Neat-o.

Quoted: Scientists have found a cluster of spruces in the mountains in western Sweden which, at an age of 8,000 years, may be the world's oldest living trees. ...

California's "Methuselah" tree, a Great Basin bristlecone pine, is often cited as the world's oldest living tree with a recorded age of between 4,500 and 5,000 years.

global warming, schmobal warming, eh?

Quoted: The shipping route that eluded famous explorers is now a reality.

Quoted: South Africa on Wednesday unveiled a new policy to manage its swelling elephant population, including resuming a controversial cull of the animals if needed.

Cool ...

Quoted: The latest environmental message from Ikea: BYOB. Starting March 15, the home furnishings chain will charge an additional five cents to shoppers who want a bag with their purchase. "The average family of four uses 1,500 plastic shopping bags a year," said Mona Astra Liss, spokeswoman for the 29 American Ikea stores. "We are trying to reach out to our customers and the public at large to make them aware of the amount of plastic waste going on." According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Americans use more than 380 billion plastic bags a year. ...

I agree that there needs to be some sort of VERY visible certification process for timber companies so that practices like this stop and we can save endangered species.

Quoted: Illegal logging by international companies could lead to a 98 percent loss of Southeast Asia's tropical rainforests by 2022, threatening the habitat of tens of ...