Nature
Improved Drainage A Priority in Flood Fight
Consumers view improving drainage systems throughout the UK as the first priority in an effort to reduce the risk of flooding around the country, according to new research.
The results of a consumer survey published by the Association of British Insurer [read more...]
Cheap Gasoline Is Coming Back In A Different Way
As politicians talk about energy independence the discussion often and quickly turns to renewable energy, and rightly so if but late getting out of the starting blocks. The way toward cheap gasoline is in the production and increase of alternative fuels to les [read more...]
Global Warming Gives a Serious Warning
Global warming and climate change are already upon us. Global warming is a large issue with intensely intimate consequences at the personal and community level. What we need to recognize is that choices at the local and community level CAN make differences. [read more...]
The Hidden/Green City
Canopy. That’s a great word and a comforting thought when shade is what you need on a hot day. When it’s canopy provided by trees, the word and the comfort loom refreshingly larger in the mind of any summer sun-smitten shade seeker. No man made [read more...]
Zilker Park in Austin
During Austin’s warm spring and summer months, Zilker park puts on a wide array of activities for the entire family to enjoy.
Every year in March, the Zilker Kite Festival is held, bringing thousands of spectators with almost an equal number of [read more...]
Cool Parks in Austin
There is no shortage of beautiful scenery and greenbelts in the Austin area, where there seems to be a walking trail around every corner, and a park around every bend. One of the more unusual of these is Champion Park in Round Rock. It has a little of everyt [read more...]
Canopy Ecology: Its Vital Importance
Did you know that out of the 30 million types of organisms most of them stay in the forest’s topmost portion? This portion is called the forest canopy. The canopy performs a variety of vital functions one of which is to absorb carbon dioxide emissions in [read more...]
Utah Prairie Dog Threatened by Utah Land Development
The Utah Prairie Dog is one species of animal that one may not think would have population problems, seeing that most “rodent” type animals have some of the biggest litters out of most mammalian creatures.
But one subspecies that is endemic [read more...]
Return Of The Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds
Here in the South-Eastern U.S., we just spotted our first Ruby Throated Hummingbird of the season!
If you’ve not done so already, it’s time to clean out and refill your hummingbird feeders, because the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird “the ki [read more...]
Saving Reefs While Practicing Scuba Diving
Scuba diving does not only imply discovering the wonderful world of the seas but it also means trying to help and improve the nature. It is well known that humans do not always have a good behavior when it comes to the nature and they tend to change it as much [read more...]
