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You too can hunt the critically endangered Black Rhino.  Namibian officials will charge you $350,000 dollars to reaffirm your domination over the diminishing diversity of our natural environment.  Sure, some of the money may fund awareness campaigns, but encouraging the hunt doesn’t equate to more concern.  Encouraging the hunt can …

CO2 has hit a record high with 400ppm.  No period in history has exhibited such a rapid rise in CO2 content. The planet hasn’t seen levels this high since the Pliocene Epoch, over 2.6 million years ago.  It wasn’t until before the 20th century when levels hit close to 300ppm. …

The latest near earth object has passed without incident. Asteroid 2012 DA14 made the closest pass ever by an asteroid around 2:25pm E.S.T on February 15, 2013. The earth has manage to dodge another close call. And more interesting, the pass coincides with a meteor collision in Russia. This latest …

 Since 1980, the arctic has lost 40 percent of it’s summer sea ice. Arctic warming is so advanced that summer sea ice could completely vanish decades earlier than previously imagined. The average surface temperature worldwide has risen nearly one degree in four decades. The impact is being felt in localities everywhere …