Fernandina Tortoise Thought to be Extinct Spotted in Galapagos
[caption id="attachment_2142" align="aligncenter" width="802"] From The Guardian, Photograph: Rodrigo Buendía/AFP/Getty Images[/caption] A tortoise that was last seen in 1906 has been spotted in the Galapagos Islands. A female on Fernandina island, which was thought to be extinct for 100 years, came meandering along as the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative (GTRI)…
Migratory Birds are in Danger in Lebanon
Around 2.1 billion migratory birds move between Europe and Africa each year. Lebanon is a particularly special area as it has around 30 bottleneck regions, areas where migratory birds have to pass through. Poachers take advantage of this situation and set up illegal hunting materials, like nets, to capture small…
Budweiser Moves to Renewables
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the corporation responsible for Budweiser, America's "King of Beers" announced that they plan to run on 100% renewable energy by 2025. While they are working toward their sustainability goal, the company also announced that their beers are brewed with 100% wind energy, a great milestone they will celebrate…
Ocean Optimism
By Juli Miller Fear, anxiety, and hopelessness are growing to define the age of the anthropocene. Mired in climate change, the prospects of a future suitable for children and grandchildren to come seem bleak. What stands out among threats of change and collapse for many is the threat to the…
Iguanas Return to Santiago Island, Galapagos
https://mygoodplanet.com/galapagos-iguana/ The Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) was reintroduced to Santiago Island, Galapagos this week after a roughly 200 year absence. Last seen in 1835 by Charles Darwin, this species was decimated by cats, dogs and feral pigs over the decades. About 1,400 land iguanas now join the pink Galapagos…
Rising From the Ashes: A Deeper Look at Wildfires
It is easy to label wildfires as something to be feared. With their talent for displacing people from their homes, destroying previously lush landscapes into rubble, and creating toxic plumes of smoke, it is difficult to think of wildfires as anything but detrimental. After all, Smokey has been drilling the…
Cool for the Summer
Summertime is here! While getting some sunshine occasionally is relaxing and refreshing, waking up in the middle of the night sweating is absolutely no fun. In recent years, the summer heat has consistently reached records highs, especially this year - 124 degrees Fahrenheit in Africa, 106 in Japan, and 98…
Power Up: Generating Electricity with the Human Body
What if your morning run could charge your phone for the day? What if even the touch of your fingers or rattling around in your pocket could power your smartphone? Engineers and scientists have long been interested in the idea of using the human body to generate energy, but not…
Our Prettiest Pollutant
As one of the most eye-catching Independence Day celebrations, Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks in New York City has been the largest display across the country since the Millennial Celebration in 2000, with more than 75,000 shells and effects. The show lasted for 25 minutes across several locations on Manhattan’s…
Holy Cow! Clean Meat and the Future of Food
The meat industry is big, and it’s getting bigger. Total meat production has increased 5 fold since 1961, when the average person consumed around 22 kilograms of meat annually. In 2014, that number was as high as 43 kilograms. The average North American consumes more than 110 kilograms of meat a…