Tag Archives: environment
Future sea level rise: Top 10 countries in danger because of global warming
Sweden launch taxi-pod to combat pollution
Peru release 17,000 baby turtles into the Amazon
Asian refugees in Chicago farm for a taste of home
How gardening helps students grow
Greenpeace activists scale the British Museum
DIY crafts & room decorations using recycled items
Greenpeace activists climb monuments to put up polution masks in protest
This “Bag Monster” promotes recycling
“Free Electric”: 1 hour of cycling gives 24 hours of power
#EarthToParis: This is NOT about Jack Black or Lil Bub
Unsustainable
Meet the peanut-turtle!
This turtle (a red-eared slider) was found wandering the St. Louis area in 1993 with a six-pack ring trapped around his mid-section.
Due to the constriction of his shell, some of Peanut’s internal organs (his lungs, in particular) failed to grow properly. He was an easy pray for predators so he could not be released into nature.
He has become the official mascot for Missouri’s Department of Transportation and Department of Conservation’s anti-littering effort, a program called No MOre Trash.
This is what Peanut looks like now:
Whether it’s turtles in six-pack rings or squirrels in yogurt containers, what happens to our trash and how we dispose of it matters.
Here are a few other common household items to watch out for: any fishing line, or plastic lines, because animals can get tangledin them, not just in the water, but also birds or squirrels. And be mindful of balloons when they pop outside. Birds and other animals may ingest them and die.
Every little effort counts ! Remember to cut up plastic packaging in small pieces when you put them in the bin, and avoid using plastic bags or balloons.
More here: Upworthy-Peanut story
Tesla’s new electric SUV: Model X
Tesla Unveils Its First Electric SUV: Model X – YouTube.
Vocabulary:
S. U. V. = Sport Utility Vehicle