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 The impact of global warming is not just restricted to increasing levels of sea water and climate changes but also to shifting of habitats by various species of animals. Studies conducted in the mountains of Madagascar through light on this new development. Animal species that live on the lower slopes of the mountains of Madagascar’s Tsaratanana Massif, have shifted base upwards on account of increase in global temperatures. Research indicates that this is the recipe needed for extinction of these animals. The animals shifting up will be living in close proximity to each other near the summit of the mountains and the magnitude of these shifts will combine together and cause extinction of entire species of animals. The extinction of 3 species of reptiles and amphibians found in Madagascar’s mountainous regions is predicted between the periods 2050 to 2100. Global warming will be squarely responsible for such a disaster.
A Carbon footprint is a rough measure of green house gas emissions in the atmosphere by human activity. It is measured in terms of units of carbon dioxide (CO2). On an average, each individual has a carbon footprint of approximately 8 tons annually. Carbon dioxide is produced from every human activity right from cooking, leaving lights on, driving a car and refrigeration, to throwing a wrapper on the streets. Almost every one of our activities results in carbon emissions. All these seemingly inconsequential acts add up rapidly, thus contributing to global warming, which is one of the greatest threats faced by the planet today. Principally, a carbon footprint is the amount of fuel consumed by an individual in a span of one year. The concept of the carbon footprint is essential to understand the impression that personal comportment has on the atmosphere and on global warming.
Around 1000 square nautical miles, in the Roseway Basin situated close to Barrington, NS, that is the beat of the North Atlantic Whale has been made a ‘ship free zone’. This is one of the last-ditch attempts to save the North Atlantic Whale or the ‘right’ whale, from dying out. There are only around 350 of them left and such an effort is vital to their survival, otherwise the species will die out by 2020.
Environment ministers from around the world hope to correct this extreme oversight when they gather for the first of a series of meetings to write a new climate change accord that will go into effect in 2012 following the expiration of the Kyoto Protocol. Many of the countries represented at the meetings, which are to be held in Bali, Indonesia, stand to gain the most in a protected forest marketplace as they comprise the countries with the highest percentage of forested area. These include Brazil, Mexico and Indonesia among others.
The black carp (also called the snail carp or Chinese Roach) is indigenous to China and commonly used for both food and medicinal purposes. They are highly revered and expensive because of their diet – these fish have a voracious appetite for snails, mollusks, and mussels. In one day, they can eat their way through a few pounds of mollusks a day! In optimal conditions, they can reach up to 3 feet in length and weight over 70 pounds. They were brought into the southeastern US in the 1980’s to attempt to control a parasitic outbreak. During the 1990’s they were widely used at catfish and bass farms to control another snail parasite. But now they are decimating the native snail breeds, including some already critically endangered species.  At the company’s success in this gas-saving car, Toyota has recognized a need in the public and a niche in themselves that will take the automaker to the next level of the future in saving gas and the environment. One Million Toyota recently announced that the Prius just reached over a million cars sold worldwide. This is a great victory in the battle against emissions and also the battle of high gas costs. And even though this car is sold all over the world, it sells best in Japan and North America. Toyota has used the Prius to make familiar the hybrid idea with the public. It will now be applying this technology to other vehicles as well. They hope to see even more hybrids being sold in 2010.
Recent research shows that that by drawing up family trees of birds, one can predict whether there is a risk of a decline in the population. This is a new way of looking at conservation efforts. The family tree shows how the species of birds are inter-related and this will give leads on which species are on the decline.  Best Buy has been in business since 1966 and was originally known as “The Sound of Music”. In 1983, it was decided the company would change its name to Best Buy, Incorporated, and the company has been a very popular retail store ever since. 
By choosing to pay an extra 40 cents fans can offset the CO2 emissions they create by traveling to JBT shows, and the extra fee helps to fund renewable energy company Native Energy.
As well as the green ticket option the band will also be taking further eco-action during their tour. The green initiatives include using bio-diesel to fuel the tour bus, offering an organic cotton merchandise option to fans, using 100% recycled paper and soy based inks for all printed materials, requesting organic food backstage at all shows and offsetting the tour's remaining CO2 emissions by purchasing renewable wind energy credits. |
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Under the current Kyoto Protocol, forest protection does not earn carbon credits in the international trading market. As such, there is no internationally established financial incentive to curb logging or forest razing. There is, however financial incentive to sell wood and create more farmland. And while credits are offered in exchange for planting new trees (under the Clean Development Mechanism), the ancient forests of the world are left out of the equation. Taken to its logical extension, this reward system encourages razing of current forests to build new ones in a “carbon farm” scenario.
On October 18th 2007, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service added the black carp to its blacklist. Under the Lacey Act, which stops the transportation of illegally caught or prohibited animals across state lines; these fish were added to the injurious list because of the major damage they are causing to the native mussel population. The black carp (live, gametes, viable eggs & hybrids) can no longer be brought in or taken to any state, territory or possession of the United States without prior consent from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 
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The John Butler Trio, who have just been nominated for five awards at the Australian ARIA awards, are heading to the US for a nationwide tour on November 1st to promote their latest album Grand National, and like all of their recent tours around the globe, they are offering fans a chance to upgrade to a green ticket.