Tag: pristine

24 AUG

Pristine 1977 Honda Civic CVCC up for auction with only 19,950 miles

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Filed under: Honda,Auctions,Automotive History,Classics It’s expected to fetch between $ 20,000 and $ 30,000. Continue reading Pristine 1977 Honda Civic CVCC up for auction with only 19,950 miles Pristine 1977 Honda Civic CVCC up for auction with only 19,950 miles originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 24 Aug 2018 18:29:00 […]

17 JUL

Supposedly pristine South American forest had been pre-Columbian farmland

Enlarge / Lake Huila records centuries of environmental change in the Quijos Valley. (credit: Nicholas Laughlin) On the slopes of northern Ecuador’s Quijo Valley, perpetual clouds shroud the canopy of a seemingly pristine tropical forest. But the beauty of the cloud forest hides a violent, tragic history. A new study of sediments from the valley’s […]

27 DEC

These married tech billionaires donated $165 million to preserve a pristine stretch of California’s coastline

Esri Jack and Laura Dangermond, tech billionaires known as the parents of the digital mapping industry, have made the single largest private donation to The Nature Conservancy to date. They’ve given $ 165 million so the Conservancy can purchase an iconic, pristine stretch of undeveloped coastline in California. This is the spot where California bends inland. […]

14 MAR

A British cruise ship has crashed into pristine Indonesian coral reefs

© AFP/File ROMEO GACAD Sorong (Indonesia) (AFP) – A British-owned cruise ship has smashed into and damaged pristine coral reefs in a remote corner of Indonesia known as one of the world’s most biodiverse marine habitats, researchers and officials said Tuesday. Raja Ampat in eastern Indonesia has long been a top attraction for intrepid travellers […]