Environmental+issues

This is a nice clip. Next time you reach for a bottle of “...the most environmentally responsible consumer product in the world*,” think about the Story of Bottled Water. With Earth Day coming up, it’s a good opportunity to think of the impacts of the little decisions we make on daily basis. Do you need to buy all those bottles of water? In many countries, tap water is as good or better in terms of cleanliness, and even in places like Indonesia, dispensers are everywhere.

How could we significantly reduce the use of plastic bottles in our school?

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An alien? - September 7, 2010
Organisms not that live in environments to which they are not indigenous are alien species, be it:


 * //biological control,//
 * //accidental release//
 * //deliberate release//

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The video gives an example of one species the Cane Toad And then there is the Global invasive species database. //The Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) aims to increase awareness about invasive alien species and to facilitate effective prevention and management activities. It is managed by the Invasive Species Specialist Group (//[|//ISSG//]//) of the Species Survival Commission of the IUCN-World Conservation Union. The GISD was developed as part of the global initiative on invasive species led by the Global Invasive Species Programme (//[|//GISP//]//) and is supported through partnerships with the National Biological Information Infrastructure, Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research, the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, the University of Auckland and private donations.//

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