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State Department Review Spurs Rallies Across Country Asking President to...
The State Department released its environmental review of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline amidst a flurry of industry spin. Although the first wave of stories reported that the review “paved the...
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Balancing Act
by guest blogger Elizabeth G. Craig My boys have been sick all week with fevers. A little bit of the sniffles, too, but mostly this incessant fever that, when it spikes, leaves them glassy-eyed and...
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World's Biggest Shark Slaughter Exposed Via Undercover Video Investigation
If you thought the shark cull in Western Australia was bad, you ain't seen nothing yet. A compilation of undercover footage taken over the course of three years at a factory in PuQi, China, surfaced...
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My Mount Everest Story
It was on my fourth expedition to Mount Everest that the comet Hyakutaki passed over base camp. The Sherpas warned us it was a bad omen but we didn't listen. Two and a half months later, when we were...
View ArticleAtlanta Mayor Unfairly Scapegoated in Snowstorm Aftermath
There is certainly plenty of blame to go around when it comes to the response of Atlanta metro area and state of Georgia public officials to the snowstorm that occurred last week. In the rush to blame...
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When Words Lose Their Meaning at the Edge of the City
This Wednesday, the Seattle Seahawks' Super Bowl victory parade route will span a microcosm of the team's geographic reach -- a stretch of Fourth Avenue in downtown Seattle. Does this concentrated...
View ArticleKeystone XL: Set to Reject
All across America, people are gathering to draw attention to the threat that the Keystone XL pipeline poses to clean air, clean water, public health, and the stability of our climate. Last night...
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Not All Penguins Wear the Same Tuxedos: 8 Penguin Fashion Trends on the...
'Officer,' the drunken motorist asks the policeman in the hoary old joke, 'are there penguins as tall as humans?' 'No,' the officer replies. 'Oh dear,' the driver hiccups, 'then I must have run over a...
View ArticleHuman Footprints to a Harrowing Future
I have read dozens of books dealing with the natural world and the environmental crisis. But rarely have I come across the mirror of the world I discovered in the pages of Our Beautiful, Fragile World...
View ArticleATTENTION! Don't Leave Us in the Cold
ATTENTION! Again this week, America learns the lesson of preparedness. Communities across the southeast were unprepared for the major winter storm, which hammered them with snow and ice. The result was...
View ArticleHow Will John Kerry Handle His 'Colin Powell Moment?'
On December 2nd, at Georgetown University, I was pleased to participate in the half-day summit, "Can Keystone Pass the President's Climate Test?," organized by Tom Steyer and the Center for American...
View ArticleThe Scala Naturae Is Alive and Well in Modern Times
Three thousand years ago, in Ancient Egypt, people generally believed that the sun god Ra rose from the darkness each day and rode across the sky. Observations by sailors, for example, who could watch...
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'Green News Report' - February 4, 2014
The Green News Report is also available via... IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Keystone XL pipeline moves one step closer to approval; Britain pummeled by record rain and floods; Another coal-related spill...
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Attempted Predation by Puma on Howler Monkeys in Costa Rica
A short stroll before dinner last Thursday yielded a once-in-a-lifetime wildlife sighting -- along with the photos necessary to prove that it really happened. The setting was Santa Rosa National Park,...
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5 Reasons Your Dog Is 'Guarding'
We've all heard about dogs who guard their food, or perhaps treats or toys. But there are some dogs from whom resource guarding goes beyond the norm, and seems to be an art form. Here are just a few...
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Dear Egg Industry: Free Your Mind and Get on Board With Upcoming Law
Back in 2008, voters in California passed Proposition 2, which required California egg companies to ban the use of cages for chickens. As a California-based food company, we're proud our home state...
View ArticleBitter-Sweet Takes On New Meaning With Farm Bill Passage
With the Farm Bill close to passage, the term "bittersweet" is taking on a new and potent meaning. Wholesome Wave and our many community-based partners have worked diligently for seven-plus years to...
View ArticleSustainability Squared
Sustainability Squared How can the world attain a decent, sustainable lifestyle, one that doesn't wreck our land, water, and air? In fact, we already have the necessary technology -- technology that...
View ArticleReality Check: Society Pays for Carbon Pollution and That's No Benefit
This open letter, co-authored by Jeremy Proville and first published on EDF Voices, was written in response to a New York Times article citing Dr. Roger Bezdek's report on "The Social Costs of Carbon?...
View ArticleChina's Rapidly Growing Animal Welfare Movement
China has been in the news relentlessly this past year in relation to the mass slaughter of elephants and rhinos in Africa and Asia for the country's inexhaustible demand of their tusks and horns....
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