The Examiner The Ultimate Valentine’s Day Gift: A Trip to Tahiti | Few places conjure up images of romance more than Tahiti. Known as one of the most beautiful destinations in the world, and just under an 8-hour flight from Los Angeles, the famed islands of Tahiti ... (photo: Public Domain / FRED) Environment Photos Society Tourism Wikipedia: Tahiti CNBC Chu: National energy standard would broaden market | ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Thursday that the creation of a federal clean energy standard would serve as a big step toward creating a nationwide market that would spur more ... (photo: AP) Energy Environment Market Photos Wikipedia: Steven Chu Top Stories The Hindu Renovated Malampuzha Garden to be opened on Feb. 3 The renowned Malampuzha Garden reconstructed at a cost of Rs.21.57 crore will be opened to public by Minister for Water Resources on February 3, 2012. | The inaugural fun... (photo: GFDL / PIONEER UNNI) Environment Photos Society Tourism Wikipedia: Garden Denver Post AP Exclusive: New taste for Thai elephant meat | BANGKOK—A new taste for eating elephant meat—everything from trunks to sex organs—has emerged in Thailand and could pose a new threat to the survival ... (photo: WN / patricia) Animal Food Photos Thailand Wikipedia: Elephant The Hindu New garbage collection, street cleaning mechanism A new garbage collection and street cleaning mechanism has been introduced in the city. This follows the completion of design of the route map of all 200 wards of the Che... (photo: WN / Priya Dashini) Chennai Environment Garbage India Photos Wikipedia: Garbage truck The Independent Michael Mansfield : Abolishing meat is an ethical issue that requires everyone's attention | World Week for the Abolition of Meat – from 23 to 29 January – is a week when we are asked to reflect on that suffering and try switching to vegetarian meals. Nothi... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Agriculture Environment Photos Vegetarian Wikipedia: Vegetarianism Lexington Herald-Leader Environmental group urges lawmakers to consider health impact of coal | Kentucky's leaders should consider the health hazards of mining, moving and burning coal as they craft the state's energy policy, an environmental group said Tuesday. |... (photo: AP/Charlie Riedel) Coal Health Kentucky Mining Photos Wikipedia: Kentucky The Star Salvage crews prepare to pump fuel from wrecked Italian liner | GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - Salvage crews began preparations on Tuesday to pump thousands of tonnes of fuel from the wreck of the Costa Concordia as the search continued ... (photo: AP / Pier Paolo Cito) Costa Concordia Environment Italy Photos Wikipedia: Costa Concordia disaster The State Rising wealth of Asians straining world fish stock | MANILA, Philippines - U.N. marine experts say rising wealth in Asia and fishing subsidies are among factors driving overexploitation of the world's fish resources, whil... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Asia Environment Photos UN Wikipedia: Asia Jakarta Globe Malaysia saves endangered pygmy elephant on Borneo Malaysian wildlife authorities said they had rescued a pygmy elephant calf on Borneo island and expressed hope a planned sanctuary would provide protection for the endang... (photo: Creative Commons / Nigel Swales) Environment Malaysia Nature Photos Wikipedia: Pygmy elephant
