Founder of The Orangutan Project receives major Australian honor
NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Leif Cocks, President and Founder of The Orangutan Project (TOP), recently received the Medal of the Order of Australia, one of the country's highest honors, for his heroic work protecting critically endangered orangutans and the forests that sustain them.In the Australian honors system, the…
bubmagFebruary 21, 2020
Founder of The Orangutan Project receives major Australian honor
Leif Cocks awarded Medal of the Order of Australia for outstanding conservation efforts NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Leif Cocks, President and Founder of The Orangutan Project (TOP), recently received the Medal of the Order of Australia, one of the country's highest honors, for his heroic work protecting critically…
bubmagFebruary 21, 2020
Why the warming oceans will get louder
Every 10 minutes, the relentlessly warming oceans absorb 50 megatons of energy, the amount of energy released when detonating the largest-ever atomic bomb. These warming seas — which soak up over 90 percent of the heat humanity traps on Earth — harbor a particularly loud critter found all over the…
bubmagFebruary 21, 2020
Tesla’s next Gigafactory is back on track after a German court threw out an environmental challenge
Joe Skipper/ReutersTesla's plan to build its first Gigafactory in Europe is back on track. Elon Musk's electric-car company had halted preparations after environmental activists won an injunction against it. A German court threw out the challenge, however, on Thursday. Tesla wants to finish the factory's first phase and begin production…
bubmagFebruary 21, 2020
Elon Musk’s girlfriend Grimes says she is 7 months pregnant, is playing the baby techno in the womb, and considers social media ‘an emotionally abusive relationship’
Elon Musk's girlfriend Grimes says she's seven months pregnant, sharing the news in an Instagram post promoting a magazine interview.She spoke with The Face magazine, telling it the unborn baby had been exposed to lots of techno music.Grimes also spoke about the constant abuse she received on social media, which…
bubmagFebruary 21, 2020
Turkey’s Erdogan asks France, Germany to help end Syrian humanitarian crisis
FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of his ruling AK Party during a meeting at the Parliament in Ankara, Turkey, February 19, 2020. Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan asked the French and German leaders to provide “concrete” support in ending…
bubmagFebruary 21, 2020
Nandy Follows Boris’s Lead, Will Move Labour HQ up North
Nandy Follows Boris’s Lead, Will Move Labour HQ up North Following the Tories’ announcement that CCHQ will be moving up north, Lisa Nandy has pledged to take Labour out of its metropolitan London safety blanket and move their headquarters to Warrington. She also boasts of copying Boris’s war with the BBC……
bubmagFebruary 21, 2020
Video of Female Medics in China Having Their Heads Shaved Sparks Backlash Over Propaganda in the Coronavirus Fight
The video is jarring. It shows a team of female medics in China having their heads shaved in preparation for going to the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak Hubei province. Some women are seen crying. It was posted Saturday to the Twitter-like Chinese social media platform Weibo by Gansu Daily—one…
bubmagFebruary 21, 2020
Zimbabwe: Grace Mugabe Surprised With Mercedes-Benz Gift for Valentine’s
Bona Mugabe Chikore, daughter to late former President Robert Mugabe recently surprised her mother, Grace with a brand-new Mercedes Benz Valentine's gift to thank the ex-First Lady for raising her. "Bought my mom a gift for valentines. Makandirera mukandichengeta, you deserve to be happy love you AMAI.THANK YOU JEHOVA" Bona…
bubmagFebruary 21, 2020