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Vermont Outdoor Primitive Skills, Survival and Certification Programs. Wilderness Survivor Emergency Survival Kit. The Wilderness Survivor Survival Kit is the best equipped kit in the Best Glide Wilderness Series of Survival Kits.

Wilderness Survivor Emergency Survival Kit

How To Make Fire In Wet Conditions Part 1. How to Make a Perfect Igloo - Ray Mears World of Survival - BBC. Has Earth's sixth mass extinction already arrived? With the steep decline in populations of many animal species, from frogs and fish to tigers, some scientists have warned that Earth is on the brink of a mass extinction like those that occurred only five times before during the past 540 million years.

Has Earth's sixth mass extinction already arrived?

Each of these 'Big Five' saw three-quarters or more of all animal species go extinct. In a study to be published in the March 3 issue of the journal Nature, University of California, Berkeley, paleobiologists assess where mammals and other species stand today in terms of possible extinction, compared with the past 540 million years, and they find cause for hope as well as alarm. Americans for Indian Opportunity. Untitled. HONOLULU, Hawaii, U.S., Mar 24, 2011 (IPS) - That plastic bottle or plastic take-away coffee lid that has 20 minutes of use can spend decades killing countless seabirds, marine animals and fish, experts reported here this week.

On remote Pacific island atolls, diligent albatross parents unknowingly fill their chicks' bellies with bits of plastic that resemble food. The chicks die of malnutrition, and when their bodies decay all those plastic bottle tops, disposable lighters, and the ubiquitous bits of plastic detritus get back into the environment in a cruel perversion of 'recycling'. There is now so much plastic in the oceans it is likely that virtually every seabird has plastic in its belly if its feeding habits mean it mistakes plastic bits for food.

The same is true for sea turtles, marine animals or fish, experts say. Scientists say dolphins should be treated as 'non-human persons' // Current. To Our Faithful Current.com Users: Current's run has ended after eight exciting years on air and online.

Scientists say dolphins should be treated as 'non-human persons' // Current

The Current TV staff has appreciated your interest, support, participation and unflagging loyalty over the years. Your contributions helped make Current.com a vibrant place for discussing thousands of interesting stories, and your continued viewership motivated us to keep innovating and find new ways to reflect the voice of the people. We now welcome the on-air and digital presence of Al Jazeera America, a new news network committed to reporting on and investigating real stories affecting the lives of everyday Americans in every corner of the country. The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond.

Scientist gives human extinction warning. CANBERRA, Australia, June 18 (UPI) -- A respected Australian scientist says a population explosion and unbridled consumption will drive the human race to extinction in 100 years.

Scientist gives human extinction warning

Professor Frank Fenner, emeritus professor of microbiology at the Australian National University, direly predicted "homo sapiens will become extinct, perhaps within 100 years," Britain's Daily Mail reported Wednesday. VERIFIED ANOMALY! march 18, 2011- no cloud showed up at eastern stations! many thanks are due! MORE PROOF - Now things arent looking so Pretend - New Madrid Line is next. RealClimate. 2011 Mass Animal Death* Disturbing Simple Facts and Errors in the BP and Oil Commission Reports. Disturbing Facts and Errors in the BP and Oil Commission Reports A Preliminary Review of BP’s and Oil Commission’s Reports- Some Disturbing Simple Facts or Errors (References) on Depths We are compelled to ask how there can be so many disturbing facts (inconsistent) and simple errors in both the BP and Oil Commission Reports?

Disturbing Simple Facts and Errors in the BP and Oil Commission Reports

Simply put, there are now many more new questions and concerns given the data and information that has been officially published. The following cursory assessment presents a “report on the Reports” submitted to the Gulf Oil Spill Remediation Conference by BK LIM, Geohazards Specialist. Biotech and its ecology. Bees - Colony Collapse Disorder.

The EnviroLink Network. Brazil floods: worst ever natural disaster as death toll rises. Survivalism / Sustainability. NSF. To What Degree? - What Science Is Telling Us About Climate Chang. Global Climate Change. InvasiveSpecies. GLOBAL CHANCE. Ecohabitation - Mozilla Firefox. La Cabane perchée - Cabanes dans les arbres pour les particulier. Deserts du Monde. La Faune Animale . La Flore . En Images. Le mot « désert » évoque immanquablement l’image d’une suite de dunes et une chaleur aride.

Deserts du Monde. La Faune Animale . La Flore . En Images

Pourtant, le désert peut prendre de multiples visages. Le désert du Sahara, le désert de Gobi ou la Vallée de la mort présentent des paysages différents. Tous les déserts abritent une vie animale et végétale bien plus importante qu’on le croit. Cette faune a su faire preuve d’ingéniosité pour survivre dans ces immensités aux climats extrêmes. Les déserts sont très variés. Contrairement à l’image traditionnelle, tous les déserts sont loin d’être chauds. Dans un désert, les conditions de vie constituent un véritable défi. Pourquoi des déserts et comment se sont-ils formés ? Un désert est défini par son aridité. Les paysages désertiques ont été créés et entretenus sur de longues périodes par la météorisation des roches et par l’érosion. Le Sahara est le plus grand désert du monde. Les déserts se sont formés suite à un déséquilibre climatique. Plusieurs facteurs sont responsables du peu de pluviosité : L’accès à l’eau pour tous. Initiatives DD. Video Podcast: How to Make a Handbag out of a Recycled Book. » Curbly.

I have a penchant for purchasing stuff that’s cool, but for which I don’t have specific plans or use.

Video Podcast: How to Make a Handbag out of a Recycled Book. » Curbly

Case in point: I have piles of pulp and sci-fi novels from the 40s-60s. The art and colors are amazing, and the language provides for ridiculous quotes for ages. But after I slice out the illustrations, and force my way through the first and last chapters so I can say I ‘read’ them, these dimestore masterpieces don’t escape from their cardboard homes often.

Thus, enter this project: an adorable handbag featuring the incredible art of ‘literature’. Click play, or go here to watch the video. The Environment. Malaria. Lists of Nobel Prizes and Laureates Malaria Play the Mosquito Game Play the Parasite Game About the games Malaria is one of the world's most common diseases, caused by a parasite that is transmitted to humans by a female mosquito's bite.

Malaria

The Nobel Prize The 1902 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded for the discovery of the parasite causing malaria and the 1907 Nobel Prize for finding the parasite in human blood. Reading Malaria: Past and Present » Share this: Share on facebook Share on google_plusone_share Share on twitter More Sharing Services16 Share on email. ICOS - Integrated Carbon Observation System. MACC-Monitoring Atmospheric_Climate. CO2 emissions, birth & death rates by country, simulated real-ti. Demand For Electric Cars Such As Nissan Leaf And Chevy Volt Could Dwarf Supply. Editor's Note: Anton Wahlman is a contributor for TheStreet.com.

Demand For Electric Cars Such As Nissan Leaf And Chevy Volt Could Dwarf Supply

About 11 million cars are sold in the US each year. This Is Why The BP Disaster Will Be Easily Forgotten And Boom Times Are Ahead For Oil & Gas. Data centers and cloud services put at risk. Person finder. The International Solar Energy Society (ISES) Panneau solaire.