Chocolate Ban One of the reasons European Parliamentarians (EPs) gave for prohibiting the use of palm oil in biodiesel was to stop deforestation. Now a report out of Ghana states that the illegal growing of cocoa to feed the world’s demand for chocolate has resulted in the deforestation of national parks and other “protected” forests. The wildlife has also disappeared along with the trees. However, EPs couldn’t bring themselves to punish the consumption of pommes frites despite their high levels of carcinogenic acrylamides, so don’t expect them to ban the consumption of chocolate. Folly of Youth President Trump, who has been described by critics as a “man-child,” heads to Davos next week...
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A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
Gloriosa is a genus of 12 species in the plant family Colchicaceae, and includes the formerly recognised genus Littonia. They are native in tropical and southern Africa to Asia, and naturalised in Australia and the Pacific as well as being widely cultivated.[3] The most common English names are...
Lobelia (/loʊˈbiːliə, lə-/[4][5][6]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species,[7] with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions.[8] They are known g...
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Like all marmots
An adult Vancouver Island marmot typically measures 65 to 70 centimetres (26 to 28 in) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.