Archive for the ‘Animals’
What Will Happen When All the Fish are Gone?
The world’s fishing industry is quickly running out of new ocean fishing grounds to exploit as it depletes existing areas through unsustainable harvesting practices, according to a study published recently.
Expansion into unexploited fishing grounds allowed global catches to increase for decades, and disguised the fact that older areas were being depleted, [...]
What Lies Beneath The Arctic Ice
The U.S. Geological Survey has some insight into what lies beneath/near/on the Arctic Circle:
An estimated 90 billion barrels of recoverable oil
Enough oil to supply the WORLD’s needs for nearly 3 years.
Maybe 1.670 trillion cubic fee of natural gas
About 13% of the world’s undiscovered oil
About 30% of the world’s undiscovered natural gas
About 20% of the world’s [...]
239 Billion Green Opportunities in China
There are 239 billion green opportunities in China. That is, China is planning on spending Y2 trillion ($239 million) to ensure that renewable energy will account for 15% of the nation’s power by the year 2020. China is the world’s second largest energy user. A country one fourth the size uses more.
Presently, less than 10% [...]

