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How To See Sunday's Solar Eclipse

The first annular solar eclipse visible in the United States in nearly 18 years will occur on Sunday, May 20...

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Don't Call It 'Dirt': Why Healthy Soil Means Healthy People

Jack Algiere has no qualms about letting his kids eat their veggies straight out of the ground from the fields and greenhouses he manages in Pocantico Hills, N.Y...

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May 18 News: Vermont Becomes First U.S. State To Ban Fracking

A round-up of the top climate and energy news. Please post other links below. Vermont Gov...

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May 18 News: Vermont Becomes First U.S. State To Ban Fracking

A round-up of the top climate and energy news. Please post other links below. Vermont Gov...

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After Greenpeace protests, Apple promises to dump coal power

Following over a year of pressure to clean up its energy act, Apple announced that by next year, the power for its worldwide data centers will all come from renewable sources.

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After Greenpeace Protests, Apple Promises to Dump Coal Power

The computer company says that by early next year, the energy used to power its data centers will come from renewable sources.

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Peabody Coal pays U.S. taxpayers $1.11 per ton of coal, sells it to China for $123

The feds just sold 400 million tons of mineable coal at bargain-basement prices to a company that's now going to strip-mine public land and screw the climate.

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Paw-some! Yorkshire Terrier Sounds Panic Alarm After Owner Collapses In Shower

A dog has been hailed a hero for activating a panic alarm after his owner fell and blacked out, the Telegraph reports.

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Veteran anti-whaling activist Paul Watson to be released on bail

Sea Shepherd group vows to fight founder's possible extradition from Germany to Costa Rica over 2002 incident at sea

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Paul Watson Will Be Released on Bail, But Must Stay in Germany Awaiting Possible Extradition

Watson must put up over $300,000 in bail and stay in Germany while awaiting the final ruling on whether he will be sent to Costa Rica to face trial on a decade-old charge.

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Dogged: How Perseverance (and Facebook) Saved 11 Puppies

"Network" is such an overused word that it feels like it's lost some of its meaning...

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If You Knew the Danger, Would You Buy it?

What surprises me is that many consumers pay so much attention to the ingredients that go into their food but so little attention to what goes on their skin, their largest organ.

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Chefs’ disregard for environment leaves a bad taste

When Thomas Keller, the iconic chef at The French Laundry, made a point to privilege flavor over sustainability in the New York Times recently, he did us all a disservice.

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WATCH: Astonishing Footage Shows Landslide In Swiss Alps

A landslide in the Swiss Alps caused 300,000 cubic meters of rock to slide down a mountainside, reports CNN. The collapse happened in intervals over the course of several hours.

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Abundance – Small business, big idea

Founder Karl Harder's 'democratic finance' means anyone with 5 can invest in renewable energy projects

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WATCH: Wonder Dog Rides A Bike

Meet Norman. He's a budding Hollywood star, and he's got mad skills on the scooter, skateboard and surfboard.

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EPA: Proposed Alaska Mine Could Degrade Waterways, Impact Fish

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) Failure of a large-scale mine planned near the headwaters of one of the world's premier salmon fisheries in Alaska could wipe out or degrade rivers and streams in the region for...

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Huge Alaska mine could impact premier salmon fishery, EPA says

Rivers and streams in the world's premier wild salmon fishery would be greatly degraded for decades should a vast gold and copper mine be built and then see a failure in the dam holding back its mine...

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Jamie Oliver wants you to join the Food Revolution

Celebrity chef and real-food champion Jamie Oliver has declared May 19 Food Revolution Day -- and people all over the world are answering the charge.

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Meet Al Gore's New Girlfriend

Two years after his divorce from Tipper, Al Gore is re-entering the dating world...

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Study Finds Eating Organic Might Make You Mean

Eating organic food may make people develop a holier-than-thou complex, according to a new study in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science...

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Adopted Rescue Cat Takes Family Responsibility Seriously

Sometimes you rescue a cat, and sometimes that cat rescues you right back...

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Birds made from Lego - in pictures

Lego-enthusiast, avian-admirer and professional tree surgeon Thomas Poulsom has taken inspiration from birds to create this brilliant series of Lego models

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15 State Parks Rescued By Massive Donation

When the California Department of Parks and Recreation announced last year that a full quarter of the state's parks would be shutting down due to budget cuts, it sparked a massive popular outcry.

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Don't Feed Wild Dolphins (Even if They Beg)

Human feeding of wild dolphins brings them into contact with anglers and their gear, and leads to increases in serious dolphin injuries and deaths.

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'Green Team' kids urge Crayola to recycle plastic markers

They may be small in stature, but kids at a California elementary schoolhave gotten more than 55,000 people to sign an online petition asking Crayola to

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Inspiring Placemaking Projects In Detroit, Across Michigan

Could you transform your neighborhood with $2,000? The competitors in the "It's About Place" contest from Let's Save Michigan have come up with ideas to do exactly that, crafting plans to turn an...

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Intricate, often invisible land-sea ecological chains of life threatened with extinction around the world

Intricate, often invisible chains of life are threatened with extinction around the world. A new study quantifies one of the longest such chains ever documented.

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VT Becomes First State To Ban Fracking

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) Vermont's governor has signed into law the nation's first ban on a hotly debated natural gas drilling technique called hydraulic fracturing...

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Should we be worried about the weather?

Snow, hail, drought, frost, flood ... the weather is playing havoc not only with national morale, but our fragile wildlife. The ordinary vicissitudes of a British spring or something more sinister?

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National Trust Releases 'What's Your Beef?' Report

A recent report from the UK's highly respected National Trust has confirmed: Feeding cattle on grass throughout their life-cycle is the most environmentally sustainable way to raise beef.

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Coffee-powered cannabis cars and bambara breakfasts on Plants Day

Fascination of Plants Day is a chance to celebrate plant scientists working to feed the world, improve health and develop sustainable energy supplies

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Public Opinion Snapshot: Americans Still Support Environmental Protection

by Ruy Teixeira Given todays economic problems, youd think the public would be in a surly mood about environmental protection, seeing it as a secondary and perhaps conflicting priority to jobs and...

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Ford Begins Taking Orders for 2013 C-Max Hybrid

The C-MAX is a compact hybrid utility vehicle and the Ford's first dedicated line of hybrids. The 2013 C-MAX Hybrid will be available this fall with a base price of $25,995.

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800-Year-Old Tree Poached From Protected Park

VANCOUVER - A giant 800-year-old red cedar tree has been poached from a provincial park on southern Vancouver Island, but the culprits who repeatedly returned to the site to hack it down may never be...

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PHOTOS: Ya, This Man Is Trying To Lasso A Horse In The Ocean

This prized show horse can add endurance swimming to his list of accomplishments...

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Creating a Legacy on Endangered Species Day

Endangered Species Day provides an opportunity for people of all ages to learn about the efforts that are currently underway to preserve our world's wildlife populations and discover how they can...

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A 'Fracked' Photograph

A photographer slices open a stone and finds an image reflecting our gas thirst.

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High Hopes For Texas Water Quality Initiative

CORSICANA, Texas (AP) A national water quality initiative will provide $2.8 million in funding to farmers, ranchers and timberland owners along a major watershed of the Trinity River Basin to...

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