the earthy report

Great Lakes Losing Water

John Vlahakis — Fri, 24 May 2013 09:32:55 +0000

Great Lakes water levels are at historic lows, 26 inches below their long term averages, raising prices right at the beginning of the supply chain for iron ore, grain, and coal. For every inch the water levels fall, a freighter needs to leave another 100 tons of goods behind on. . .

[[This is a content summary only. Please visit earthyreport.com for the full story and other great content. ]]

Protecting Wildlife From Online Smuggling

John Vlahakis — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:07:31 +0000

By Guest Writer Anshul Srivastave Technology is a twin edged sword, it has both positive and negative points. On one hand where the cyber world serves as a medium of promoting wildlife awareness, on the other it has turned as a tool for poachers for buying and selling of fauna. . .

[[This is a content summary only. Please visit earthyreport.com for the full story and other great content. ]]

Foods For Better Skin

John Vlahakis — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:19:28 +0000

The anti-aging products found in the market place today represent a $114 billion dollar industry. That’s a lot of cream that gets placed in all of those facial crevices. And that number doesn’t even include plastic surgery. Finding that magic elixir to keep our skin healthy and young can be. . .

[[This is a content summary only. Please visit earthyreport.com for the full story and other great content. ]]

New Climate Report Slight Positive

John Vlahakis — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:17:41 +0000

Extreme global warming is less likely in coming decades after a slowdown in the pace of temperature rises so far this century, an international team of scientists said on Sunday. Warming is still on track, however, to breach a goal set by governments around the world of limiting the increase. . .

[[This is a content summary only. Please visit earthyreport.com for the full story and other great content. ]]

Atlantic Leatherback Turtles Rebound

John Vlahakis — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:22:20 +0000

Giant leatherback turtles, some weighing half as much as a small car, drag themselves out of the ocean and up the sloping shore on the northeastern coast of Trinidad while villagers await wearing dimmed headlamps in the dark. In years past, poachers from Grande Riviere and nearby towns would ransack. . .

[[This is a content summary only. Please visit earthyreport.com for the full story and other great content. ]]

Today Is Bike To Work Day

John Vlahakis — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:20 +0000

Today is National Bike To Work Day. I’m not sure it would qualify for its own Hallmark greeting card, but biking to work has gained a tremendous amount of traction in the last ten years. According to the League of American Bicyclists bike commuting in the U.S. has increased 44. . .

[[This is a content summary only. Please visit earthyreport.com for the full story and other great content. ]]

How Much Salt Should You Eat?

John Vlahakis — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:40:40 +0000

A surprising new report questions public health efforts to get Americans to sharply cut back on salt, saying it’s not clear whether eating super-low levels is worth the struggle. Make no mistake: Most Americans eat way too much salt, not just from salt shakers but because of sodium hidden inside. . .

[[This is a content summary only. Please visit earthyreport.com for the full story and other great content. ]]

Famous Sandy Roller Coaster To Be Demolished

John Vlahakis — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:42:08 +0000

This time next week, perhaps the most famous symbol of Superstorm Sandy’s devastation at the Jersey shore will be gone. Demolition work is to start Tuesday on the remnants of the Jet Star, the roller coaster that plunged off an amusement pier in Seaside Heights during the Oct. 29 storm.. . .

[[This is a content summary only. Please visit earthyreport.com for the full story and other great content. ]]

Losing Sarge

John Vlahakis — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:18 +0000

This past Monday we unexpectedly were forced to deal with our dog’s quick and untimely death. Sarge, our pet Bedlington terrier, lived to the young age of seven years, when he was hit by Evans auto immune syndrome. The unexpected part of this was just that. We were hit out. . .

[[This is a content summary only. Please visit earthyreport.com for the full story and other great content. ]]

Study Says Climate Change Will Shrink Habitats

John Vlahakis — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:13:23 +0000

The habitats of many common plants and animals will shrink dramatically this century unless governments act quickly to cut rising greenhouse gas emissions, scientists said on Sunday after studying 50,000 species around the world. The scientists from Britain, Australia and Colombia said plants, amphibians and reptiles were most vulnerable as. . .

[[This is a content summary only. Please visit earthyreport.com for the full story and other great content. ]]