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Viva biodiversity!

So, it is the International Year of Biodiversity 2010. One way to celebrate it is to get acquainted with some nice endangered animals. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species site presents daily a new endangered creature. For example 21 January 2010 quest star is a pocket size Pygmy Hog!

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Lazy winter weekend

Photo: Auli Kilpeläinen

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Happy International Year of Biodiversity 2010

The United Nations declared 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity.
In Johannesburg Summit 2002 the international community set itself the goal of making a “substantial reduction in the rate of loss of biological diversity” by 2010. Now we know that this goal will not be reached.
Biologists talk about sixth extinction wave. They estimate that […]

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Season’s Greetings!

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Fossil fueled filibusters

Big fossil fuel corporations don’t want to lose their fancy profits for something so stupid and childish, like the idea of “saving the earth for future generations”.  “What have these future generations done for us?” these companies ask with reason.
These good old well oiled corporations have not given up. They have a dream too. And […]

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