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Saving Gorillas with your old mobile phone

Every time your mobile phone rings, a tiny piece of metallic ore is making the call possible. It’s called Coltan and its illegal mining in West Africa is threatening the very survival of the mountain gorilla through loss of habitat and violent unrest. With more and more new mobile phones being produced every year, the increasing demand for Coltan is destroying the gorilla’s habitat.

The good news is that you can easily do something about it. By recycling your mobile phone you can decrease the demand for Coltan, which will reduce the stress on the gorilla’s habitat.

3 0 03/03/2009 by JacquieO

Global Warming - Less, But Stronger Storms

Scientists have been using a new method to evaluate hurricane information, they have said they have found that Global Warming will produce less, but stronger Hurricanes/Storms.

3 1 14/08/2008 by BundaH

China raises tax on big cars to cut pollution

China is raising its sales tax on big cars to as high as 40 percent, and drastically cutting taxes on small cars, in its latest attempt to combat emissions that contribute to heavy blankets of smog over most of its cities.

3 2 13/08/2008 by frazerc83

Beijing Rain Has A Positive Effect On Pollution

The 2008 Olympic Games Host's pollution in the air dropped by half on Monday!

3 3 13/08/2008 by BundaH

Humpback Whales On Road To Recovery!

Nearly hunted into history 40 years ago, finally, the Humpback Whale is increasing in numbers!

5 4 13/08/2008 by BundaH

Greenpeace rates Technological Companies

Greenpeace have released their quarterly "Guide to Greener Electronics” report as Samsung and Toshiba lead the way and Nintendo falls behind.

4 1 23/03/2008 by ICC

Emissions Trading at Least Two Years Away

Federal Climate Change Minister Penny Wong has revealed details of the Government's timetable for an emissions trading scheme.

1 1 17/03/2008 by Midori

Emerald Isle could turn brown

Climate change could turn Ireland's legendary emerald landscape a dusty tan, with profound effects on its society and culture, a new study released in time for St Patrick's Day has reported.

1 2 17/03/2008 by Midori

More of Africa urged to boost rhino numbers

KwaZulu Natal, South Africa – After bringing Africa’s black rhinos spectacularly back from the brink of extinction one of the world’s most successful conservation programmes is to celebrate its first decade by seeking to extend its operations to more of Africa.

3 1 17/03/2008 by Midori

New movie damns Monsanto's deadly sins

International — A new movie has dealt another severe blow to the credibility of US based Monsanto, one of the biggest global chemical companies and the provider of seed technology for 90% of the world’s genetically engineered (GE) crops.

2 3 17/03/2008 by Midori