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Waste-Age

On a computer, it is easy to delete software and files by sending them to the recycling bin. Text messages, TV programs, music, and photographs can also simply be deleted. If they couldn't, our tech products would fill up and grind to a halt. However, the situation isn't quite so straightforward when it comes to getting rid of the hardware itself.

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Pray for the Predators

The financial cost of protecting endangered species is enormous. Since 1985, the World Wildlife Fund, a charity largely funded by public donations, has invested over $1 billion in endangered species. In 2007, U.S. federal and state spending on wildlife protection was around $1.65 billion. What’s more, wildlife protection campaigns frequently feature predator species, such as sharks, tigers, wolves, and lions, in their headlines even though these animals pose a direct threat to human lives and incomes. So why protect them when they are so costly?

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