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First Seeds Delivered to Arctic Seed Vault

From the New York Times The Global Crop Diversity Trust's Arctic Seed Vault just took the first delivery on seeds this week, and the New York Times has a beautiful slide show that tells the vault's tale in almost sci-fi-like visuals. The vault, which burrows 500 feet into the permafrost of a Norwegian island near the Arctic Circle, was created as a bulwark against the extinction of plant species....

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4 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, February 29, 2008 at 11:30 AM
Tagged: Arctic Seed Vault, environment, Serious Green, slideshows