Then and Now Photographs Document Stunning Melting of Himalayan Glaciers
All images courtesy of environment 360
We’ve brought you a lot of news about glaciers around the world, and most of it is depressing. From the top 5 disappearing glaciers to the threats to Mexican volcanic glaciers to the closing of the world’s highest ski run, we’re losing our glaciers at an alarming rate.
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U.S. Geologist Sentenced in China for Selling State (Petroleum) Secrets
Courtesy David Rowley.
A U.S. geologist has been sentenced to eight years in a Chinese prison for allegedly violating state secret laws. And in this age of energy, of course it’s petroleum information that got Dr. Xue Feng in trouble. …Read the full story on TreeHugger
India & Brazil Ranked Most Sustainable Consumers in National Geographic Greendex – US is Last (Again)
Container ship on the Mississippi River near New Orleans. All photos and captions courtesy National Geographic.
The latest installment of the National Geographic and GlobeScan’s Greendex rankings of consumer behavior in 17 countries has been released, with similar results to past years: India, Brazil and China rank as the most sustainable, with the US and Canada ranking last. The good news is that improvements were seen in most of the countries surveyed….Read the full story on TreeHugger
The World’s Luckiest Cyclist (video)
Andrew Sullivan shows us the world’s luckiest bicyclist, and writes that “it looks as if he barely notices.” It’s true….Read the full story on TreeHugger
Sticky Rice is Secret Ingredient in Great Wall of China’s Strength
photo: Kevin Poh via flickr
I normally don’t cover traditional building methods, but this one is a bit too cool. Scientists from Zhejiang University in China have discovered one what may be the secret ingredient in the Great Wall’s strength and longevity: Sticky Rice. Well, sticky rice soup mixed with slaked lime and lim…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Beijing Zoo Puts their Animals on the Menu
Photo: Creative commons.
Meet Interesting Animals, Learn About Them, Eat Them…
You might think that a zoo’s mission is to care for animals and to educate the general public about the fascinating creatures that we share our planet with. For most zoos, that’s the case, but the Beijing Zoo operates a bit differently. You can’t feed the animals, but you can eat them (or at least, their relatives); the zoo’s restaurant serves things like the webbed toes of hippopotamus, dishes made with crocodiles, scorpions, kangaroo tail, deer penis, ant soup, s…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Canid ‘Cures’ Threaten World’s Wild Dog Populations
The golden jackal is used in parts of India and Vietnam to treat asthma, arthritis, and paralysis. Photo by Paul Mannix via Flickr.
In some cultures, if a child gets chicken pox, his mother doesn’t cook up a big pot of soup to make him feel better — she feeds him wolf parts to treat the illness. Such traditional medicinal practices, known to threaten primate species as well as <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/03/world-federation-chinese-medicine…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Shanghai Expo 2010: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Pavilions (Slideshow)
Photo via DVice
In 1851, the Great Exhibition in the Crystal Palace started the boom in World’s Fairs as “Great Britain made clear to the world its role as industrial leader.”
Shanghai is pretty much like that, with the nations of the world putting their best foot forward to impress. After all, build a better expo pavilion and people will beat a path to your door. Some even make a pretence of being green, notwithstanding their disposable nature….Read the full story on TreeHugger
Awe Inspiring Seed Cathedral Wows at Shanghai World Expo 2010 (Photos)
Images via: dezeen.com and despoke.com
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The fierce competition between showstopping pavilions is heating up in Shanghai as the opening of the …Read the full story on TreeHugger
Largest Developing Nations Want 2011 Deadline for Legally Binding Climate Treaty
photo: Wikimedia Commons
In what seems like a case of unintentionally perfect timing, the BASIC bloc of nations (Brazil, South Africa, India, and China), meeting in Cape Town, have issued a joint statement saying that a legally binding climate treaty needs to be enacted either at COP16 later this year in Cancun, or at the latest in 2011 at the South African climate talks. …Read the full story on TreeHugger
