In less than one day, nearly 400,000 volunteers in 104 countries found and collected 11,439,086 items of litter from beaches and waterways. The garbage cleanup was part of the Ocean Conservancy’s annual Coastal Cleanup. Information about the types of garbage found during the cleanup was compiled into a report that will help planners to understand [...]
Tough Times for MARTA Could Mean Service Cutbacks
March 19, 2009 By 4 Comments
I have to admit that I’m a little embarrased. Yesterday, I gushed about Atlanta’s great green future, and then today, The Atlanta Jounral Constitution published this: Without new revenue sources from the state or region…MARTA will be forced to dramatically reduce service levels, eliminating bus routes, cutting rail service (either certain days or times, or [...]
Pigeons Race for $1 Million Dollars in South Africa
March 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Sun City Million Dollar Pigeon Race is the richest and biggest one loft pigeon race in the world. This year 3,082 pigeons from 20 countries around the world raced for US $1,000,000 in prize money. The Sun City Million Dollar Pigeon Race is a competition that parallels the internationally known Sun City Million Dollar [...]
About 90% of Bats Wiped Out in Connecticut
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Recession Ends Pollution of World’s Largest Freshwater Lake
March 18, 2009 By 6 Comments
