George, meet George. Prince William and wife Kate took turns holding their son George on Sunday as they visited a part of Sydney's Taronga Zoo, named for the little prince. There, George came face-to-face with George the Bilby, a rat-like marsupial, which is also Australia's version of the Easter bunny. And the prince squealed with delight as he excitedly pawed at the fury creature. George, who will be 9 months old on Tuesday, and his parents officially opened the Prince George Bilby Exhibit at the Sydney landmark, which lies across the harbor from the famous Opera House, part of the royal family's tour Down Under.
- 4/20/2014
- by Simon Perry
- PEOPLE.com
A Canadian farming couple claims that so-called "captured" carbon has leaked onto their land.
One proposed strategy for reducing the effects of carbon emissions is to try to capture the carbon as it is emitted and to bury it underground. But the technology is controversial. And a story from Saskatchewan is adding support to opponents of the technology. A farm couple whose land sits atop a carbon capture site commissioned an independent report into their land quality, and say that it appears to indicate that the so-called "captured" carbon has actually leaked into their land.
Cameron Kerr, 64, and his wife, Jane, first started noticing problems around 2005. Two ponds on their land, which had never shown such symptoms before, suddenly was sprouting algae blooms and red, yellow, and silver-blue scum. They found dead cats, rabbits, and goats littering the sides of the pond. They started hearing explosions in the night, and...
One proposed strategy for reducing the effects of carbon emissions is to try to capture the carbon as it is emitted and to bury it underground. But the technology is controversial. And a story from Saskatchewan is adding support to opponents of the technology. A farm couple whose land sits atop a carbon capture site commissioned an independent report into their land quality, and say that it appears to indicate that the so-called "captured" carbon has actually leaked into their land.
Cameron Kerr, 64, and his wife, Jane, first started noticing problems around 2005. Two ponds on their land, which had never shown such symptoms before, suddenly was sprouting algae blooms and red, yellow, and silver-blue scum. They found dead cats, rabbits, and goats littering the sides of the pond. They started hearing explosions in the night, and...
- 1/21/2011
- by David Zax
- Fast Company
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