Hello, possums! The new pet that’s simply flying off the shelves. It’s illegal to keep sugar gliders as pets in Australia – but in the UK it seems they have no such protection. — Daily Mail
9 global devastation hotspots, before and after. The world is changing. It has gone beyond the perceptions of the skeptics who say it’s “a cycle” and demonstrated beyond any reasonable doubt that humans are having a dramatic and negative impact on the world. — Weheartworld
Is Granddad bad for the environment? Everyone’s always talking about how an aging population, with more retirees, is going to wreak havoc on social welfare and the federal budget. Here’s my question: What impact will that have on the planet? After all, my grandparents don’t seem to care much about global warming… — Slate
New bacteria could make cheaper ethanol. Genetically engineered bacteria could make cellulosic ethanol cheaper to manufacture, researchers reported on Monday, in a finding that may unlock more energy from the waste products of farming and forestry. — Reuters
RE: Sugar Gliders
They’ve been popular in the States for years. Apparently a pretty good pet, but prone to ‘marking their territory a bit’. They are of course illegal here to stop poachers, but I wonder if that’s the right idea. No-one poaches wild mice which they sell in pet stores, and if it gets loose it’s a native so not much of a problem. They would possibly be cheap and easy enough to breed that it would make poaching not so lucrative.