Gorillas and orangutans close to extinction, and Yangtse river dolphins may already be gone. I could make some comment on this, but I think the article depressingly says it all, not to mention the below quote:

One in three amphibians, one in four mammals, one in eight birds and 70% of plants so far assessed are believed to be at risk of extinction ( Read more... )

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species summit opens.
Just prior to the opening, a committee voted that a limited sale of stockpiled ivory from southern Africa to Japan could go ahead ..... Conservationists believe any extension in legal exports will fuel the already substantial illegal trade.
*sigh* Who needs elephants anyway? ( Read more... )

Labour and Tories 'battle' over their green agendas. If only I could believe that either party was actually going to be as serious and effective on environmental issues as they claim. It's annoying that slimy Cameron has a point about setting yearly targets for the reduction of carbon emissions. I don't know whether to find it amusing or sad about ( Read more... )

Seen through Dressaday.com: A dress for true Veggies. Bet it's a killer price to get it dry-cleaned.

Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills to separate.

Piano on top of mountain. Now, that's taking littering to extremes.

Selling careers on ebay. Well, one week internships. But, damn, a week working for Julien McDonald, now linked with Givenchy. ( Read more... )

Dr Who and Bleak House do well at TV Baftas.
-I'm not really bothered about the awards but in how David Tennant turned out for the awards ceremony. Like the outfit, but don't think the beard he's got there works for him.
-Gillian Anderson could've done with a better dress, though. Mixed feelings on the eyeliner.

Embassies in the 'burbs.

Blair ( Read more... )

Below is the women versus men's choice book meme, which I saw on secritcrush's LJ, and which I imagine has to do with this obviously flawed study, though in a way it says a lot about people's psychology, just not perhaps what it thought it was saying.

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Serious news

I got quite caught up reading The Independent at lunch today. Good to see the topic of Global Warming dominating the front page, though at the same time, obviously not good that it it's an issue that needs such urgent attention. A number of interesting articles in there, though I shamefully haven't read as widely on the topic as I ( Read more... )

Can anyone recommend any sort of fast-paced violinist music, like Vanessa Mae? I'm really not that familiar with the classical side of things. Other stringed music by soloists also good.

Is there any way of d/ling a website with firefox without going there and getting caught in insistent pop-ups?

New Oscar statuettes go on show. Shiny.

Disney ( Read more... )