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This album shows various wildlife overpasses that lets animals safely cross roads and highways.
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From the album: Green bridges for wildlife
Wildlife overpass near Keechelus Lake, Washington, USA. -
From the album: Green bridges for wildlife
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From the album: Green bridges for wildlife
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From the album: Green bridges for wildlife
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From the album: Green bridges for wildlife
Green bridge over the A20 near Grevesmühlen, Germany. -
From the album: Green bridges for wildlife
Satellite image of the wildlife overpass. Location unknown. -
From the album: Green bridges for wildlife
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From the album: Green bridges for wildlife
Green bridge over the highway 464 near Boeblingen, Germany. -
From the album: Green bridges for wildlife
This "animal bridge" is located in Montana, USA. -
From the album: Green bridges for wildlife
Wildlife overpass on highway A1 through nature area the Veluwe, the Netherlands. -
From the album: Green bridges for wildlife
Another wildlife overpass from Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. -
Wildlife Overpass, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
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From the album: Green bridges for wildlife
In Banff National Park, there are currently 41 wildlife crossing structures (6 overpasses and 35 underpasses) that help wildlife safely cross the busy Trans-Canada Highway. -
From the album: Green bridges for wildlife
Ecoduct The Borkeld, Netherlands. -
From the album: Green bridges for wildlife
Ecoduct De Woeste Hoeve over the highway A50, in the Netherlands. -
From the album: Green bridges for wildlife
Wildlife crossing over Compton Road at Kuraby near Karawatha Forest, Queensland, Australia. -
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The photo shows a tram in Tallinn, Estonia. Photo credit: Greta Tamošiunaite (cc) -
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Ever wondered which European country is the best at recycling? The graph below shows the recycling rates in each country in the European Union, and the result might surprise some. Austria, Germany and Belgium has the higest recycling rates in EU, this means they have recycled the largest proportion of municipal waste in Europe. Sweden - my own country - which is known for its good recycling efforts is far behind. Overall 39 percent of municipal waste is recycled in Europe, a significant improvement on 23 percent in 2001 and 35 percent in 2010. By looking at the graph, it's hard to see how the majority of the countries will be able to meet EU-mandated targets to recycle 50 percent of household and similar waste by 2020. Each person in the EU-28 generates 92 kg of municipal waste every year - with the majority of the waste going into landfills. How well is your country performing?
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From the album: Random images
This graph shows the recycling rate in each EU member state. The highest recycling rates can be found in Austria and Germany.© EEA
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Apple today released a new video ad, narrated by Apple CEO Tim Cook, that has a big focus on how the company uses green power, such as photovoltaic solar panels, to power their servers and business. '>Watch the video here. Apple has also updated a section of their website which highlight the company's various environmental initiatives. "Now more than ever we will work to leave the world better than we found it," Cook says while the video shows photos of their manufacturing process and a field with solar panels. The video has some truths to it. Under Cook's leadership, Apple has moved away from dirty energy (among other things), which they have been heavily criticized for in the past. Now Apple is being >praised by Greenpeace for their use of renewable energy. It's encouraging to see corporations embracing renewable energy to power their businesses. But in my opinion, this is just brand advertising that ignores the negative environmental effects that comes from mass consumption of technology devices and gadgets - something which Apple is heavily promoting. What do you think?