Parrot Saves Choking Baby – Wins Award

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A Quaker parrot named Willie alerted a babysitter that an infant was choking by repeatedly squawking “Mama, Baby!”.

Bush Fires May Actually Help Near-Extinct Australian Snake

While other endangered species in Australia have been hit hard by the recent fires, a new study reveals that the broad-headed snake may actually benefit from them — and could actually need more of them to survive. “Broad-headed snakes are only found living in small pockets within 200 km of Sydney, and those small communities [...]

Germany Gives Huge Incentives to Boost New Car Sales and Improve Fuel Efficiency

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Germany has hit upon a plan that for the moment is keeping domestic sales afloat by giving away 2,500 Euros or $3,143 to new car buyers that trade in an old car. The government has said that this will not only give the German auto industry a boost in sales but will also put more [...]

India Launches ‘World’s Cheapest Car’

$2,000 Tata Nano gears up to revolutionise travel for millions. Written by south Asia correspondentĀ Randeep Ramesh and shared with EcoWorldly as part of the Guardian Environmental Network. India‘s Tata group has announced that the world’s cheapest car, the Nano, will roll out of its car plant with a price tag of just 100,000 rupees – [...]

A Plea to Paul Krugman for Help

Why isn’t Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman the Secretary of the Treasury? More and more people are starting to ask that question. Jonathan Mann, the creator of Rock Cookie Bottom, writes a song every single day; last week he wrote this catchy and moving plea to NY Times columnist Krugman to come to the aid of our nation’s scorched and pillaged economy .