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4 reasons why we could all be fracked by fracking
As David Cameron warns the nation: like fracking or lump it, we examine why shale gas extraction is a bonkers idea for Britain.
Posted by leila - 12 August, 2013 - 00:00
Is the tide turning in favour of sharks?
At the end of Shark Week, it’s time for some good news on
sharks. Despite all the earlier blogs this week, this is not me trying to
convince you sharks are huggable and loveable (though, they are, obviously), rather
a round-up of some good conservation news for the world’s
often-underappreciated shark species.
Posted by Willie - 9 August, 2013 - 15:25
Of Shell, spill plans and sea ice
It's pretty safe to say that the Arctic is under pressure like never
before. Climate change is warming it faster than any other part of our
planet. Sea ice is shrinking. The way of life of Indigenous Peoples is
seriously threatened and animal habitats are vanishing. Oil companies
eye a polar bonanza while hulking fishing fleets are edging ever
northwards.
Posted by ben - 8 August, 2013 - 19:12
Never-ending teeth, Ninjas, and cannibalistic nurseries – 10 amazing facts for Shark Week
Sharks have a never-ending supply of teeth. They regenerate
replacement dentition on an inexhaustible toothy conveyor belt ... which
explains why you see so few shark dentists.
But sharks are not all about teeth, despite the bad press.
Filter feeders like the megamouth
shark, are mostly big (but harmless) mouths; the winghead
shark has a head half the length of its body, and; the thresher
sharks have a huge tai (ideal for stunning fish before eating them) that can be
the same length as its body.
Posted by Willie - 8 August, 2013 - 16:02
The birds have gone silent: how a fracking company is changing my village
I’m just back from the local anti-fracking camp outside Balcombe in Sussex, where Cuadrilla workers are noisily drilling their oil well despite not having the necessary permits and huge local opposition. Many hugs from the campers and villagers down there, and frankly too many Balcombe courgettes: I’ve brought mine back home due to lack of demand.
Posted by Kathryn McWhirter - 8 August, 2013 - 13:08
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