March 14, 2010

Nothing happens to anyone that he is not fitted by nature to bear - Gladiator

A new study done by funded by NASA, shows that the rainforest may be more resilient than previously thought. Prior knowledge and thought was that climate change would make rainfall in the amazon less, killing of many plant and therefore animal species and allowing for tropical grasses to take over. But this new study by Boston University researchers, shows that the worst drought in written history in the Amazon, the drought of 2005 that caused rivers and lakes to drive up and towns to move out, had to concrete damage to the vegetation. This report rebukes the WWF's claim that global warming would cause 40% of the Amazon to be lost. Overall, this new data shows vaguely that global warming might possibly not change the rainforest, it does not mean that climate change will have no effect, it will and we must continue to help our rainforest thrive.
The United States this weekend declared that it wants to list polar bears as endangered. The US states that with increase in global warming and melting polar ice, the bears need all the protection they can get so as to keep their numbers from going to helpless numbers. As of right now, polar bears are allowed to be hunting and the trade for these bears goes throughout the world, the US believes that this has to be stop so that the bears can have a fighting chance in the future. This proposal will be brought up in the 12-day Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species(CITES). 175 countries will discuss the fate of the future of earth's biodiversity, also up for talk is the ban on fishing for bluefin tuna.
Coming soon to the London skyline will be the first building to incorporate wind turbines into it's fabric. The building, nicknamed "the Razor" will have three wind turbines built into it that will account for 8% of it's energy needs. The London government has stated that all new buildings by 2019 must be zero-carbon, and this apartment complex is the first step it this goal. This building also does not have air-condition, instead it uses a natural ventilation system.
Well have a good one guys and remember, never let the fear of striking out stop you from playing the game - BR
-Thomas

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