Chinese wonder if animals can predict earthquakes

"First, the water level in a pond inexplicably plunged. Then, thousands of toads appeared on streets in a nearby province. Finally, just hours before China's worst earthquake in three decades, animals at a local zoo began acting strangely."

Hundreds of ducks dying in oilsands pond

This is sad, but not surprising.  It was inevitable that we would start hearing about environmental catastrophes associated with oilsands development in northern Alberta.  Syncrude is going to have huge duck-rescue bills if they have to use cranes to lower boats...

Cops stood by as boy drowned

The police community support officers (PCSOs) did not attempt to rescue Jordon as they were not trained to deal with this type of incident."TWO Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) "just stood there" while a ten-year-old-boy drowned trying to save his step-sister, an...

Oklahoma Police Kill 5-Year Old Boy

"NOBLE, Okla. —  A stray bullet fired by a police officer trying to shoot a snake hit and killed a 5-year-old boy fishing at a nearby pond, officials said."

POND SCUM BIOFUEL TO POWER AIRPLANES

"Air New Zealand, in conjunction with Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation and Boeing, is testing the waters for a new fuel made from the algae found in pond scums, which could have the capacity to reduce the entire carbon footprint of the airline industry to zero."