Monthly Archives: May 2009
55 Beached Whales
Cape Town, South Africa — Hundreds of people tried to save a herd of beached whales. It is not known why fifty-five whales beached themselves. Rescuers managed to save about twenty. The rest were shot in what authorities believed to be the most human method of euthanasia. Many of the volunteers became distraught as the [...]
Climate Change Kills 300,000 A Year
Report From the Global Humanitarian Forum in Geneva: * First ever report exclusively focused on the global human impact of climate change calculates more than 300 million people are seriously affected by climate change at a total economic cost of $125 billion per year * Report projects that by 2030, worldwide deaths will reach almost [...]
Tidal Energy Funding Cut