In the modern world of ours even the authorities are chopping down the trees in the name of development. This knol pin points the seriousness of this trend. --Philip V A
Aquaponics — The farms of the future are growing today. In a valley in the Virgin Islands, in a warehouse in Chicago, on a rooftop in Florida and a greenhouse in Milwaukee, history’s newest and most sustainable form of agriculture has broken out of its seed and has began to take root. In these farms of the future, you’ll find no waste water, no eroding soil and no harsh insecticides, but a mutually-balanced ecosystem that yields fast-growing organic produce– and the freshest, toxin-free fish money can buy. This is aquaponics, a high tech farming technology where vegetables and fish are grown in concert, a next generation symbiotic system that just might change the way we grow, harvest and eat the food of tomorrow. Gone with the wind! Or not? Climate variability is expressed also through increases in atmospheric turbulence, and this should enhance the spread of wind-dispersed plant species. Via Education 4 Conservation 
New renewable energy regulations enacted this week are a step in the right direction, but still far from sufficient to meet country’s needs, experts say. 
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Rogue Elephants Heard about rogue elephants? The ones that come out of the forest to the villages around and destroy crops in the fields, break down houses and even kill villagers once in a while… 
Climate change is perhaps the most critical issue of our lifetime. Together we can stop it if we act quickly. Get informed, take action and connect at Care2.
Incentives, such as garden makeovers and fruit-and-veg vouchers, can help convince home-owners to invest in energy saving measures, a study suggests.
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Read — What happens when teachers think like entrepreneurs? A couple of months ago, I read an article in GOOD Magazine titled “Are ‘Teacherpreneurs’ the Future of Education?” Via Peter John Baskerville 
According to the Environmental Defense Fund, if every American substituted one meal of chicken with vegetarian food, the carbon dioxide savings would be the same as taking more than half a million cars off U.S. roads. Here are some of the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization’s findings on meat and the en 
The abundant growing season may be over, but you can still exercise your green thumb and save on your grocery bill with an indoor herb garden. 
In the modern world of ours even the authorities are chopping down the trees in the name of development. This knol pin points the great damage we are causing to the very existence of human beings by cutting down trees around the world.
June 5th (The Environment Day)is at the doorstep, lets be prepared to do something to save our perishing plant at least on this day. Each one can play a role in this. Let us plant at least one tree sapling in our compound or in our surroundings. In the environmental issues “Trees” can play a vital role. Read More about it at my Tree Knol. 
We don’t need nuclear power, coal, or biofuels. We can get 100 percent of our energy from wind, water, and solar (WWS) power. And we can do it today—efficiently, reliably, safely, sustainably, and economically. 
One solar-powered all-terrain vehicle may have out-performed anything on Earth: NASA's robotic rover Opportunity, doggedly using its seven-year-old solar array to chug over the rocky surface of Mars. 
Learn the top 10 ways to green your backyard BBQ party this summer! 
Smuggled pangolins, vocal gibbons and shark-biting dogs are among the pick of this week's images from the natural world... 
Mehndi, the fascinating gift of nature. Mainly used by the women flock, especially on the auspicious occasions. In a recently...
Washington: Global climate change may bring on more extreme weather conditions such as heat waves, causing higher fatalities in the coming decades.
Analysis of sediments brought back by the Apollo 17 mission shows that the Moon's interior holds far more water than previously thought.
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