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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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  • Big Oil plans astroturf campaign

    Fri, Aug 14, 2009 5:32 PM by Shea Gunther

    Taking a cue from the health care industry, some members of the American Petroleum Institute plan to infiltrate and disturb energy policy town hall meetings.

  • Assignment Earth: Reseeding the rainforest

    Fri, Aug 14, 2009 11:16 AM

    A rancher in Guatemala is restoring a rainforest, one seedling at a time.

  • Rollin' in my Prius

    Fri, Aug 14, 2009 9:50 AM by Shea Gunther

    Comedy troupe The Casual Mafia lays down some beats and rhymes about their love for the Toyota Prius to hilarious effect.

  • Blue Legacy - An interview with Louisiana musician Tab Benoit

    Thu, Aug 13, 2009 6:04 PM

    The local activist and artist speaks up for the wetlands in his home state

  • Cut plastic out with homemade yogurt

    Thu, Aug 13, 2009 5:58 PM by Shea Gunther

    Plastic pollutes and is made using oil. Here's a quick and easy way to take a small bite out of your plastic footprint.

  • Blue Legacy - Louisiana: Life on the edge

    Thu, Aug 13, 2009 5:25 PM

    A major concern among those living near the Gulf of Mexico is land loss

  • Blue Legacy - Louisiana: Downstream dead zone

    Thu, Aug 13, 2009 5:08 PM

    Local young people are leaving the wetlands for jobs in cities partly because the Dead Zone is eradicating the Gulf of Mexico’s shrimp supplies

  • Blue Legacy - St. Louis: Upstream America

    Thu, Aug 13, 2009 5:05 PM

    Learn about the importance of the city that marks a dividing line in the Mississippi River.

  • By the numbers: Can we save the last herds, flocks and swarms?

    Thu, Aug 13, 2009 3:45 PM by Cool Green Science Blog

    Animal sightings should remind us of what we have lost and bring us to action.

  • Possible mermaid spotted off Israel

    Thu, Aug 13, 2009 3:42 PM by Michael d'Estries

    Half-girl/half-dolphin creature appears only at sunset ... and will probably sing, dance and destroy mankind.

  • red ant

    Zombie ants controlled by parasitic fungus

    Thu, Aug 13, 2009 3:35 PM

    Once carpenter ants are infected by this brain-controlling fungus, they’re compelled to find the perfect place for it to grow and reproduce.

  • California lawmakers to make it illegal for Palin to shoot wolves from planes

    Thu, Aug 13, 2009 2:18 PM by Bryan Nelson

    Alaska's infamous predator-control program is being challenged by two California Democrats.

  • Blue Legacy - How farmers may hurt the fishermen

    Thu, Aug 13, 2009 12:22 PM

    What farmers along the Mississippi do directly affects lives of fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Iowa return neighborhoods to nature to fight floods

    Thu, Aug 13, 2009 10:40 AM by Shea Gunther

    After last year's devastating floods, the city of Cedar Rapids is building green space where homes and businesses once stood.

  • Wild: Six months in the bush with a cane, a can of mace, and a pack of lions

    Wed, Aug 12, 2009 5:22 PM by Shea Gunther

    Dave Salmoni spent half a year living among a pack of aggressive lions with minimal protection and full-on courage.

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