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Rachel Maddow covers the Chamber of Commerce prank
Tue, Oct 20, 2009 11:15 AM by Shea Gunther
Rachel Maddow brought green blogger Kate Sheppard on her show last night to discuss the Yes Men and their pranking of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
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Fish and people on the edge: Why the Zambezi River looks OK, but isn't
Tue, Oct 20, 2009 10:15 AM by Cool Green Science Blog
The conservation of the river is intertwined with the livelihoods of the people who use it.
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The Yes Men prank the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Mon, Oct 19, 2009 4:22 PM by Shea Gunther
Notorious eco-minded pranksters The Yes Men fooled Reuters into breaking the news that the chamber would stop fighting climate change legislation.
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No Impact Week kicks off
Mon, Oct 19, 2009 3:28 PM by Shea Gunther
It's officially No Impact Week, a weeklong experiment to cut down on the environmental impact of our day-to-day lives.
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San Francisco starts mandatory composting this week
Mon, Oct 19, 2009 3:25 PM by Michael d'Estries
Becomes first city in the nation to require people to properly dispose of their organic garbage waste.
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EnergyStar appliances don't all measure up

Mon, Oct 19, 2009 12:34 PM

Audit finds that many EnergyStar appliances may not be efficient enough to merit the label.
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The search for alien pollution
Mon, Oct 19, 2009 12:12 PM by Shea Gunther
Astronomers think alien pollution could be the key to discovering life on other planets.
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Will pollution help space aliens make contact?
Mon, Oct 19, 2009 11:03 AM by Michael d'Estries
Scientists say pollution on a planet may help aliens spot an advanced civilization.
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Video: Bay area marks anniversary of 1989 quake

Mon, Oct 19, 2009 10:25 AM

Although 63 people died in the historic quake, a baseball game may have saved the lives of thousands more.
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Media Mayhem: Nuking climate change
Mon, Oct 19, 2009 6:32 AM by Ken Edelstein
When people like John Kerry back nuclear subsidies, green activists find themselves in a difficult position.
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Alexandra Cousteau wants you to run for clean water awareness
Mon, Oct 19, 2009 4:32 AM by Robin Shreeves
A series of runs and walks around the world on April 18 will be the largest awareness initiative aimed at solving water crisis.
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MNN week in review

Sat, Oct 17, 2009 8:16 AM

Catch up on the environmental headlines from the week of Oct. 11-17.
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Australian dust storms
Fri, Oct 16, 2009 11:23 PM by Catie Leary
A dust storm swept eastern Australia and blanketed Sydney on Wednesday, disrupting transport, forcing people indoors and stripping thousands of tons of valuable farmland topsoil.
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The 15 most toxic places to live

Fri, Oct 16, 2009 11:23 PM

The 15 most toxic places to live.
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NASA photos: The Hubble is back
Fri, Oct 16, 2009 11:23 PM by Catie Leary
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has returned, and with it, our ability to peer into undiscovered worlds. The first shots that were released demonstrate the new vision of what is to come in the endeavor for space exploration. With a n
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