Volunteers try to clear a dam which is filled with discarded plastic bottles and other garbage, blocking Vacha Dam, near the southern Bulgarian town of Krichim on April 25, 2009.

via about 123 days ago

he World Famous San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park, San Diego, California is one of the largest and most progressive zoos in the world with over 4,000 animals of more than 800 species. It is also one of the few zoos in the world that houses the giant panda.[1] It is privately operated by the nonprofit Zoological Society of San Diego on 100 acres (0.40 km2) of parkland leased from the City of San Diego, and ownership of all animals, equipment and other assets rests with the City of San Diego. about 138 days ago

LILONGWE (Reuters) - Madonna launched the construction of a multi-million dollar girls' school she is building in Malawi on Monday and pledged to build similar schools in other countries if the project succeeds.

The Raising Malawi Academy for Girls -- in Chinkhota village about 15 kilometers outside the capital Lilongwe -- is expected to be completed in two years and will admit 500 girls from the small southern African country's 28 districts.

The construction is expected to about 138 days ago

As 350.org's Jeremy just pointed out to me, climate activists are some of the smartest folks around. These Chicago kids figured out how to arrange themselves backwards to form a "350" in the mirror of the Chicago Bean about 139 days ago

This is taken from the top of the iconic Space Needle about 139 days ago

Protesters hang signs on a fence outside of 24 Sussex Dr. following a call for climate change protest on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009. The events are organized by www.350.org, a group dedicated to reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in air to 350 parts per million. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Pawel Dwulit) about 139 days ago

Benny Zable, from Nimbin, Australia, participates in an International Day of Climate Action rally Saturday Oct. 24, 2009 in New York's Times Square. The event, organized by 350.org, was one of thousands expected to take place around the world to draw attention to the number 350, representing what some scientists say is the most carbon dioxide in parts per million we can safely have in the atmosphere. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg) about 139 days ago

Residents of Dharavi, Asia's largest slum, hold a banner to mark the International Day of Climate Action in Mumbai, India, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009. The rally is a part of the 350 global campaign, which calls for a reduction of atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) about 139 days ago