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When will sharks catch a break?
Not anytime soon, according to the U.S. Court of Appeals |
Andrew Sharpless |
20 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The brutal practice of shark finning got a boost this week as the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that a Hong Kong company should not have lost the proceeds from 64,695 pounds of shark fins seized by the Coast Guard in 2002. Let me repeat that figure: 64,695 pounds of shark fins alone were on that boat. That's the weight of more than eleven Cadillac Escalades. Or eight female African elephants. Or 470 Oxford dictionaries. Without knowing what species of sharks wer ... |
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| Topics: Hong Kong, animal welfare, fishing, oceans (all these topics) |
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What About Excess Waist?
To cut down waste, some Hong Kong restaurants charge for leftovers |
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19 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| What About Excess Waist? To cut down waste, some Hong Kong restaurants charge for leftovers Do you miss the good ol' days of childhood? The park, the play dates, the eat-everything-on-your-plate-or-else lectures? Well, we can't fit you on the child-size slide or bring back your pre-K paramour, but if you want to be chided for leaving leftovers, get ye to Hong Kong. In an effort to cut down on excess waste, som ... |
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| Topics: food and agriculture, Hong Kong, news, waste (all these topics) |
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Last run
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Sarah van Schagen |
14 Feb 2006 |
Gristmill |
| I ran into an interesting news bit this morning while perusing the headlines. Actually, I didn't run. Not much of a runner, me. But I hear it's a great way to get healthy. Does wonders for the heart and the lungs and that fat roll hanging over your jeans (you know what I'm talking about). And marathon runners? You gotta admire them. Imagine how healthy those lungs are after running 26.2 miles! Unless, of course, you run those 26.2 miles in Hong Kong on a day with v ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, health, Hong Kong (all these topics) |
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Tastes Like Chicken
Hong Kong becomes major outlet for trade in rare species |
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30 Aug 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Tastes Like Chicken Hong Kong becomes major outlet for trade in rare species Hong Kong has become a linchpin location for smuggling rare species into China, according to some opponents of the trade, who fear that huge demand may wipe out many animal and plant species. In just one notable raid, police discovered that numerous boxes of alleged frozen chicken wings were actually filled with some 2,000 pangolins -- a rare species of ... |
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| Topics: Hong Kong, news, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Downward Freezing Dog
Freezing AC is status symbol at some Asian offices |
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25 Aug 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Downward Freezing Dog Freezing AC is status symbol at some Asian offices In some tropical Asian cities, it's become a symbol of luxury to keep offices at an arctic chill. Hong Kong may be the world's coldest city when you're indoors, say researchers, who found the average office temperature is between 70 and 72 degrees Fahrenheit (72 to 78 is considered the optimum human-comfort range indoors). Workers in one office contend ... |
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| Topics: Asia, energy, Hong Kong, news (all these topics) |
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Mickey Mao's
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22 Feb 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Mickey Mao's It might be the Magic Kingdom, but sometimes it has to face reality: That's the message of an environmental study released today on a future Disney theme park in Hong Kong. Environmentalists have attacked the $1.8 billion project as an ecological nightmare, and now the report seconds the opinion. The park is slated to be built in Penny's B ... |
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| Topics: Asia, business, food and agriculture, Hong Kong, marine life, oceans, pollution and waste, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Litter Bugs Them
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10 Dec 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| Litter Bugs Them Most Hong Kong residents want their government to do a better job tackling environmental problems, according to a survey released over the weekend by Civic Exchange, a public policy think tank. More than 60 percent of the 960 respondents said issues such as pesticides in foods, contaminated seafood, and air and water pollution should be a top priority of the government. Fifty- ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, China, Hong Kong, pollution and waste, toxics (all these topics) |
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