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Splitting The Solar Spectrum Could Produce Power, Food, & Water From The Same Land

Instead of producing solar power on one site, and purifying water on another, and growing food on yet another piece of land, it might be possible to do all three on the same site, which would enable true local sustainability. That’s the gist of a new research paper from a Purdue University research team, which

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Documentary Aims To Tell Ultimate Story Of NM’s Gila River Through The Eyes Of 3 Young Environmentalists

The Gila River, one of the last wild rivers in the western US, is under threat from proposals for development and diversion. The Heart of the Gila documentary promises to deliver a compelling visual journey along the Gila, while also educating us about the importance of using good science and hard data to make the

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Stunning Video By NASA Astronaut Jeff Williams Shares The Beauty Of Earth From Space

When you’re the country’s astronaut who has clocked the most days in space, such as NASA’s Jeff Williams with his 534 days of space time, you still may not be a household name or a social media star, but when you bring home ultra high-def (UHD) footage of the Earth, the internet loves you.

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Drones Will Deliver M&Ms Smeared With Vaccine-Laced Peanut Butter To Save Ferrets

It sounds like a sci-fi story, with drones dropping candies coated with plague vaccine in order to save an endangered species and its food source. How do you vaccinate a large number of wild animals against a deadly disease? With robotic candy dispensers, of course. The black footed ferret, which has been on the endangered

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This Week’s Top Conservation & Science Jobs

The top conservation & science jobs for this week include listings for a project coordinator at a composting initiative, a science and sustainability teacher, a nutrition educational program coordinator, a communications professional for a global research organization, and more. In partnership with Important Media and Green Job Post, we are excited to bring you a

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Major Global Coral Reef Bleaching Events Predicted For 2015

Warm ocean temperatures in the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans could be bringing major coral bleaching events to reefs around the world in 2015, according to the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) latest forecast. Coming fresh on the heels of 2014’s severe coral bleaching events, this prediction doesn’t bode well for one of the

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This Organization Trains Students To Provide Free Energy Audits for Small Businesses

Originally published on Ecopreneurist. One way for small businesses to green up their operations can be through choosing a renewable energy source, whether it’s a rooftop solar installation or the purchase of clean energy through their local utility. However, a much lower hanging fruit for small business sustainability initiatives, and one that can have a

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Hard-Hitting Documentary Tells the Disastrous Story Of Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans

Think plastic pollution in the ocean is somebody else’s problem? Think again. The “environmental abomination” of plastic pollution, and its effects on the world’s oceans, is a disaster in the making, and one that will affect every one of us in the near future, if it hasn’t already. Our food chain is intricately linked with

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3D Mapping Tool Calculates Rooftop Solar Potential For Every Building In The City

Originally published on Cost of Solar. A rooftop solar mapping and assessment tool developed at MIT could eventually make it dead simple to discover the solar potential of every single rooftop in a city. The tool, called Solar System, uses high resolution mapping data to create a 3D model of the entire community, including roofs

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The Film That Environmental Organizations Don’t Want You To See

According to the filmmakers behind this recent release, this is the film that environmental organizations don’t want you to see, in part because it reveals the truth behind the world’s most destructive industry. That industry is not what you would expect, and in a world of limited resources, it’s surprisingly not nearly as popular of

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Powerful Documentary Claims a Future of 100% Renewable Energy is Possible

“The Future of Energy is a powerful documentary that captures the movement across the United States to transition to renewable energy and what everyday people are doing to help foster that shift. It’s a positive film about the renewable energy revolution, and a love story about the countless individuals and communities that are re-imagining their

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Five Gallon Challenge Adds Drought Awareness to Ice Bucket Challenge

You probably can’t go more than five minutes on any social media platform without seeing videos of people doing the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, which has been a massively successful fundraising vehicle for the organizations working to find treatments for those with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. While there has been

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Can Poverty Be Reduced through Environmental Protection of Natural Areas?

[Originally published at Inspired Economist] Little is known about the mechanisms through which ecosystem conservation programs affect poverty, but scholars are now accumulating evidence about the effects of environmental programs on social outcomes. A recent article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences highlights the progress being made by researchers in Costa

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Female Rapper Kellee Maize Lays Down an Anti-Fracking Track

http://youtu.be/IFjVj-ow9K8 It’s not often that hip-hop and environmental issues such as fracking go hand in hand, but in this case, female rapper Kellee Maize breaks it down for us. Hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, is fraught with environmental risks, from groundwater pollution to the release of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and while the proponents

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Environmental Rap Superhero Wants You to Catch the Litterbug

Self-styled environmental rap superhero Mr Eco, who has performed at over 100 elementary school assemblies, reaching more than 50,000 students across California with his edutainment message, is now taking on the litterbug with his latest eco hip-hop video. “Mr. Eco believes that monumental changes begin with the youngest members of society. He has combined his

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