ecosystem
Several major European banks could potentially be contributing to ecosystem destruction and extinction, according to a study published by Milieudefensie (Friends of the Earth Netherlands), Greenpeace International and Harvest. The study, named "EU bankrolling ecosystem destruction", uses data from Profundo, an independent research organisation. The report is co-signed by several other non-governmental organisations (NGOs), including Oro Verde, Rainforest Action Network and the Association of Ethical Shareholders. It highlights how European banks have lent some €256 billion to entities putting ...
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Washington (AFP) - Call it a "walled garden" or an ecosystem, but at the heart of Thursday's blockbuster US lawsuit against Apple are the many ways the company gets customers to remain faithful to its products. Apple versus PCsVery early on in its nearly half-century history, Apple made a decision that its products were to stand out alone and shouldn't be combined with products from other companies. With fans touting its better design and easier interface, Apple computers often drew the vitriol of PC users who equated its products as a technological straitjacket, denying users flexibility to a...
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California's collapsing marshlands have found an unlikely saviour in hungry sea otters. The return of otters and their voracious appetites could halt one of the biggest causes of erosion, a new study shows. Sea otters eat constantly and one of their favourite snacks is the striped shore crab. These crabs dig burrows and also nibble away roots of the marsh grass pickleweed that holds dirt in place. Left unchecked, the crabs turn the marsh banks “into Swiss cheese”, which can collapse when big waves or storms hit, explains Brent Hughes, a Sonoma State University marine ecologist and co-author of...
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