It’s true, according to Colombia’s Vice-President who says that “‘Every time you consume one gram of cocaine, you are destroying 4.4 square metres of Colombian rainforest” in a fascinating report on ‘The Independent’ online. Tell that to the next idiot who tells you that a quick snort never did any harm…

“Plunging penguin populations are a signal that the world?s oceans are suffering the effects of climate change, [over-]fishing and oil and gas development…” So says a post on PeopleandPlanet.net, which also notes that the US’s Fish and Wildlife Service is considering extending Endangered Species Act protections to 10 penguin species in South America, southern Africa and Antarctica.