David Connell's Bookmarks
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Are Expanding Cities Killing the Planet?
http://www.nature.org/tncscience/misc/art25018.html
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According to a new study, at least 50 percent of the world’s population currently lives in cities, and humans are building the equivalent of a city the size of Vancouver every week. This urbanization threatens to obliterate endangered species and … More
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Sizing Up Carbon Footprints - TIME
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1806804,00.html
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Of course, carbon is such a universal ingredient of modern life that it's impossible to measure exactly how big your individual footprint is. But you can get a decent estimate at a number of websites. One of the best is run by The Nature Conservan… More
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First Steps to Going Green | WGN News - Cover Story | WGNTV.com | WGN TV | Chicago's CW
http://wgntv.trb.com/news/local/coverstory/wgntv-022008goinggreen,0,1508883.story
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Recycling, public transportation, energy efficient lightbulbs... there are endless ways for us to be more earth-friendly. But where do we begin? And how do we measure our progress? WGN'S Marcella Raymond tells us about a West suburban family takin… More
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How to Save 83% of the World's Coral Reef Species
http://www.nature.org/initiatives/protectedareas/features/art24892.html
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Coral reefs provide the world with goods and services worth US$375 billion annually, but scientists estimate that 70% of all corals reefs could be lost by 2050. Now a new initiative aims to conserve an astounding 83% of the world's coral species, … More
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Exploring the African Desert for Conservation
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/africa/features/
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A group of scientists traverse the Namib Desert on foot to map a new 15-million-acre wildlife park.
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Discovering an Unexplored Reef
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/asiapacific/coraltriangle/features/expedition.html
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a month-long expedition to discover new of fish,and more corals than anywhere else in the world.
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When Fire Ants Attack!
http://www.nature.org/initiatives/invasivespecies/misc/art24555.html
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Great piece on how scientists are working to halt the invasive fire ant. Includes some cool video.
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Plant A Billion Trees
http://www.plantabillion.org/
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Great Earth Day idea: Add this widget to your social networking page and help plant a billion trees
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Protests Halt Torch Relay in Paris
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/07/AR2008040700229.html?hpid=topnews
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We'll be seeing a lot of this for sure. Tibet will be at the center of the summer Olympics.
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Bob Dylan wins a Pulitzer
http://www-cgi.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/books/04/07/pulitzers.arts.ap/index.html
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right on Bob. Well deserved.
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