Portuguese MEPs more fought for environment (with LIST)

The Portuguese non-governmental organization Quercus joined Sanbag, United Kingdom, European network of climate action, WWF and I-Parlameter and today introduced a ranking of grievance that more fought for green economy and dependent subjects.

The list is based on 11 relevant decisions taken in the last five years in relation to the European climate policy â€" each subject (or vote), according to the importance of the subject, weighed differently in total scoring.

The specific assessment of each of the MEPs allowed a quick query about whether a particular MEP is a champion for the climate â€" or a climate destroyer. The list revealed Monday Danish MEP Alda Shah as the one who defended the fight against climate change.

According to the list-which can also be seen here â€" Portugal has seven MEPs "climate champions", five "climate friendly" and two MEPs "destructors" climate.

Thus, the climate champions are Alda Sousa, Luís Paulo Alves, Rui Tavares, Elisa Ferreira, António Correia de Campos, Marisa Matias and Capoulas Santos, (an independent, two of the left bloc and the rest of the PS), Alda Shah obtained same perfect score (100).

The five "climate friendly" never voted, but on several occasions abstained or did not participate in some polls. Are they Vital Moreira, Ana Gomes, Estrela, Inés Zuber and João Ferreira (members for PS and PCP).

The deputies Mario David and Nuno Teixeira, PSD 's, were a "clear obstacle to European climate policy," according to Quercus, with seven votes against in 11 decisions â€" click the photo to see the full list.



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Prince William wants to destroy ivory collection of the Queen of England to fight illegal hunting

Prince William wants to destroy the 1,200 ivory artifacts from Buckingham Palace to fight the slaughter of elephants and the illegal ivory trade. The Duke of Cambridge wants in this way to "send a message" to the poachers but also to world leaders, so that they are more attentive to the illegal trade of the material.

The collection, with an incalculable value, includes a throne of India that belonged to Queen Victoria, as well as teeth, vases, statuettes and pieces of furniture with inlaid ivory. According to the Daily Mail, sources close to the Duke says, if this is successful, will urge other heads of State to do the same.

William is a supporter of animal rights and an assiduous presence in fundraising events for animals. The Prince demanded even though the ivory artefacts present in Clarence House, the official residence of his father, were stored. The collection comprises essentially want to shred William for gifts that world leaders were offering to British Royal family over the centuries.

Although William wanted to destroy ivory artefacts collection, Buckingham Palace sources claim that the items in the collection that have not been offered were acquired "respecting all the relevant legislation".

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Low cost flights and put French TGV cars on Red

Although it's exciting traveling through the countryside to great speeds, the economic situation of France means that fewer people are willing to pay large sums to travel on the network of the Train à Grande Vitesse (TGV).

According to the Quartz, the SNCF, the public company that manages the French rail network, entered the red in 2013, the net losses of 180 million, which compares with the profit registered in 2012, about €376 million. The negative results of the previous year due mainly to a sharp depreciation of € 1.4 billion in the value of the high-speed rail network.

"The TGV is not profitable enough to cover the costs of maintenance and renewal of its fleet," admitted the SNCF. Other factors contributing to the low adhesion and damage of the TGV are the low cost flights and cars, which currently constitute as most economic alternatives to the TGV.

For this year, SNCF expects a "slight improvement" but the TGV passenger volume should continue to fall. To boost revenue, and infrastructure services divisions are planning projects outside of France.

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Australia Approves the disposal of sediments on the great barrier reef for expansion of coal Harbour

The authorities of the marine park of the great barrier reef Australia approved the release of up to three billion cubic metres of sediment in the marine reserve of the great barrier reef.

The sediments will come from dredging to expand the Abbot Point port terminal, in the province of Queensland, for the construction of what will be the biggest coal port in the world, referred to Inhabitat. The port, in operation since 1984, is located near the border of Navy great barrier and the aim is to increase to 70 million tons the amount of coal that annually there will pass. Increasing the capacity of the port is expected to create more than 15 thousand jobs and increase profits for up to €2,7 billion (R$8,8 billion).

This decision "can smother the corals and marine plants," Salina Ward, a marine biologist at the University of Queensland and one of 233 scientists who signed a petition against the draft sediment deposition.

The reservation of the great barrier reef is composed of around 3,000 corals and provides habitat for more than 1,600 species of fish, extending over 2,600 kilometres off the coast of Australia. The great barrier was considered a world heritage site by Unesco in 1981. The site concentrates on about 10% of the total existing coral reef on the planet.

Last year, Unesco indicated that it was considering putting the Great Barrier in the list of endangered sites in 2014 due to the threats it faces, ranging from the dredging for the ports of fossil fuels, increasing the movement of ships in the region and the impacts caused by agricultural developments.

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Why do cats like to knock down objects?

If you have a cat will already be accustomed to that he drop various objects for no apparent reason. However, this behavior has an answer: to knock down objects, cats are developing their survival instincts.

Cats, like humans, often feel the need to touch the objects stop the better understand. But why is that instead of simply touching objects, they feel compelled to throw them to the ground? According to Mikel Delgado, an expert on domestic cats, this behavior can be seen as a form of joke. However, the games of cats may not be as simple as they seem.

"The banter to animals are a way to practice and develop the tools they need to survive, like hunting, but usually a way overhyped," says Delgado, quoted by Dodo. "In a sense, the cats can therefore test how things work in the world â€" ' what happens if you touch this? That amount of force need to drop this? How fast it falls '? ". According to Delgado, the cats, in addition to the sensitive whiskers, also have sensitive coat on back of legs and many nerve endings in the feet, which transmit information to the brain under the "prey", which in this case are the objects.

Another possible explanation for the fact that cats drop objects is the attention. "Many cats drop objects from high places, especially during the night and early morning, to wake up the humans", indicates Delgado. "The attention given by humans reinforces this kind of behaviour in many cats, what makes them continue to drop the objects".

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Urban Habitats may be a refuge for biodiversity

With the process of urbanization and industrialization, the cities were gaining ground natural habitats, often leading to the destruction of these and endangering native species of these spaces.

However, the cities that are located within or near these hotspots of biodiversity can accommodate a wide variety of wildlife, and may even become a refuge for many species of plants.

A recent study-"Urban biodiversity hotspots wait to get discovered: The example of the city of Ioannina, NW Greece" â€" prepared by Greek investigators tried to figure out how far the cities located in biologically important areas may provide suitable habitat for a wide diversity of plants. To this end, researchers focused in Ioannina, a town in northwestern Greece, near several protected areas national or European level, including a National Park, an urban forest of pine trees and a Lake, referred to the Science for Environment Policy, an environmental news service of the European Commission.

In all, investigators have identified about 11 different types of habitats which contained 379 species and subspecies of plants, including native and non-native species. About 27 (7%) of the species were plants with conservation interest that were endemic to Greece or the Balkans, or who were considered to be in danger by the EU. Non-native plants represent 11% of the total of identified species.

The habitats where these plants were found were classified by scientists as semi-natural or anthropogenic (local extensively altered by human activities). The semi-natural sites account for the smallest portion of non-native species and the largest proportion of species of conservation interest. However, approximately 68% of all species and subspecies have been found in anthropogenic habitats and the widest range of habitats or biodiversity of flora was found on the outskirts of the city or within the city itself.

In this way, the findings of the study indicate that there are European cities in which anthropogenic habitats are important for protecting biodiversity.

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U.s. Olympic skier wants to adopt dogs of Sochi

After the story of the Russian millionaire who built a shelter to 140 of 2,000 dogs of Sochi that were going to be slaughtered, now is the time of Gus Kenworthy, American athlete to compete in the Olympic Winter Games, to be in the spotlight of the media. This skier wants to take home, besides the obvious medals, a dog and their four dogs.

Kenworthy saw the family of dogs in the vicinity of the Gorki Media Center and decided he had to help animals. "The dogs are adorable," said the skier at the end of the semifinal of slopestyle, cites the USA Today.

The athlete found a temporary shelter for animals and equipment to carry on the plane and is trying to be vaccinated next week. According to Kenworthy, who posted a photo of animals on Twitter, several friends and family elements provided to adopt animals, being that the skier should keep at least one of the dogs. "I have received many messages from friends and family who would like to stay with them, including the mother of dogs" reveals Kenworthy.

Follow Gus, on Twitter, here. It's the quickest way to know, within a few days, if the skier managed to bring the dogs to the United States.

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Germany: polar bear dies after eating coat and bag from zoo visitor

A polar bear at the Zoo from Stuttgart, in Germany, died after eating a jacket and bag that were thrown by a visitor to your space. Anton, of 25 years, died on Sunday night, after several attempts of handlers to save him â€" tried to threw up the bag and coat, but to no avail.

According to the zookeepers, cited by The Local, the animal showed strange behavior for days, which only became clear when he began spitting bits of materials of the coat and wallet. The zoo's veterinarian gave him, then medicines for which the animal threw up the rest of the pieces, which didn't happen.

"There must have been something quite tasty on her jacket, something that Anton could not resist," their handlers, Andreas and Jürgen Wössner Diesenhofer. Usually, the animal just tore the objects and garments that fell to his cage.

How and why the coat and wallet were thrown in a cage of Anton remain unclear. However, the electrified fence that surrounds the space bear has not deterred in the past 20 years about 200 child shoes were thrown in water, add about 50 baby dolls, hundreds of hats, cameras, cell phones and glasses.

The zoo veterinarian appealed it to visitors to inform employees and attendants of items by accident fall into the spaces of the animals. "If we knew that something was in the cage we might have been able to save Anton," says Tobias Knauf-Witznes. Anton could have lived another 10 to 15 years, hadn't eaten the coat and wallet. The animal died of serious internal injuries and inflammations.

Anton is not the first animal to die in Stuttgart zoo due to ingesting that objects that were left by visitors. A hippo died a few years ago of intestinal obstruction after swallowing a tennis ball and an elephant seal died after swallowing a teddy bear.

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20 breathtaking hotels

The tourism sector is one of the most CO2 emissions issue: there's the air travel, the construction of hotels in protected land, with high maintenance or the food is ordered from the other side of the world.

However, more and more hotels they can take advantage of its biodiversity and minimize its impact on her. Sites that show you below, in essence, try to do it.

See the names of the hotels and their sequence of images.

1. Äscher Cliff, Switzerland

2. Hotel Kakslauttanen, Finland

3. Ladera Resort, the Caribbean island of Montserrat

4. Rayavadee Krabi, Thailand

5. Hotel Ristorante Grotta Palazzese Polignano a Mare, Italy

6.Panchoran Retreat, Bali

7.Hotel Ubud Hanging Gardens, Indonésia

8. Attrap Reves, France

9. Katikies Hotel-Oia, Greece

10. Hotel Le Sirenuse, Amalfi coast, Italy

11. Ice Hotel in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden

12.The Cambrian Hotel, Adelboden, Suíça

13.Homestead Resort and Spa, Utah, Estados Unidos

14.Villa Escudero, Philippines

15. Hotel-Restaurant Öschinensee, Switzerland

16. Astarte Suits Hotel, Greece

17.Hotel the Moulin du Roc, Franca

18. Juvet Landscape Resort, Norway

19.Montana magic Lodge, Chile

20. Giraffe Manor, Kenya

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Animals also fall in love

If you are already tired of seeing images of passion between humans, especially today, then relax with some photographs that reveal that Valentine's day is a celebration not just ours.

Over the last year, several photographers have captured moments of tenderness between animals â€" their species or between species.

The images we share below show that animals can be so unromantic as humans. Well see.

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Balls of weeds invade American city

The city of Clovis, New Mexico, United States, was invaded by huge balls of weeds with up to 2.5 meters, who arrived to prevent the inhabitants to leave the House. These balls suggest during several days, coming from the desert, as strong winds pushed them to Clovis.

"We couldn't get out of the garage," explained Eddie Ward to KRQE. "We live here for 23 years and we've never seen anything like this. Is impressive ".

Ward and his mother were some of the citizens of Clovis that agreed this week, with thousands of Russian Thistles at the door. This harmful invader Eurasian steppe arrived in 1800, and is now a common weed throughout the American West.

This plant, which depletes the water of lands parched and has few or no use, quickly became ubiquitous in these regions. There are copies of the size of cars, inclusive.

Each winter, when the plants wither and die, they begin to roll with the wind to spread their nefarious seeds, hundreds of thousands of them, for several kilometers around.

See some of the scary pictures.

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20 suggestions of ethics to offer lingerie for Valentine's day

Buying a gift to offer to the better half is almost obligatory on Valentine's day. Perfumes, teddies, flowers, jewelry, lingerie ... the options are many. But before you go running to buy any of these gifts get to know these 20 suggestions for ethical lingerie â€" indicated by Ecotourre.

Many have the awareness that it is possible to buy the latest fashion trends but are made ethically and ecologically. But many do not know that this also applies to underwear, which is made in a sustainable way, environmentally friendly and without being produced by child labour.

1. dare as much as you can

Designed for people with more curves, this lingerie is made by hand in downtown Los Angeles from bamboo fabric. Although it still has a small collection, mark Clare Bare intends to release soon a few more pieces.

2. from New York with love

The Lilipaiche is a brand created by three Japanese who had moved to New York and created a line of women's underwear, made from organic cotton, silk, satin and linen.

3. Organically his

Did you ever think that it is possible to make silk clothes without having to sacrifice the silkworm and without spoiling the natural fabric? Ayten Gasson is one of the brands that uses this technique for making their line of lingerie, including this beautiful sweater at night.

4. evil ways

Catalogs directly from 1960, The Loved One creates lingerie lines inspired by the pin-ups and past trends.

5.Mariposa

Sexy doesn't have to be a synonym for a parade of bodies stripped. The PACT creates comfortable underwear for the day-by-day, made from organic cotton, which is also sexy.

6. the devil also likes details

Made in the United States, from silk charmeuse, the Between the Sheets lingerie, combines the comfort and the Art Deco details in each piece.

7. sugar and Spice

Lace, bows and tutus are some of the details present in the lingerie Zinke, made in the United States.

8. Under cover

It is said that what counts is the interior. Given this premise, Daisy Elizabeth & created a line of lingerie, discreet, made from fabrics with low environmental impact, such as organic cotton, recycled polyester, recycled nylon and cellulose fibers.

Gross 9.em

The Bazsarózsa create uncomplicated lingerie pieces of simple appearance, but with small details that impart a refined touch. The line is made from organic cotton.

10. opposites attract

Made to order from Washington, Sandmaiden clothing is made from organic cotton.

11. Design star

Designed by the prestigious international fashion designer Stella McCartney, Stella underwear line is all in nude tones, with many ornaments and lace, made from organic cotton and recycled metal parts.

12. two Charm

Organic cotton Loup Charmant, Ecoutorre says, is a burlesque show to two.

13. peach Tones

Pastel peach and sleepwear of WARDS is made entirely from organic cotton fiber and dyed with inks of formaldehyde.

14.Ooh the the

Made from bamboo, cotton sleepwear of Eberjey is modestly immodest.

15. everything is said

In the Hanky Panky organic cotton has a wide range of underwear for the day-to-day in a wide range of colors.

16. totally American

Totally made by hand in the United States, this line of lingerie of Flint and Tinder is limited.

17. Crown of glory

The Naked Princess prepares bodies made from organic fibers with a touch of French elegance.

18.Corações

Why not have several hearts in various parts of the body? This is the suggestion of Only Hearts for this special day.

19. short pieces

Vintage-inspired lingerie pieces is what provides the collection of Deborah Marquit, of New York.

20.Baixo impact

Made in Portland, Maine, parts of the line of the Brook There are dyed with low impact dyes.

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London already has the first fleet of electric taxis

London already has to circulate in the streets the first fleet of electric taxis. The British capital's mayor, Boris Johnson, had established 2018 as the deadline for all new taxis do not produce carbon emissions, but this date may be anticipated.

This first fleet, composed of 20 new taxis, was manufactured by the same company that launched the trams of London less than two years ago, referred to BusinessGreen. The new vehicles can go up to 299 with a single recharge.

In July, some 50 electric taxis should be introduced in London streets. According to Boris Johnson, taxis are responsible for one-third of carbon emissions in London.

Taxis gather thus to trams, hydrogen and the 120 buses using cooking oil as fuel, which already operate on the streets of London. The municipality's intention is to have a fleet of 1,700 green buses in 2016.

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Clothes line can help curb spread of bacteria in public transport

Health authorities from several countries are becoming concerned about the increasing number of infections caused by bacteria resistant to antibiotics â€" and the lack of new drugs capable of fighting. Public transport, according to those, are an important source of contamination and transmission of diseases, such as tuberculosis.

In response to this problem, the American company gravitytank innovation consulting designed a line of clothing called Straphanger, which aims to reduce the spread of bacteria in public transport.

Second minus one Car, the initiative is part of a broader project to realize citizens for the transmission of diseases in public transport-Project that resulted from Transfer case study developed by gravitytank.

"Fundamentally, what transmits diseases is the touch", revealed Amy Seng, a strategist on gravitytank. "People touch the walls, in the seats â€" or splashes on the surfaces. These are only garments that have a design adapted to minimize the touch. "

The clothing line part a cuff anti-microbial that offers a "place" safe for the passengers you sneeze and removes easily â€" allowing for frequent washings, a facial mask with anti-microbial lining that filters the air, a jacket with a high collar lined with fleece anti-microbial and gloves that slide inside the pole sleeves.

The complete line of antibacterial clothes is still a pocket on his wrist to put the pass which allows contactless validation and a backpack designed for overcrowded spaces.

In addition to this outfit, the Transfer Project also proposes a series of infrastructure and ideas to curb the spread of bacteria in transport, such as subway or bus stops put that allow people to travel safely and comfortably, without having to touch the surfaces, and disinfect the rings of support. Other suggestions pass put metro stations compartments so that passengers can disinfect their hands.

This project comes at a time when Group of Portuguese and American researchers have concluded that public buses in the city of Lisbon are an important source of contamination and transmission of the bacteria MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), which are responsible for hospital-acquired infections and may even lead to death.

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The Russian billionaire who saved 140 dogs in Sochi

Half the world is watching in Sochi, which in these days is hosting the Winter Olympics. However, this Russian city has been at the Centre of attention of the international press not only for the games and not for the best reasons.

First by the substantial value inherent in the Organization of the Olympics, what makes these games the most expensive ever. After the bad conditions given to athletes and journalists, who began to be revealed in the press and finally the decision to cull more than 2,000 dogs and stray cats, a decision of the Organization for which the site became "more clean and safe".

However, despite appearing to have fate condemned, a man kept these dogs were exterminated. Oleg Deripaska, one of the richest men in Russia, built a shelter for the animals, on elevation of Sochi. "I found my first dog on the streets of my village. It was a very close friend for almost five years, "said the millionaire.

Initially the animals were attracted by construction workers of the Olympic Park, which fed and took care of the dogs. But quickly the animals began to interfere with the tests in preparation for the opening ceremony and even animals that have bitten children, second describes the company hired to take the animals. It was then that the authorities decided to take more drastic measures: slaughter the animals.

Oleg Deripaska (in the first picture) then decided to act and an animal rescue team started collecting animals from the streets and taking them to the shelter. Were saved about 140 animals and some have already managed to a new home.

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White roofs can help in the fight against climate change? Depends On.

The white-painted roofs can help in the fight against climate change? And the green roofs? A paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences addressed these two themes and the answer, oddly enough, is the same: it depends on the region where they are located.

The study was developed in the United States and explained, for example, that this type of roofs do not produce many effects in the North of the country â€" but work in the South. On the other hand, and when it comes specifically to roofs painted white, they get better results in Florida in the Southeast, in California, in the Pacific.

According to Kill Georgescu, scientist of sustainability at Arizona State University and lead author of the study, the roofs are important primarily in urban areas, heated by the asphalt.

An example are the green roofs New Yorkers, one of the major trends of the city's sustainability and that helped reduce the use of air conditioning.

The work used climate models to examine six megacities. "Our study shows that geography matters," said Georgescu. In the case of northern cities, energy saving by using less electricity in the summer is aborted by the requirement of heating in winter.

"The evaluation of consequences that extend beyond the surface temperatures approaching, as precipitation and energy demands, reveals important factors that sometimes are not taken into account," concluded the researchers, according to the Nature World News.

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Trees in the mountains can combat climate change

If global temperatures raise dramatically, as expected, one of the solutions to combat this scourge will be planting trees in higher places, according to a new study published in Geophysical Research Letters. According to the survey, carried out by teams from the universities of Sheffield and Oxord, England, these trees may have a very important role in the removal of CO2 from the atmosphere.

The survey was developed in the mountains of Peru and revealed that, in the most high and cold, the growth of tree roots slow down. This means that the roots don't reach deep enough, in the soil, to break the rocks below and join to CO2, removing it from the atmofera.

If global temperatures are warmer, however, the layer of organic material between the root and the rock rots faster, less thick and torando allowing the roots reach the rock and begin the removal process.

Mountainous areas are also important for their volcanic material, such as granite and basalt. These elements contain more calcium and magnesium that sediments of lowlands, having a greater effect on CO2 levels.

According to the sustainable planet, researchers claim that this theory suggests that mountain ecosystems acted like a thermostat on the planet, facing the risk of excessive heating or cooling for millions of years.

"A series of weather events over the past 65 years resulted in the rise and fall of temperatures. However, the removal process that regulates CO2 in the atmosphere can be contained by the forests that grow in mountainous parts of the world. In the past, this process may have prevented the temperatures reach levels hazardous to life, "said at the Red Orbit, Chris Doughty, Chief of the study.

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The indigenous tribes that are threatened by modernization

Jimmy Nelson, a British photographer, traveled the world and documented the lifestyle of 29 Indian tribes â€" before these, threatened by globalization and modernization, disappear forever.

The project "Before They Pass Away" consists of a series of fictional tribes â€" since the Gauchos of Argentina to the Chukchi Sea in the North of Siberia, where Nelson presents elements of the tribes with all its fantastic ethnicity ". The result are iconographic fictional that celebrate the beauty of these cultures and their traditional ways of living.

To document the lifestyles of the various tribes, this photographer spent four years in the most remote locations on the planet, living two weeks with each tribe. For shooting, Nelson used an analogue camera plate with 50 years. The plates (instead of the roll), capture the images and environments with great sharpness and clarity. See some of the pictures.

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Glasgow receives green loan to install low consumption lamps on the streets

Glasgow will replace traditional sodium vapor lamps that illuminate the streets by low consumption LED bulbs. In addition to saving money, the Exchange will allow lighting to reduce light pollution, since one third of the glow emitted by conventional lamps is dissipated into the sky. The brightness of the LED lamps is more directed to the ground, which substantially reduces light pollution.

The project for the exchange of public lighting will be funded for a Green Investment Bank (GIB), a British institution of public funds which supports projects that promote sustainability. The financing will be done through a loan, paid when the savings from lighting Exchange to materialize.

"These funds do not require government support and is a great project to invest", says the CEO of the Bank, Shaun Kingbury, the Guardian. According to Kingbury, the project can be extended to all cities in the United Kingdom, allowing the replacement of conventional light bulbs until 2020. If this happens, it will be possible to massively reduce carbon dioxide emissions as well as saving millions of pounds with the lighting.

"There are seven million public lamps in the United Kingdom and many of them have more than 40 years. The authorities need help to replace and we want to offer everyone a program like this. I have the ambition that in 2020 the entire lighting can be done with low consumption LED bulbs ", indicates the CEO of GIB.

Annually the United Kingdom spends more than €363,9 million (R $ 1,186 million) with street lighting, including the lighting of streets, highways, hospitals and sites used by the public authorities. With the replacement of lamps can save around 80% of €363,9 million.

The new lamps must pay themselves between five to 15 years, depending on where and how they are used. The time span of life is approximately 40 years. Replacement of street lamps of the United Kingdom, which corresponds to 40% of the expenses of local authorities with energy, can stimulate annual electricity savings equivalent to the energy consumed in more than 670 thousand dwellings.

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Penguins are suffering from climate change

Recent investigations reveal that the Penguins are in danger due to extreme environmental conditions linked to climate change. The studies highlight the difficulties that the colonies of these animals face in dealing with the effects of global warming, notably in Argentina and in Antarctica. In both places the penguins face an uncertain future.

Climate change is killing the penguin chicks in the world's largest colony of Magellanic penguins at Punta Tombo, Argentina, by increasing the number of heat waves and storms that lead to floods, indicate investigators.

The young of this species of Penguin are protected only by a layer of feathers and, when the colonies are affected by storms, are agonizing and eventually die, since parents have no capacity to save. When the colony is hit by heatwaves that still do not have waterproof feathers prevent them cooling off in the sea and end up choking with heat.

Already on Ross Island in Antarctica, it is extremely difficult to Adelie penguins feeding since the melting of the ice caps creates giant icebergs, which hinders the hunt for fish.

According to Ginger Rebstock, a researcher at the University of Washington, in the United States, who participated in a study that monitored an Argentine colony 400 thousand penguins during 27 years, "are expected in years in which almost no penguin chicks will survive if changes give rise to larger and more frequent storms during vulnerable periods of breeding season," quotes the Guardian.

During the study period, approximately 65% of the babies died and 40% starved. It is estimated that climate change will be responsible for the deaths of 7% of the penguin chicks annually, but in recent years this has been the most common cause of death. In a year of study, 43% of deaths were attributed to climate change and another about 50%.

Factors such as hunger and time should interact more closely as the climate changes, the Cubs already hungry and weaker are more vulnerable to extreme weather phenomena.

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Cueva de los Cristales: a Mexican cave with giant crystals

In Naica, a remote location in Northern Mexico, an hour away from the city of Chihuahua, there is a cave where crystals can reach 11 feet long. Until recently, the location was only known for its silver ore, but the discovery of the Cueva de los crystals (Crystal Cave), in 2000, made the place into a tourist attraction.

The discovery of the cave, coupled with ore, where most of the inhabitants of Naica works, and the bribes to the authorities are sufficient ingredients to make the place a black market. In addition to the smuggling of silver crystals are also sold at the same time.

However, nothing is comparable to these giant crystals. The limestone cave and its crystals was discovered at the beginning of the Millennium by two brothers who were drilling for digging a new tunnel in the mine of Nica, one of the most productive of Mexico, where are extracted tons of silver annually.

The geological process of creation of lead and silver also offers the conditions for the formation of crystals and in Nica, the miners have dug enough to reveal these crystals. However, in addition to the beauty of these geological formations an issue that still intrigue geologists is how these crystals have grown so much.

Some of the crystals are 11 metres long and weighs 55 tons and is 300 metres deep. The crystals were formed over half a million years ago, resulting in a slow crystallization in aqueous medium saturated with crystals, including the cast, with temperatures of around 58° c.

At this temperature the anhydrite, which is abundant in the cave, dissolved in water in the form of plaster, which later crystallized in the form of large crystals. The hot water needed for crystallization, reached temperatures required by that in the immediate vicinity of the Cueva de los Crystals exists a magma chamber, which heated the water.

Access to the cave was only possible after the drainage and pumping of water. Due to the proximity of the magma chamber, the temperatures inside the cave reaches temperatures of around 50° C and the humidity is around 90%, which provides a much greater thermal sensation, refers to National Geographic.

When you inhale the air of the cave, the lung fluids at a temperature lower than the outside air, they begin to condense in the lungs which is dangerous. Thus it is necessary to enter the site with personal protective equipment. The stay-on-site without cooling material and air mask causes death in just over ten minutes and even with equipment, the stay must not exceed 45 minutes.

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Traversing the United States by public transport?

Who ever heard or read an American to praise Europe's transport system? This has a context: in the United States the car is King, and hardly anyone can traverse the country-the-lés solely by public transport.

It's difficult, but not impossible. The American Intercity Bus Riders Association just created a map showing all Intercity links the United States, including companies like Amtrak and Greyhound.

According to the map, you can catch a train that takes us from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles, California â€" are 60 hours of travel, but it is possible! The path is actually quite simple: just spend 6:0 pm from Washington Union Station for Chicago Union Station, and after other 43 hours from Chicago to Los Angeles Union Station, on the Southwest Chief. A small jump.

The same journey takes five hours, by plane, and 38 hours by car.

The draft of the map is very interesting, but ultimately enhance weak American public transportation network. In Europe and Asia, the high speed train is by far the best means of transport. In the United States will not be entirely true.

Still, if you want to explore the North American continent without renting a car, see here all your chances (open PDF).

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Secret factory in southern China is killing whale sharks protected

Was found in southern China factory that processes 600 whale sharks per year. The discovery was made by an environmental organization, the WildLifeRisk, who discovered the plant in the town of Pu Qi, in Zhejiang province after a four-year investigation.



Besides killing whale sharks, a species that is in danger and is so protected, the slaughterhouse deal still with blue sharks and basking sharks, which altogether produce 200 tons of shark oil every year. According to WildLifeRisk, the factory created its own fleet of fishing boats to hunt the animals.

"It's unbelievable how these harmless creatures, these gentle giants of the abyss can be slaughtered at an industrial scale," the organization said in a statement. "It is even more unbelievable that this carnage is all because of non-essential props for life, like lipstick, face creams, health supplements and shark's fin soup".

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As the man changed the way of running horses

Ever wonder how the horses became so crucial to human civilization? In reality, it was the human species that provoked this importance, according to a new study published in the scientific journal Animal Genetics.

According to the Dodo, the researcher Lars Andersson and his team found that a gene â€" known as "keeper of the March" â€" is responsible for controlling the horse riding, which includes various types of locomotion, including gait, trot and gallop. After the discovery of the gene, the researchers found that some breeds of horse had a kind of additional floor â€" idling â€" which gives a smooth movement that is desirable for humans.

"This type of floor is smooth because the horse always keeps one foot on the floor and never has high when gallops or troteia," says Andersson. "When the horse performs movements in that he is not in contact with the ground, the rider needs more experience the ride because they need to follow the horse in vertical movement," he adds.

This mutation, which allows the horse this type of locomotion more comfortable for human, affects the way in which neurons are configured in the spinal cord of the horses. On the other hand, horses that have this mutation contract members differently from horses that do not have the mutation. "Think as humans move. If you are walking you can observe how your arms moves in harmony with the movement of the legs, because the spinal cord indicates the way to move around in order to have a balanced floor. The same thing happens with the horses and lets them moving with different passed ", indicates the scientist.

Andersson and his team studied a sample of four thousand horses scattered throughout the world and concluded that most of the animals had the genetic mutation that gave them the ride smoother. The investigator suspects that such is due to the positive selection of the humans of this dash over the centuries, once fixed in the usefulness of a smoother locomotion, both for transport as for military use.

In this way, humans prompted reproduction of horses with this mutation, which was passing from generation to generation. "We found this genetic trait in horses in Japan, where the Samurai preferred a shift smoother due to the heavy armor that wore. Humans spread the mutation through Asia and then across Europe and later the discoverers brought the mutation to the North and Latin America, "reveals Andersson.

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A fortress anti-inundações in Somerset, United Kingdom

Amid the flood of Somerset, the British region worst-hit by devastating rains and rising water levels, there is a House that stands out: the House of Sam Notaro, a builder who decided to invest in your own anti-inundações system.

Sam and his wife, Alana O'Dell, bought the House four years ago, for €1,2 million (US $ 3.9 million), and quickly built a system to ensure security against floods. Sam built a moat five feet around your home, waterproofing with bricks and a pump system to remove the water.

In recent days, with the floods destroy multiple zones of roundness, Sam asked his wife to leave the House with the couple's two children, but continued to defend the House.

The situation, however, is not encouraging for the constructor, with the latest weather chaos forecast for the weekend. The water is already 60 centimeters from the top of the barrier, and all possible loopholes in the system are quickly returned to the Lake that was created.

"The House is completely flooded around, but the interior remains dry. If I hadn't built this barrier, the House would be completely flooded at this time, "explained Sam British press.

"Obviously that the wall might collapse with the water pressure, but I'm determined to stay here. Three days ago I've been pumping water out, "continued.

Second Notaro, the water already gives you the waist on the outside of the House.The Briton has been powered with the help of a friend, who brings him some food at the only means of transportation possible., the boat.

"A rescue team came through here at two in the morning telling me to get out. I told them I wasn't going anywhere and they wished me luck, "he concluded. The next few days will be crucial to understand if this manages to save British home.

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The 10 most viewed videos of the green economy (with LISTS and videos)

This week the green economy celebrates one year, a date more than perfect to remember the list of the ten most viewed videos of the program on Spikedhumor. For the dear reader, these may not be the most relevant or interesting projects, but they have in common the fact that aroused criticism â€" positive or negative.

See the list and click its video to remember the program in question.

10. salt stones of Loulé

In Loulé, the salt stones are a setback for a team of mining. For the chef Leonel Pereira, the San Gabriel restaurant, they not only are welcome as indispensable to prepare their dishes.

9. the resurgence of rammed earth construction

Henry Schreck is one of those responsible for the resurgence of rammed earth construction in Portugal. It is a sustainable and economic construction and long-term. In a sector in crisis, the Earth is already a solution for the survival of some companies.

8. the ecoposta railway line.

The rail line of the Dão, disabled in the years 80, is now a ecopista which crosses Viseu, Tondela and Santa Comba Dão.

7. the sustainability of Aljezur

The municipality of Aljezur is considered one of the most sustainable of Portugal. The green economy was realizing why.

6. vertical gardens are the future

Vertical gardens have not yet arrived in force to Portugal, unlike what happens in other parts of the Planet, but is a reality of medium and long term, with its systems that allow grow vegetables or herbs on city walls.

5. The environmentally friendly wood houses

The wooden construction has increasingly supporters. It is a sign that the Jular, company that builds these environmentally friendly houses, is on the right track.

4. Naeen, hunted brand vegan

Created in 2008, the nae is a brand of Portuguese shoes, vegan and eco-friendly. The green economy was know her best for four months.

3. the bookstore who transformed an abandoned Church

Is one of the most incredible urban rehabilitation projects in Portugal. Reading Slowly transformed the decayed Church of St James, in Ã"bidos, a glamorous Bookstore. One of the most special Green Economy.

2. the boots that use recycled tires

Is one of the most controversial Green Economy, but also of more visas. The GreenBoots are boots made with recycled tire rubber and searching in Portuguese tradition the path for the export.

1. Former Sanatorium of Golden Rocks is now a hotel

It is the most watched video of the green economy on Spikedhumor and, simultaneously, an extraordinary project of reconstruction and reuse of a building. In Portugal they still make these projects, respecting the tradition and architecture of the place where they are inserted â€" in this case, da serra.

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Minnow is the first fish to leave the list of endangered species

The Minnow, small species of fish (Oregonichthys crameri) that lives only in the State of Oregon, in the United States, was the first to abandon the list of endangered species of the United States â€" the Endangered Species Act, which in addition to being a list of endangered animals that inhabit the territory, consists of a series of environmental laws, promulgated by Nixon in 1973.

The little fish was removed from the list because the conservation authorities consider that the species is no longer in danger of extinction. The species, which inhabits primarily the Williamette River in Western Oregon, was added to the list in 1993. At the time, there were little more than a thousand specimens of species, which was decimated by the intensive hunting.

Currently, the number of these animals amounts to 150 thousand and can be found in 80 locations throughout the Valley of the river. Although no longer in danger of extinction, the United States will continue to monitor the species during the next nine years, to ensure that this little fish populations continue to grow.

Unlike Pacific salmon, this species of fish from Oregon was relatively easier to save because it dwells in more restricted sites, which do not interfere with the economic activities of industries like logging, agricultural and energy, referred to the Huffington Post.

The species recovery plan focused on establishing partnerships with local owners to restore key points in the habitat of this fish, reproduce the species in nurseries and then transporting it to the natural habitat and change the amount of water released from the dams that interfere with the flow of the River in question.

The Oregon Chub joins the bald eagle â€" the national symbol of the United States-, the Gray Wolf and the American alligator, among other 30 species have recovered enough to leave the list of endangered animals.

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Microwave eliminates nutrients of foods: myth or reality?

The microwave is one of the major allies of our daily lives, although many still look aside for this quick way to cook or heat up the kitchen. However, one of the major problems associated with the microwave, explains the aggregator my Well-being, is all the mysticism in which he is involved.

"We've all heard that warm up food in the microwave eliminates its nutritional value, but will be a myth or a reality? What will happen with our food behind the glass of this appliance? "asks OMBE, which CITES CNN to reach a conclusion: Cook in a microwave oven is one of the best ways to preserve vitamins and minerals from food.

"If you're interested in getting the largest amount of nutrients from your foods, the microwave is a safe option," explains the OMBE. "This appliance is close to the top positions in the list of methods of preparing nutritionally healthy food".

Still, there are some dangers: If you don't use the plastic type suitable for the microwave, for example, some toxic chemicals can be absorbed by the food.

The microwave power nutrients?

If you put in the microwave a small amount of water for steaming foods will preserve the vitamins and minerals to similar other methods.

"Whenever food kitchen [microwave], these eventually lose some nutrients," says the American nutritionist Catherine Adams Hutt. "The best method to preserve the nutrients is the fast cooking, i.e. expose the food to heat in the shortest time possible and use a minimum amount of water," explains.

For example, if fervermos the spinach on the stove, this food may lose up to 70 percent of your folic acid. Already the Cook in the microwave with a little water, you can preserve almost her entire folic acid. The same goes for the bacon. Cook bacon in a frying pan can create nitrosamines, the microwave production of these carcinogenic compounds will be smaller.

However, cooking food in the microwave may also also have the reverse effect, if Cook foods with a lot of water. "When cooking in the microwave, cover the food, creating an environment of efficient steam", recommends Hutt.

Steaming on the stove turns out to be in some cases better than the microwave. A study concluded that cook broccoli to steam holds more sulforano, an anticancer substance, than steaming in the microwave.

But in most cases, you can use the microwave for steaming, if the food is well wrapped in a container suitable for microwave and with a minimal amount of water.

The microwave may even boost the nutrients in some foods. Causes the caratenóides of tomatoes and carrots are easily absorbed by our body, for example. In addition, the heat kills bacteria from foods that can cause diseases.

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Pedro Joel Costa: "Community Resilience vs sustainable development"

"Resilience is defined as the ability that a community has to respond positively to negative impacts. The term was devised for ecological communities and is currently defended by many as the best alternative for sustainable development.

Sustainable development is characterized as a type of development capable of ensuring the expansion of the present generation without compromising the future generation. The three components of this type of development are the social, economic and environmental component.

The concept of development lacks a clear definition. What is development? The answer may not always be universal. This will depend on the moral, social and economic values of each individual. The three pillars of sustainable development lose sense at this very point. From the moment you think of this concept, this is dependent on values, which in turn depend on the person who is evaluating the development ceases to be sure, being destined to policies he doomed to failure. So how do we organize a society based on progress? For that we have to be reductionist enough to think that particular bet will benefit an entire society, even though effectively that it won't.

What is the solution?

As I said earlier, the emphasis on community resilience and capabilities. Communities is that define their own path, the function of the Government creating support platforms and policy decision making in communities (shouldn't be this same Government function?). Mirrors-if nowadays in movements such as the movement of transition (Transition Town Network) and is based on policies of prosperity of primary goods (food and health).

Emphasizes the well-being, development ends with capitalist policies and increases the production of goods locally, reducing the ecological footprint and promoting the establishment of money in the community. However, contrary to popular belief, these communities do not necessarily have to live isolated. In fact, how can we assist in transition initiatives, there is a high exchange of information between the various communities (as so should be on globalization), by changing ideas but most of all, inspiring them.

This production site has high benefits. There's an increase in empirical knowledge within the community, passing from generation to generation and from neighbor to neighbor, there is an approach of society to the land, there is food prosperity, with Exchange of food between the people of the Community (who work for themselves and not for other communities), there is an increase of social relations between individuals in the community, there is the decline of abandonment and isolation and the increasing interactions and occupations.

At the bottom, all are helpful (isn't that how happy we are, being useful?). There are locally, power generation from renewable sources (environmentally acceptable and more efficiently without the community the most interested in the subject). This policy resembles a bit to the idea of a Communist policy, however, is not as utopian as this, because the smaller the area of implementation of this policy, there is less likelihood of error, because less will be reductionist, leaving the community, the interested party, responsible for the correct policies to be applied, not the Government, that in many cases it doesn't make the proper assessment of the problem which creates solutions that often aren't any solutions.

In an era of globalization, we should live a little more like our grandparents, however, all that globalization has good to give to society, information. "

Pedro Joel Rodrigues da Costa (joel12510@hotmail.com) is a student of master in environmental engineering at the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro and writes under the new orthographic agreement. Want to publish your article in our aggregator? Send us your text to info@greensavers.pt or cmartinho@gci.pt. We're looking for inspiration or rant.

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UN: 2013 was the sixth hottest year ever

The last year was the sixth hottest ever since records began, about 160 years. According to the UN climate agency, 2013 was as hot as 2007.

The World Meteorological Organization has examined the three main records of temperatures of the Earth's surface, which are compiled by the met Office of the United Kingdom, by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States and NASA, says the Guardian. According to the data analyzed, the average temperature of 2013 was 0.5° C above the mean temperatures of the period between 1961-1990.

2010 was the hottest year ever and about 13 of the 14 hottest years ever recorded occurred in the 21st century. Some regions of the globe have experienced extremely hot temperatures last year, notably Australia, which faced the hottest year ever.

"The global temperature of 2013 is consistent with the long-term heating trend. The rate of heating is not uniform, but the underlying trend is undeniable. Given the record levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, global temperatures will continue to increase over the coming generations, "said the Secretary General of the Meteorological Agency, Michael Jarraud.

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Ex-Mayor of the municipality of Anadia pronounced for pollution crime

Litério Mahmood, former President of the Board of Anadia, was pronounced for pollution crime in a process related to works in a forest area near the industrial zone of Alféloas, in the parish of Arcos, Anadia.

According to explains the Quercus said in a statement, concerned are the interventions carried out by the local authority, in 2005, on 21 acres of rustic buildings that had acquired in Vale de Salgueiro, to create an industrial zone there. To date, these fields were inserted into the National ecological reserve (REN).

At the end of that year, the own Quercus and several citizens brought a restraining order, the Administrative Court of Viseu, to cease the illegal works promoted by the Municipality, and the Court ordered the immediate suspension of these.

"In this process, it has been proven that the Board, through its President, ordered the grubbing up of tens of thousands of trees and the total destruction of existing vegetation cover, and the extraction of tens of tonnes of inert being, in its place, dumped tons of rubble," advances the Quercus.

"These actions eventually cause soil contamination and of groundwater in the region, classified as maximum infiltration area, and with potential implications for the consumption in the medium and long term," continues the NGO.

After almost five years, in 2010, the same Court came to judge also upheld the main action subsequently taken by Quercus and several citizens against the municipality of Anadia and the then President, for gross violation of various laws of environmental nature, in particular the legal framework of the National ecological reserve, the framework law on the environment and the Municipal master plan of Anadia.

The Court ordered the municipality to proceed to cleaning that area; withdraw all the rubble that had been buried in the area of REN and to develop all the necessary work for the correct drainage of the land. "This has not yet occurred," stresses the Quercus. "Soils and the waters of the lands concerned are still today permanently contaminated, since construction and demolition waste buried there were not removed with monitoring of the Ministry of environment and independent entities."

The opening statement was required by Quercus, was Assistant in the process after local prosecutors have filed last year (seven years after the beginning of the investigation), a criminal investigation against the Mayor, for lack of evidence.

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