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January 31
Over 40 years ago the small island of Nauru was granted its independence from Australia. According to People and the Earth: Basic Issues in the Sustainability of Resources and the Environment, Nauru is the only nation in the world whose economy is based on bird droppings. “Nauru survives by the mining of the natural fertilizers that were produced over many millennia by the interaction of bird droppings (guana) with marine sediments exposed at the …Read more 
April 22 “It’s April 21st Everybody knows today is Earth Day… Happy Birthday To whoever’s being born.” Well, Dramarama was just one day off. Today, April 22, is the unofficial birthday of Earth. She won’t say exactly how old she is this year, but rumor has it, it would take about 4.5 billion candles to light her cake. (Although flattering Creationists insist she doesn’t look a day over 6,014.) Earth Day as we know it–as celebrated …Read more |
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