Track Happy Feet’s Progress as He Swims Back Home

Screengrab via OurFarSouth.org The world’s most beloved wayward penguin , Happy Feet, was released today back into the Southern Ocean — two months after waddling ashore in New Zealand, hundreds of miles from home. It was a bittersweet send-off for the the bird’s tireless rescuers, though everyone was happy to do their part in helping the Emperor penguin find his way back to the chilly Antarctic climes. But for those not ready to say goodbye just ye… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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What a Waste of an Oil Disaster

Image credit: Oliver Bernstein, Sierra Club.

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What a Waste of an Oil Disaster

Finally Something To Do With Empty CD/DVD Spindles

Photo via user Crath on reddit The Second “R” Something else than carry bagel sandwiches, that is (see below). This one might only apply to geeks, but then again, if you have lots of empty CD and DVD spindles, chances are you also have a bunch of disorganized cables in a pile somewhere…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Anatomy of an Oil Spill Cleanup: What Works and What Doesn’t

Preston Kott of U.S. Environmental Services moves oil absorbent boom into a warehouse at a pollution control staging area in Venice, La., April 27, 2010

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Did Hurricane Katrina Cause a Dolphin Baby Boom?

Photo: fotolen While Hurricane Katrina may have been among the most devastating natural disasters to strike the US, a recently published study reveals that the storm may have lead to a baby boom for dolphins along the Gulf coast . In the years following Katrina, biologists observed a sharp increase in the number of bottle..

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