Weighing the Costs of Caribou Protection
Amid controversy, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes designating 375,000 acres to protect the woodland caribou. Read More »
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Whale Connections
Kristen Bell in the Movie Big Miracle
01.01.12 |
In 1988, three gray whales were found trapped in ice in Barrow, Alaska, and became a worldwide media sensation. Hundreds of rescuers flocked to the scene, a Soviet icebreaker was sent to provide…
Continue Reading »Thinking Inside The Box
The Inspired GiveBox Makes Its Debut
01.01.12 |
An idea that came to life in the summer of 2011 in Berlin called the Givebox is now springing up in other cities and countries. The Givebox is much like a large, furnished closet: Anyone can fill the…
Continue Reading »Warm Wishes 
Arm Warmers, Fleece Zip-Ups, iPad Sleeves and More
01.01.12 |
ARM CANDY
Signs that you may need arm warmers: You live somewhere that is currently cold and: a) you are always texting, browsing or playing games on a handheld device; b) you walk a dog/dogs; c)…
Continue Reading »Black Carbon’s Big Impacts
Pollution from Diesel Exhaust and Cookstoves Is Driving Up Global Warming Rates
01.01.12 |
For years, efforts to study and reduce the impacts of climate change have focused on one very specific gas—carbon dioxide (CO2). But when it comes to global warming, other gases and atmospheric…
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Cooped Up
02.07.12 |
One of the most common questions I get about keeping chickens is “What do you have to do for them in the winter?” Surprisingly little, is the answer. For this to be the case, we first made sure…
Continue Reading »EU Flies High on Cutting Carbon Emissions
01.30.12 |
Beginning this year, airline passengers going to, from or within the European Union will fly a bit greener thanks to a new EU law that cuts carbon emissions from aircraft.
The European Union…
Continue Reading »Keystone XL and Green Messaging
01.23.12 |
Talk in the politically active wings of the environmental movement is all about President Obama’s decision last week to reject a plan by TransCanada to build a massive oil pipeline from Canadia’s…
Continue Reading »Raised on Sunshine
01.17.12 |
I had the good fortune to attend the seventh annual Connecting for Change conference in late October in New Bedford, Massachusetts. This is the East Coast version of the Bioneers Conference that’s…
Continue Reading »Solar Heats Up in Hawaii
01.09.12 |
As snowstorm season approaches, many shovel-bearing, snowsuit-clad folks are thinking wistfully about tropical escapes like Hawaii. And why wouldn’t they? Hawaii’s crystal clear waters, laid-back…
Continue Reading »Cats, Crickets, Cows and Pigs
01.03.12 |
Over the course of the past three years, my wife and I acquired two cats, which may have led to my shrinking consumption of meat. A cat, after all, is a big fluffy animal capable of an athletic bolt…
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Upgrading the Volt
General Motors asks Chevy Volt owners to take cars in to dealers for repairs to better protect the vehicles' batteries.
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