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Spend the Evening with Jane Goodall

On Tuesday, September 27, you have an opportunity to spend the evening with Dr. Jane Goodall, one of the world's most celebrated behavioral scientists and conservationists, whose pioneering field...

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Are Car Pools Worth Keeping?

My colleague Marc Lallanilla over at About.com: Green Living says, goodbye to car pools, and good riddance. I say, not so fast. Americans may be car pooling less these days, but what are they doing...

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Burning Autumn Leaves May Be Hazardous to Your Health

Now that autumn is well under way in the northern hemisphere, deciduous trees are putting on colorful displays of fall foliage and starting to shed their leaves. Although burning piles of fallen...

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Is Atrazine Hazardous to Your Health?

Atrazine, a controversial but commonly used herbicide in the United States, is associated with a growing number of health issues and is often found in rivers, streams, groundwater and drinking water...

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What is the Greenhouse Effect?

Is the greenhouse effect friend or foe? While the greenhouse effect is the underlying cause of global warming, it is also essential to life on Earth. Learn more about this fascinating phenomenon and...

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Green Halloween Tips: Tricks to Make Your Halloween a Treat for Mother Nature

Halloween is spooky by nature, but it doesn't have to be a scary time for the environment. You can have a jack-o-lantern full of Halloween fun while helping to protect and preserve the...

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How is Paper Recycled?

Did you know that paper is one of the very first recycled products? Back in 105 AD, a Chinese inventor mixed a combination of found materials and made the first paper....Read Full Post

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Why is Aluminum Recycling So Important?

Did you know that only about half of the billion or so aluminum cans sold every year get recycled? This adds an extra 1.5 million tons of waste to our landfills every year....Read Full Post

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World Population Reaches New High of 7 Billion

Somewhere in the world yesterday a baby was born. And not just any baby. The moment this particular child drew breath, he or she became the 7 billionth person living on Earth....Read Full Post

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Is Clean Air a Right or a Privilege?

Many people figure that one of the fundamental things government is supposed to do is to make sure all citizens have clean air to breathe and clean water to drink. This belief is so deeply ingrained...

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Real vs Fake Christmas Trees

Every Christmas you ask yourself the same question: Is it better to get a real Christmas tree that has to be discarded after a few weeks, or a fake Christmas tree you can use year after year?...Read...

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A Kiss is Just a Kiss . . . Fun Facts About Mistletoe

Everyone knows about the power of mistletoe at Christmas, right? It turns holiday romance democratic by making everyone equally kissable. But there is more to mistletoe than kissing and holiday...

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Tips for a Green Christmas

Peace on Earth doesn't just apply to resolving war between nations or feuds with your in-laws; it's also a good long-term goal for reducing humankind's harsh treatment of the environment. Learn how...

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EPA Issues First National Standards to Control Power Plant Mercury

On Wednesday, the EPA issued the first national standards ever created to improve air quality by reducing mercury and other toxic air pollution from U.S. power plants. Millions of Americans will...

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Keystone XL Pipeline Permit Denied

The Obama administration today rejected TransCanada's application for a permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline from the tar sand fields of Alberta, Canada to U.S. oil refineries on the Gulf of...

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Oil Spills and the Environment

With oil pipelines and offshore drilling back in the news nearly every day, maybe it's time to take another look at why oil spills are a problem for the environment--and for the people who depend on...

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Got 30 Minutes? Why Not Save the Planet?

If you had only half an hour to do something to protect and preserve the environment, how would you spend it? Learn how you can make a difference in 30 minutes or less each day.

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Obama Calls for End to Oil Subsidies

In his third State of the Union this month, President Barack Obama again called on Congress to end federal subsidies and tax breaks for big oil companies. Obama said the money would be better spent...

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How Much Radiation is Safe?

Every time we are exposed to radiation, whether from a medical X-ray or a nuclear accident, government officials quickly reassure us that the amount of radiation we are likely to receive is perfectly...

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Who Created the EPA Seal?

You've seen it a hundred times and probably never given it a second thought -- the offical seal of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Follow the link to see the seal again and to find out how it...

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