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Don’t Let Your iPhone Become Toxic “E-Waste”

June 7, 2019June 7, 2019 by agsconserve

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What happens to the electronics you throw out when they stop working or you’re ready for an upgrade? While some get recycled into new products, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that 50 million metric tons of discarded electronics, known as “e-waste,” end up in landfills worldwide every year.…

Animal Kingdom: Ethical or Unethical?

May 26, 2017May 26, 2017 by agsconserve

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For almost five decades, Disney Theme Parks attracts visitors from many countries around the world and Animal Kingdom, a branch of the world-famous parks, opened on Earth Day in 1998 in Orlando, Florida. With the recent expansion of the new site opening this week, Pandora – World of Avatar, Animal…

What You Did Not Know About Ecotourism

May 18, 2017May 19, 2017 by agsconserve

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With summer fast approaching, many people are planning their vacation getaways. To reel in tourists, some countries have turned towards an interesting form of revenue generation, ecotourism, the latest fad in tourism marketing. In fact, "The United Nations World Tourism Organization has declared 2017 the International Year of Sustainable Tourism…

They Eat Plastic For Lunch

May 5, 2017May 19, 2017 by agsconserve

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For years scientists have been on the search for ways to deal with our burgeoning plastic waste burden. The issue of plastic is that it is not really biodegradable. A single piece of plastic can take hundreds to even thousands of years to biodegrade. Plastics are petroleum products that have…

One Species of Toad Tops the Food Chain

April 28, 2017May 1, 2017 by agsconserve

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Cane toads were taken from the state of Hawaii in 1935 and brought over to Australia in the hopes of controlling the native grey-backed cane beetle. The native species were noted to be detrimental to sugar cane crops, one of the main source of income for Australia because they feed on the…

The Resistance & Demand for Rhino Horns

April 13, 2017May 19, 2017 by agsconserve

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There are five species of rhinoceros and they are in danger of being hunted to extinction for their horns. South Africa is home to around 20,000 white rhino (about 80% of the world's population) and 5,000 black rhinos. South African courts have repealed a 2009 act that prohibited the poaching and…