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The World’s Last Wilderness: Antarctica’s Uncertain Future
Scientists think that Antarctica’s continental shelves hold the most promise. In 1973 the U.S. drilling ship Glamor Challenger found quantities of ethane and methane gases, provoking speculation that the southern polar seas contain vast oil fields. The results of seismological surveys of rocks beneath the seabed are encouraging. And although no oil has yet been found, some U.S. experts have predicted a reservoir of 45 billion barrels, almost twice the known reserves in the entire United States.
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17 likes | Growth of Eco-family Tourism in North Bengal
A brand new term has arrived in Indian tourism. It is of course eco-family tourism. Eco-family tourism has been developed around the forests of North Bengal. Now the inevitable question comes—what is eco-family tourism?
Missouri Parks: Wildcat Glade
Wildcat Glades Conservation and Audbon Center is a small nature park, featuring an ecologically planned building and cultivation of native plants.
10 Activities to Save the Family Trip
Are you and your family going to be taking a trip? Are you dreading it? In the words of a famous organizer, Joe Hill: “Don’t mourn…” the trip you have to take, “organize…” some activities, so that not only will you survive, but you’ll be able to enjoy it as well.
