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Ground Control: Down-to-Earth Climate Change Strategy

Mar 31, 2016 10:48AM

Organic agriculture practiced worldwide can boost the CO2 content of soil and help lower global temperatures, reports the Center for Food Safety.

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Bee Kind: The Good Fight for Honeybees

Mar 31, 2016 10:48AM

Honeybee backers scored a court victory that blocks sales of a bee-toxic pesticide, while findings of high aluminum levels in bee bodies evoke fresh concerns about other pesticides.

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Working Worms: They Can Safely Biodegrade Plastic Waste

Mar 31, 2016 10:48AM

Microorganisms in the gut of the common mealworm appear to turn discarded Styrofoam and plastic into biodegraded fragments that look like rabbit droppings.

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Oily Oops: Touted Dispersants Worsened Effects of Gulf Oil Spill

Mar 31, 2016 10:48AM

The Corexit oil dispersant used by British Petroleum to clean up the Deepwater oil spill will have long-lasting lethal effects on marine life.

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100 Percenter: Lower Austria Wholly Powered by Renewable Energy

Mar 31, 2016 10:48AM

Lower Austria, largely relying on hydropower from the Danube River, generates all its electricity from renewable sources.

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Ballot Power: Community Initiatives Secure Local Eco-Rights

Mar 31, 2016 10:48AM

Activists are increasingly using ballot initiatives enabling voters to enact local policies created to protect clean air, clean water and clean energy.

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Corporate Conscience: Unilever Reduces its Carbon Footprint

Feb 29, 2016 04:54PM

Already, 40 percent of the energy for Unilever’s multinational operations comes from green sources, and it aims to solely use renewable sources worldwide by 2030.

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Whistleblowing Allowed: Court Overrules Law Gagging Animal Abuse Probes

Feb 29, 2016 04:54PM

Citing the First Amendment, a judge has overturned an Idaho law that criminalizes surreptitious investigations into animal cruelty.

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Green Goalposts: Super Bowl Eco-Stadium Gains National Spotlight

Jan 29, 2016 11:07AM

The brand-new Levi’s Stadium is built with repurposed materials, has a green roof and solar panels, and is easily reached by bicycle paths and public transportation.

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Lions Untamed: Shrine Circus Ends Wild Animal Acts

Jan 29, 2016 11:07AM

Responding to public sentiment, the Shrine Circus CEO has announced an end to acts by elephants, tigers and lions, which he states “are deserving of our respect and awe.”

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