John Platt

The 10 Dumbest Things Ever Said About Global Warming

rollingstone.com — Pete Foley/Getty Images/Flickr RF A list of the dumbest things ever said about global warming is, sadly, almost impossible to curate in any comprehensive fashion. Politicians, talk show hosts, economists, pundits - people are saying dumb things about climate change all the time.

Weird Frog Discovered by Charles Darwin May be Extinct

blogs.scientificamerican.com — Twice a week, John Platt shines a light on endangered species from all over the globe, exploring not just why they are dying out but also what's being done to rescue them from oblivion. Follow on Twitter@johnrplatt. It looks like we've lost another one.

When it comes to trophy hunting, rural African communities don’t get the gold

ifaw.org — As few as 32,000 African lions are believed to remain in the wild today. Over the last 30 years, African countries with the highest hunting intensity have seen the steepest declines in lion in lion populations. Despite these facts, advocates for the trophy hunting industry regularly claim that hunting supports conservation as it provides huge benefits to economies in rural African communities.

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Judges uphold import ban on polar bear hides

eenews.net — Federal judges today upheld the Interior Department's limits on the importation of hunted polar bears from Canada. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that Interior properly interpreted a statute barring trophy importation that was triggered when the department listed polar bears as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in May 2008.

Philippines Cancels Planned Burn of Confiscated Elephant Tusks after Clean-Air Groups Object

blogs.scientificamerican.com — Twice a week, John Platt shines a light on endangered species from all over the globe, exploring not just why they are dying out but also what's being done to rescue them from oblivion. Follow on Twitter@johnrplatt. This Philippine government this weekend cancelled plans to burn $10 million worth of seized elephant tusks after several clean-air groups cried foul.

Philippines Cancels Planned Burn of Confiscated Elephant Tusks after Clean-Air Groups Object

blogs.scientificamerican.com — Twice a week, John Platt shines a light on endangered species from all over the globe, exploring not just why they are dying out but also what's being done to rescue them from oblivion. Follow on Twitter@johnrplatt. This Philippine government this weekend cancelled plans to burn $10 million worth of seized elephant tusks after several clean-air groups cried foul.

MURDERVILLE Comic Book #1: "A Farewell to Armories"

kickstarter.com — Carol Lay is raising funds for MURDERVILLE Comic Book #1: "A Farewell to Armories" on Kickstarter! A semi-retired mobster and his family face down a sexy villain on a quaint Maine island in this 28-page full-color comic by Carol Lay.