Green Options » ban http://greenoptions.com/tag/ban Posts tagged 'ban' Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:07:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en 10 Top Environmental Headlines of the Week, no. 4 http://ecoworldly.com/2008/04/21/10-top-environmental-headlines-of-the-week-no-4/ http://ecoworldly.com/2008/04/21/10-top-environmental-headlines-of-the-week-no-4/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:07:50 +0000 Gavin Hudson http://ecoworldly.com/2008/04/21/10-top-environmental-headlines-of-the-week-no-4/ Following are the top international environmental news for during the week of April 13 - 20. See an archive of top international environmental news here.

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Two “Extinct” Species Discovered

Environmental GraffitiFirst there was Swinshoe’s softshell turtle, and then the Javan Elephant. Is this more commonplace than we might believe?

Frankly, no. Despite the occasional hubbub over an animal science has lost track of– say, the Coelacanth– we’ve witnessed something extraordinary. Swinshoe’s turtle was previously believed to be extinct in the wild, with only three remaining in captivity, and therefore every one of these 300-pound turtles is a critical find.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2008/04/21/10-top-environmental-headlines-of-the-week-no-4/feed/ Is Congress Going to Outlaw Incandescent Light Bulbs? http://ecoscraps.com/2007/12/17/is-congress-going-to-outlaw-incandescent-light-bulbs/ http://ecoscraps.com/2007/12/17/is-congress-going-to-outlaw-incandescent-light-bulbs/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:47:40 +0000 Jeff McIntire-Strasburg http://ecoscraps.com/2007/12/17/is-congress-going-to-outlaw-incandescent-light-bulbs/ 350009827_84656bc3df.jpg“…Congress is getting close to passing an energy bill that contains a little-known provision designed to phase out the 125-year-old incandescent light bulb in the next four to 12 years.”

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