rain!" scoffs Jon Preston, as he heads deeper into the rain forest. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Participants in this year's Disney's Dreamers Academy class were selected by a distinguished panel of judges including: Harvey; Rushion McDonald (executive producer of "The Steve Harvey Morning Show"); Jasmine Guy (actress, singer and dancer); Sherry Paramore (executive director, UNCF); Rilous Carter (vice president, Disney's Hollywood Studios); Tracey Walters (director, Theme Parks & Resorts Pricing / executive spokesperson); Nicole Ari Parker Kodjoe (actress/former model); Eduardo Correia... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The true giants come from the New World tropics and coastal temperate rain forests. Charles Darwin encountered G. tinctoria on the Chilean coast during the Beagle voyage. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Brazil's cattle producers are being called upon to raise cattle in areas that are not deforested rain forests. The eTattoo can serve as a source verification tool that producers need. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
NOVA CANAA DO NORTE, Brazil - Walking on a dusty field of cut rice that was once rainforest, researcher Flavio Wruck explains how farming, the Amazon's biggest killer, can be turned into its best defender. At the government-run experimental farm where he works, he points toward plots where crops, cattle and timber live together. (AZCentral -- News)
Afterschool Art Classes - 3:30-5:30 p.m., Oglethorpe County Library, 858 Athens Road, Lexington; Mondays through March 1; using the traveling exhibit "Medicines of the Rainforests" from Teacher's Discovery, elementary aged children go on a journey of virtual exploration in South America's rainforest; draw, sculpt and paint from the forest floor to the top of the Rainforests canopy; space is limited to 20 children; free; (706) 743-8817 or (706) 759-3644. Summer Camp Job Fair - 5:15-8:15 p.m.,... (Athens Banner-Herald)
For example, the world of medicine potentially suffers when we no longer understand the healing properties of natural plants and minerals found in South American rain forests of Indonesian jungles. Language death is actually a serious issue not to be made light of. (BBC News -- South Asia)
The dealCosta Rica has recently been luring hordes of travelers with its tropical rainforests, picture-perfect beaches, and awe-inspiring natural wonders. But, these arent the only reasons people are flocking to this pristine country its also incredibly affordable. (MSNBC -- Travel)
As Christopher Booker writes in the Telegraph of London, "A Canadian analyst has identified more than 20 passages in the IPCC's report which cite similarly non-peer-reviews WWF or Greenpeace reports as their authority." Similarly, the Times of London reports that a claim that warming could endanger "up to 40 percent" of the Amazon rainforest came from an anti-smoking activist and had no scientific basis whatever. "The global warming movement as we have known it is dead," writes Walter Russell... (Human Events Online)
For first-time visitors, Ladouceur recommends, Go to the rainforest. It's so unique. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Headline-grabbing disaster studies about melting glaciers and parched rainforests based on rank speculation or written by World Wildlife Fund activists. Mann-made climate change, indeed. (Townhall.com)
Friday February 05, 2010. AEG was selected to turn Aqueduct Race Track, top, into an ultra-modern racino comples. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
Queens Chronicle - AEG wins bid to build an Aqueduct racino. Friday February 05, 2010. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
Prior to the increase, the tax brought in and the city allocated a little more than $500,000 to the Rainforest Recovery Center and social services. The city's "rainy day fund" is currently at $9. (Juneau Empire)
Hailing from the rainforests of South America, macaws are the largest birds in the parrot family and can live up 50 years or more in captivity. Although native to South America, there is a large breeding colony in Miami-Dade County. (CBS News -- Early Show)
It has part of the rain forest there. I call it my paradise. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Sitka black-tailed deer are a fascinating, integral member of our temperate rainforest community. Carla Petersen is a remote-living artist and writer. (Juneau Empire)
19, 2007) Populations of fruit-eating bats may be supported by the additional mineral intake at salt licks, and since fruit-eating bats are major seed dispersers in tropical rainforests, mineral licks may have. (June 16, 2006) Vampire bats, the only mammals to feed exclusively on blood, including human blood, recognize their prey by the sound of its breathing. (Science Daily)
JUNEAU - For those who are considering giving yoga a try, starting Friday, Feb. 5, Rainforest Yoga will offer a free introductory yoga class from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. on the first friday of every month ... JUNEAU - For those who are considering giving yoga a try, starting Friday, Feb. 5, Rainforest Yoga will offer a free introductory yoga class from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. on the first friday of every month ... Rainforest Yoga is located at 174 South Franklin St., Suite 202. (Juneau Empire)
The Animal Rescue Site and Care2 donate through sponsors to help abandonded animals, world hunger, and preserving the rainforest by the click of your mouse ... Other sites shared with The Animal Rescue Site are The Hunger Site, Breast Cancer, Child Health, Literacy, and Rainforest Site ... The Rainforest Site is partnered with four organizations dedicated to the preservation of animals and habitats. (Suite101.com)
Experience the Beauty of the Rainforest in Budderoo National Park ... There are two defined walking tracks within the rainforest ... The first is the wheelchair accessible Rainforest Loop Walk, which takes the visitor around 1. (Suite101.com)
Emerson called the proposed link between U.S. agriculture production and rain forest damage in Brazil "absolutely crazy.". "I have spent many, many years dealing with the Environmental Protection Agency," she told reporters, "and let there be no doubt -- their goal is to do what Congress cannot do, whether it's regulating greenhouse gases (or) creating a false case for the need to, even, regulate carbon dioxide, which is not one of the greenhouse gases listed under the Clean Air Act.". (Fulton Sun, MO)
With its rainforests playing host to countless insect species, including thousands that have yet to be identified, Costa Rica is a perfect breeding ground for the work. From leaf-cutting ants to rhinoceros beetles and a dizzying flurry of butterflies, the Central American nation is also a haven of ecotourism. (iAfrica.com)
This will destroy massive areas of rain forest with so much habitat lost for people and nature. The power will not be worth it. (BBC News -- Science)
The findings follow another study by researchers at UF and the Smithsonian providing the first reliable evidence of what Neotropical rainforests looked like 60 million years ago. While Cerrejonisuchus is not directly related to modern crocodiles, it played an important role in the early evolution of South American rainforest ecosystems, said Jonathan Bloch, a Florida Museum vertebrate paleontologist and associate curator. (Science Daily)
Ron Lemley (Pulse of the Public, Jan. 29) stated, "In the face of the melting of the polar ice caps and the drying-up of the Amazon rainforest, I don't think there is much point in denying it, we have a problem." Or, we have not yet hit the warmest weather peak after our latest ice age. The last 20 years has only shown a slight increase in temperature change. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Dense rainforests in the eastern states of Sarawak and Sabah, on the island of Borneo, are a refuge for wildlife and tribal traditions. Malaysia made the transformation from a farm-based economy. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
You are in dense jungle -- excuse me, rainforest -- you are in a rainforest/jungle, fighting, and I am, because of the nature of my work, in a little helicopter above the jungle telling you what it is you are fighting. America really is the last, best hope of mankind. (Human Events Online)
Brazil's government has granted an environmental licence for the construction of a controversial hydro-electric dam in the Amazon rainforest. Environmental groups say the Belo Monte dam will cause devastation in a large area of the rainforest and threaten the survival of indigenous groups ... However, critics say diverting the flow of the Xingu river will still lead to devastation in a large area of the rainforest and damage fish stocks. (BBC News)
19, 2009) Scientists have discovered that rainforest trees are getting bigger. They are storing more carbon from the atmosphere in their trunks, which has significantly reduced the rate of climate. (Science Daily)
1, 2010) Biodiversity in freshwater systems is impacted as much or more by environmental change than tropical rain forests, according to University of Oklahoma Professor Caryn Vaughn, who serves as director of the Oklahoma Biological Survey. "When we think about species becoming extinct, we don't necessarily think of the common species in freshwater systems, many of which are declining," says Vaughn. (Science Daily)
In October 2009, chocolate produced from the cacao beans of a small agricultural cooperative deep in one of the country's rainforests was named the most aromatic in the world by the Salon. "We used to be known for making cocaine paste, but now we are known for chocolate," says Elena Rios, 52, secretary of the Tocache Agroindustrial Cooperative. (Time.com)
On display also, as digital presentations, will be submissions by student photographers from around the world as part of the Student Focus competition and the Prince Rainforest Project, a visual documentation by photographer Daniel Betra of his visit to the rainforests sponsored by Prince Charles. Badrolhisham takes the view that, seeing how things are today, photography should be all-inclusive instead of just catering to elite high-art. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room. Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
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