8 new species discovered in the last month
by Mindy Townsend, Care2 Do you know what’s so great about the Earth? You know, other than the fact that we can live here and breathe the air and stuff. It’s so great because it’s so alive. There’s so much…
There’s finally a reason to make first-class airline passengers feel guilty about their seats
By David J. Unger, The Christian Science Monitor First-class air passengers have a carbon footprint as much as seven times larger than the average passenger’s, according to a new study from the World Bank. The study comes as airliners push…
UNESCO meeting produces model for national act to protect underwater cultural heritage
NATCOM (SKN) – Basseterre: July 3, 2013 — A significant step towards protecting items of Cultural Heritage was achieved in St. Kitts on June 25-27 when a model for a National Act on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage was…
Caribbean governments give no priority to climate change
By David Jessop From Dominican Today Climate change and the Caribbean economy Whether you believe that global warming is caused by human activity, is in one or another way cyclical, or is a complete myth, there is sufficient scientific evidence…
New species of cactus found
Cayman Islands National Trust News also includes their Summer Camp and Mastic Reserve expansion New cactus record for Cayman By Paul Watler, Environmental Programmes Manager, Cayman Islands National Trust Amateur botanists and cactus enthusiasts will be pleased to learn that…
Oppose new dolphin swim facilities in The Bahamas
signatures: 52,552 signature goal: 100,000 Target: Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Alfred Gray Sponsored by: Sam Duncombe, Sonya Alvino – reEarth We want to put an end to the exploitation of this species. Our objection is based upon the…
Environmental education group EARTHCARE brings 25 years of environmental activism to Save The Bays
From Bahamaislandsinfo The rapidly-growing environmental movement, Save The Bays, gained more momentum today when a local group with 400 members and a history of grass roots activism joined the campaign. “We are delighted to announce that yet another NGO, EARTHCARE,…
Caribbean yacht charter brokers act to cut plastic water bottles
by Des Ryan From Sail Word USA ‘Plastic bottles effort in the Caribbean’ . How would you measure up? Do you still take plastic water bottles when sailing instead of depending on your watermaker? The Caribbean based Charter Yacht Brokers…
The Caribbean Island of Aruba to run solely on sustainable energy by 2020
The island’s constant supply of sun, eastern trade winds and ocean currents allow for research and field-testing of renewable energy technologies. ORANJESTAD, Aruba, June 25, 2013 — The 70 square-mile island of Aruba is on track to becoming the world’s…
Tall trees
Carol-Ann Rudy, occasional columnist for iNews Cayman sent in this story with these wonderful photographs of a 100ft tree that towered above her house in South Carolina. The area where she lives was hit with a storm with 60mph winds…
