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8 great heroes of human rights

Tue, Jun 18, 2013 11:07 AM
by Melissa Breyer
From Nelson Mandela to Mahatma Gandhi to Jimmy Carter, these tireless advocates have made the world a better place.

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When greener building means dancing
Mon, Nov 09, 2009 12:08 PM by Shea Gunther
Watch this video of a new school in Cameroon and how they get around the problem of not having a power compactor.
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Gulf Coast braces for Hurricane Ida

Mon, Nov 09, 2009 9:59 AM

Video: The Gulf Coast prepares for a rare November storm as Hurricane Ida approaches the U.S. mainland. Al Roker tracks the expected path of the storm.
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How does groundwater pollution occur?
Mon, Nov 09, 2009 8:30 AM by Russell McLendon
Farms, freeways and front yards are flooding underground aquifers with dangerous toxins, slowly poisoning many communities' water supplies. But how can this happen?
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Ancient trees at risk in Peru
Mon, Nov 09, 2009 12:51 AM by Katherine Butler
The huarango can live for more than 1,000 years, but modern man may be repeating history by destroying this key ecosystem.
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MNN week in review

Sat, Nov 07, 2009 8:32 AM

Catch up on the environmental headlines from the week of Nov. 1-7.
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Contamination transformation
Fri, Nov 06, 2009 8:29 PM by Jessica A. Knoblauch
Contaminated sites being used to house wind farms, solar arrays and geothermal power plants.
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More families putting up wind turbines
Fri, Nov 06, 2009 4:15 PM by Shea Gunther
It's OK to take longer hot showers when your electricity is coming from the family wind turbine.
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Corwin fights to save endangered species

Fri, Nov 06, 2009 10:55 AM

Video: Meredith Vieira talks to famed naturalist Jeff Corwin about his new MSNBC special, Future Earth: 100 Heartbeats.
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Wildlife photography competition
Fri, Nov 06, 2009 9:20 AM by Catie Leary
Check out the winning photographs from this year's Veolia Environnment Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
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Watch: Al Gore hits Comedy Central
Fri, Nov 06, 2009 8:37 AM by Shea Gunther
Al Gore has the radical idea that more of our decisions should be made based on facts and reason.
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Best. Car wash. Ever!
Thu, Nov 05, 2009 5:55 PM by Shea Gunther
To celebrate their launch, the bikini clad women of AngryGreenGirl.com held a free car wash open only to hybrid cars.
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Kenya's Maasai tribesmen recruited as lion guardians

Thu, Nov 05, 2009 1:15 PM

Once fierce lion killers, the Maasai are now being recruited by the government to protect dwindling lion population.
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Bare bears baffle zookeepers with baldness

Thu, Nov 05, 2009 1:00 PM

Female bears at a German zoo have gone bald, drawing in thousands of tourists eager to gape at their nudity.
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From Long Island to the Solomon Islands, communities tackle climate change
Thu, Nov 05, 2009 12:44 PM by Cool Green Science Blog
The Nature Conservancy hosted an event in Barcelona highlighting adaptive actions they and others are launching around the world.
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Lazarus species: 13 'extinct' animals found alive
Thu, Nov 05, 2009 12:43 PM by Bryan Nelson
Photo gallery: Sometimes species that have disappeared are found again, proving that life — when given a chance — finds a way to survive.
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