Meet Zhou Yingkun, the newly crowned Miss Earth 2008. Miss Earth touts itself as a pageant with “Beauties For A Cause” and the winner participates in environmental activities during the year of her reign. Last year’s Miss Earth Jessica Trisko led activities such as cleaning up Kuta Beach in Bali, Indonesia, where she collected debris [...]
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As Ice Melts, Polar Bears Swim For Their Lives
Scientists are reporting that sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is near its lowest level since they began measuring it in 1979. Mark Serreze, a senior scientist at The National Snow and Ice Data Center, painted a frightening picture of what’s happening in the Arctic due to global warming: “We could very well be in [...]
