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Walnut Industry May Crack Under Climate Pressure Commercially grown walnut trees (Juglans nigra and Juglans regia) are very particular about their growing conditions and drought … NewsRead more
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Salvadoran Activist Killed After Protesting Mining Project In El Salvador, an environmental activist has been killed after speaking out against a mining project in a … NewsRead more
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GM’s Money Trees
Just 7 percent of the Brazil’s Atlantic forest remains, but it is still one of the Earth’s richest centers of biodiversity, home to a wealth … GM’s Money TreesRead more
Posted inConservation / Energy / Housing
A Positive Net Energy House
Villa Åkarp is a positive net energy house being built outside of Malmo, Sweden. The house, brainchild of doctor of building physics, Karin Adalberth, will … A Positive Net Energy HouseRead more
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Save the daylight
Moving the clocks forward an hour in summer makes better use of evening daylight. The flipside is the darker mornings. It’s an idea that’s been … Save the daylightRead more
Posted inConservation / Energy / USA Empire
Use clothesline
After taking a class that covered global warming last year, Jill Saylor decided to save energy by drying her laundry on a clothesline at her … Use clotheslineRead more
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Trying to stop illegal wildlife trade on the internet
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW- www.ifaw.org) and Taobao (www.taobao.com.cn), China’s largest internet auction site, jointly announced a series of online activities to counter … Trying to stop illegal wildlife trade on the internetRead more
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African chimps decline
The population of the endangered West African chimpanzees in Ivory Coast has fallen by about 90% in less than 20 years, a study has suggested. … African chimps declineRead more
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Good news: North Atlantic Right Whales still live
A team of scientists funded by NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research recorded the distinctive calls of endangered North Atlantic right whales in an … Good news: North Atlantic Right Whales still liveRead more