Here’s some good news from earlier on this week. A gray whale has been sighted off the coast of Israel by Herzliya Marina. This is good news because the gray whale was previously thought to be extinct across the Atlantic Ocean. It’s shocking but good to find one in the Mediterranean Sea! The Grey Whale […]
The Gulf oil slick from space
NASA has published photos from its MODIS (ahem; that’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometre) from its Terra satellite of the Gulf of Mexico. The strange arm like curl is nothing other than the BP disaster. The oil silk from the well. These photos come to IPS via Tree Hugger and the excellent Michael Graham Richard. That’s […]
Space Monkey: It’s not a planet, it’s our home
Middlemist’s Red rescued by Chiswick House restoration
There are only two surviving blooms of the rare camellia; one is in Waitangi, New Zealand, and the other one is in Chiswick House in London. It is thought that Middlemist’s Red has been present in Chiswick conservatory since the early 19th century. The plant is believed to have come from China, brought to Britain […]
Rwanda’s Forest of Hope: Gishwati National Conservation Park
Officials in Rwanda have announced they will increase the size of Gishwati National Conversation Park from 3,018 acres to 3,665 acres. That’s an increase of about 21%.
This is good news as it’ll reclaim land lost to small-scale agriculture that once connected the forst from the banks of the Sebeya River. The newly extended park is being called the Forest of Hope.
Five ethical Valentine’s Day gift ideas
It’s not always easy finding good gifts for Valentine’s Day. Making sure gifts are ethical and guilt free is a good start. Then all you need to do is find something noteworthy and you’re nearly there. Here are give ethical Valentine’s Day gift suggestions that might spark some ideas. Love in a Grobox A box […]
Vote for the new EU Organic Logo
The European Union is working on a single logo to display on organic food. The idea is dead simple. A single logo, all across Europe, which lets you know that the food is organic and that “organic” meets a definition you’re familiar with. Rather than simply having the red tape machine in Brussels churn out […]
Natoora relaunch site and hand out £50 (@natooracouk)
The online farmers’ market Natoora has redesigned and relaunched its website. To mark the occasion they’re giving new customers £50 off, there are conditions, you need to use the code Natoora50 before 15th November and can claim here*. The new site looks slick and trustworthy. Natoora is already well known to ethical eaters and it […]
UFOs clean the Osaka castle moat
One disk has been deployed in the moat of Osaka Castle and the other for Osaka’s Dontoburi canal. Sadly, the alien cleaners aren’t commercially available as they’re not cost effective. They’ve been bought to run along with the 2009 Osaka Aqua Metropolis festival.
Longest solar eclipse of the century due this week
The longest solar eclipse of the 21st century is due July 22nd.
The event will last 6 minutes and 26 seconds and it’ll be 2132 until a solar eclipse of a similar length is visible from Earth. The eclipse’s shadow will stretch up to 258km.
The eclipse will be visible from the world’s most densely populated countries; China and India.
Stargazers in the Indian state of Gujarat will be able to see the solar event first at (at about 4.30pm GMT). The path of the eclipse will mean that the shadow will race across India next; effecting the holy city of Varansai, touching Bangladesh, Nepal, most of Bhutan and then along China before it reaches the sea off Shanghai.
