What’s your nitrogen footprint? Chances are that’s a question you’ve never asked, but scientists are beginning to quantify our nitrogen use in detail, and I … What’s your nitrogen footprint?Read more
Environment
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4 Years After BP Disaster
Four years after BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling platform exploded and killed 11 workers, causing more than 200 million gallons of oil to spew into the … 4 Years After BP DisasterRead more
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Toms River
Dan Fagin talking:: for many years, I was the environmental reporter for Newsday, which is a large newspaper, circulates on Long Island and in New … Toms RiverRead more
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Killing Nature’s Defenders
A new report says the killings of environmental activists defending land rights worldwide has surged over the past decade. The group Global Witness documented 147 … Killing Nature’s DefendersRead more
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News
Chilean Court Rules U.S. Had Key Role in 1973 Killings of 2 Americans In Chile, a court has ruled that U.S. military intelligence services played … NewsRead more
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There are conflict minerals in your phone
Since 1996, over 5 million people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s civil war. The economic fuel for the conflict comes in part … There are conflict minerals in your phoneRead more
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High Levels Of Mercury Found In Fish In Remote National Parks
Unhealthily high levels of mercury have been found in fish in national parks in Alaska and the West, proving that even the most remote lakes … High Levels Of Mercury Found In Fish In Remote National ParksRead more
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More Than 900 Environmental Advocates Slain In A Decade
As head of his village, Prajob Naowa-opas battled to save his community in central Thailand from the illegal dumping of toxic waste by filing petitions … More Than 900 Environmental Advocates Slain In A DecadeRead more
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Carbon Dioxide Levels Just Hit Their Highest Point In 800,000 Years
The concentration of carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas that drives climate change, hit 402 parts per million this week — the highest level recorded in … Carbon Dioxide Levels Just Hit Their Highest Point In 800,000 YearsRead more
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This 92-year-old who got arrested for protesting coal is our new hero
Bill Ryan is a World War II vet, climate activist, and total badass. Whitehaven Coal is destroying part of eastern Australia’s Leard State Forest in … This 92-year-old who got arrested for protesting coal is our new heroRead more