Hawaii Bans Shark Fin Soup
Hawaii government has signed a bill on Friday prohibiting the possession, sale, trade or distribution of shark fins, which are used in expensive Chinese dishes. Shark fin soup is a delicacy, served in high-end Chinese restaurants in soup and as fillets in gravy.
Source: No more eating shark fin in Hawaii after new law
UN Claims About Himalayan Glaciers Disappearing By 2035 Not True
The Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) has admitted its mistake in asserting that Himalayan glaciers could disappear by 2035. The unsubstantiated Himalayan glacier melt figures were used intentionally despite the report’s lead author knowing there were no data to back them up. The UN is now saying it is an accident that they have made this mistake. Yeah right, we smell a bogus claim for research grant.
Source: UN climate panel blunders again over Himalayan glaciers
Blue Moon Appearing On New Years Eve
According to astronomers, the New Year 2010 will be ushered in alongside a rare blue moon. The next blue moon will appear in 2028. Will it really be blue?
Here is the definition, a blue moon means a 13th full moon and this is a numerological blue moon. So the moon will not be technically blue.
Happy New Year to all our readers and party safely!!!
Coke Will Turn Green
Coca-Cola will start using 100% HFC-free (hydrofluorocarbon-free) vending machines and coolers by 2015. HFCs have been shown to affect the ozone layer.
Coke’s Chief Executive Muhtar Kent said … our company, which sells everything from soda and juice drinks to water, will replace hydrofluorocarbon, also known as HFC, in its new vending machines and coolers by 2015. Our hope is that our initial investments will trigger adoption by other companies in the food and beverage industry.
Source: Coke to move to climate friendlier vending machines
NASA Says World Will Not End In 2012
NASA has created a FAQ page to tell people in 2012 will not end like the movie of the same name.
From the NASA FAQ:
Question (Q): Are there any threats to the Earth in 2012? Many Internet websites say the world will end in December 2012.
Answer (A): Nothing bad will happen to the Earth in 2012. Our planet has been getting along just fine for more than 4 billion years, and credible scientists worldwide know of no threat associated with 2012.
Snows Of Kilimanjaro Melting Fast
The snows of Kilimanjaro are melting really fast and will be gone by 2033 as predicted by a new research done by Ohio State University’s paleoclimatologist Lonnie Thompson.
Thompson said, The fact that so many glaciers throughout the tropics and subtropics are showing similar responses suggests an underlying common cause. The increase of Earth’s near surface temperatures, coupled with even greater increases in the mid- to upper-tropical troposphere, as documented in recent decades, would at least partially explain.
Source: Snow cap disappearing from Mount Kilimanjaro
Aliens Over Moscow?
Could these strange ring cloud formation over Russia caused by Aliens?
Apple Going More Green
Apple has overhauled the environmental section of its website with more information about the company’s efforts, featuring an extensive breakdown of the company’s annual corporate carbon emissions. Previously, Greenpeace criticized Apple for the use of toxic chemicals in its products.
The new website will allow customers to track Apple’s progress toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions with each new product.
Source: Apple and the Environment
