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By kukon ⋅ November 26, 2007 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ 126 views

In the last 20 years, natural disasters have quadrupled - source

More than four times the number of natural disasters are occurring now than did two decades ago, British charity Oxfam has said in a study that largely blamed global warming.

The First Solar Hydrogen House - source

Mike Strizki is the civil engineer to construct the first ever solar hydrogen house that runs completely from “homemade energy”. By using solar panels, hydrogen fuel cells, storage tanks and an electrolyzer, he’s able to convert electricity generated from renewable sources into hydrogen.

A Baby Panda - From Birth to Maturity - source

In celebration of the birth and life of one of the most adorable and endangered species our planet has to offer, here is a complete set of photos of a panda, from day 1 through to day 120.

A Rather Unique Approach: How Chocolate Can Save the Environment? - source

How could chocolate help with global climate change? The answer is found in a little piece of paradise, a patch of rainforest in eastern Brazil. Some areas have been thinned out and planted with cacao trees — the source of chocolate. The pods contain the magical beans that Aztecs counted like gold.