How “Unprecedented” International Cooperation Saved One Little Primate’s Life

Buddy is a Bengal slow loris, a type of endangered primate found in India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, China and Thailand. The largest type of loris, the Bengal is described by some as about the size of a bag of sugar. Only a few thousand are thought to remain in… Continue reading

100% of New U.S. Electricity Capacity Came From Renewables in 3 of the Last 10 Months

The bigger picture in 2014 shows a lot of natural gas being added, which gets talked up time and time again in the mass media, but solar power and wind power together have added more capacity this year than natural gas (or fossil fuels on the whole). Read more: http://www.care2.com/causes/100-of-new-u-s-electricity-capacity-came-from-renewables-in-3-of-the-last-10-months.html#ixzz3CpdD4pzH… Continue reading

Fireflies: The Twinkle in Nature’s Eye

There are some 2,000 species of fireflies, many of them native to the tropics in South America and the Pacific Ocean. They’re all members of the family Lampyridae, which loosely translated means “shining fire.” Read more: http://www.motherearthnews.com/nature-and-environment/the-twinkle-in-natures-eye-zmaz04jjzsel.aspx#ixzz3CpcZPauK

Perdue Farms Ditches Antibiotics for Its Chickens

Good news for chickens and meat eaters alike. Perdue Farms, one of the nation’s foremost poultry-producers, is drastically reducing the amount of antibiotics it uses to raise the chickens that wind up on your dinner plate. That may not seem like a big deal, but it is. Unfortunately, antibiotics have… Continue reading