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Neil Young Tour Took On Tar Sands — 10 Reasons The Tour Rocked (Other Than The Music)

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http://youtu.be/J_QAdup7G0o Legendary rocker Neil Young, born in Toronto, recently went on a tour in Canada aiming to support the rights of First Nations when it comes to tar sands development. Needless to say, First Nations citizens are being almost completely ignored and greatly harmed by reckless development of the tar sands. Young asserted that Canadian […]

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Drug Trafficking Drives Deforestation — Drug Use In The US Drives Deforestation In Central America

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Drug trafficking is becoming a significant contributor to deforestation in Central America , according to a new multi-university study just published in the journal Science. To put it another way, drug use in the US is driving rapid deforestation throughout the rain-forests of the region — something to keep in mind for those that profess

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UK Government Planting 4 Million Trees To Help With Climate Change

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Originally published on 1Sun4All. The UK Government announced an investment into their woodlands on 9, January 2014. The policy statement from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs includes the following: England’s trees, woods and forests are an important and much-loved natural asset. They produce fuel and wood, support plant and animal life and help reduce climate

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Ariel Sharon Park, A Revolution In Waste Management & Urban Planning

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What do you do if you have a lot of trash, limited landfill space, problematic floodplains, and a growing population? It’s a common problem across the world, as the trends of population growth, wasteful consumption and an increasingly plastic, throwaway culture continue to increase. The city of Tel Aviv, in 2010, created a master plan

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Our Way Of Life

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By Maggie Fox, President and CEO, Climate Reality Project It’s funny. A lot of the rhetoric we hear pushing back against putting a price on carbon pollution parrots the argument that “it would threaten our way of life.” Nothing could be further from the truth. Fossil fuels like oil and coal helped power us through the

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New NASA Map Shows Where You Are Most Likely To Die From Air Pollution

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Each year millions of premature deaths world-wide result from various forms of air pollution. According to a new atmospheric pollution model designed by earth scientist Jason West of the University of North Carolina (data from which informs the NASA map shown above), some 2.1 million deaths per year result from just one particular form of

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Declining And Misused Federal Fire Dollars: The Rim Fire

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“Monster” fire consumes almost 10% of Yosemite National Park, August-September 2013 (Photo: U.S. Forest Service) Annual costs of fighting wildfires have grown exponentially over the past decade. They now surpass the value of resources reclaimed. The Rim Fire burning in and near Yosemite National Park has already cost over $65 million, and it is less

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Lavasoa Dwarf Lemur — New Primate Discovered In Madagascar

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A new species of dwarf lemur — the Lavasoa Dwarf Lemur — was recently discovered in the south of Madagascar by researchers from the Institute of Anthropology at Mainz University. “Together with Malagasy scientists, we have been studying the diversity of lemurs for several years now,” stated Dr. Andreas Hapke of the Institute of Anthropology

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Livestock Production Is Not A Solution To Global Warming

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Editor’s Note: Livestock production is actually estimated to account for about 51% of global greenhouse gas emissions from humans. A staggering amount. So, the theory promoted by Allan Savory that grazing livestock is a potential solution to global warming is a bit absurd. A wonderful post on the blog comfortablyunaware goes into this topic in much more detail,

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Underwater Forest Discovered Off Alabama Coast — 52,000 Year Old Primeval Forest Preserved Under Sediment

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An underwater forest — more than 52,000 years old — was recently discovered off of the Alabama coast. The primeval Bald Cypress forest was apparently completely covered and protected by ocean sediments in an oxygen-free environment until only very recently — as a result the trees are so incredibly well-preserved that they still smell like

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Climate Change Threatening The Continued Survival Of Low-Elevation Forests In Arid Regions

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Climate change may result in the inability of low-elevation forests which are located in arid regions to regenerate, according to new research from Oregon State University. With rising temperatures and increasing aridity, many regions may see the disappearance of their forests. “Predicted increases in temperature and drought in the coming century may make it more

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Giant Panda Twins Born In China — Highly Endangered Species Still Near The Brink

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A pair of giant pandas were just born at the the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan. The twins are the first pandas born this year, as far as is currently known. The highly endangered species currently numbers only about 1600 individuals in the wild, with a further 300 or

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Mammal And Bird Extinctions Will Greatly Increase In Frequency During The Next 40 Years, Research Finds

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Human population growth over the next 40 or so years will cause the extinction of a great number of mammal and bird species, according to new research from Ohio State University. The new research states that a typical growing nation should expect at least 3.3% more threatened species in the next decade and an increase

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Air Pollution Linked To Forest Decline — Mechanisms Behind Tree Deaths Uncovered By New Research

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Air pollution is a strong driver of forest decline and tree death throughout much of the world — but the exact mechanisms haven’t been completely clear. It was already known that common air pollutants appear to ‘attack’ the protective wax on tree leaves and needles — but how exactly? New research from Bonn University appears

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Case For Vegetarianism Made By Young Boy (Video)… And Food Journalist (Video)

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Someone shared this video with me awhile back. Thanks to it being a catchup Sunday, I just got around to watching it. It makes the case for vegetarianism using the heart in an excellent way. Check it out: http://youtu.be/_s-3CogRDCk If you’d like a more sophisticated, intellectual case for going veggie, watch this one below from

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Even Farm Animal Genetic Diversity Is Plummeting — Loss Of Genetic Diversity Amongst Wild And Domesticated Species Is A Slow-Moving Disaster

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Along with the rapid disappearance of much of the world’s wild biodiversity over the past century, the diversity of domesticated plant and animal species has also been falling rapidly. This loss of species diversity and genetic diversity poses a serious threat to continuation of modern industrial agriculture, and perhaps much more importantly, to the free

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Agricultural Expansion Into The Amazon Is A No-Win Situation, Research Finds

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The large-scale conversion of the Amazon rainforest into agricultural land is a no-win situation for all involved, according to new research from the Woods Hole Research Center and a collection of Universities in the region. If deforestation in the Amazon continues it will result in greatly reduced agricultural productivity in the region, via climate feedbacks.

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Black Rhino Still Near Extinction, Western Subspecies Still Extinct : Pictures Of A Disappearing Animal

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The black rhino, also known as the hook-lipped rhinoceros, is a critically endangered species of rhinoceros, that was previously endemic throughout much of Eastern, Central, and Southern Africa, and also to certain regions in West Africa. The species has seen a dramatic drop in population numbers and genetic diversity in recent years. Many of the

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The Great Green Wall Of Africa — A 4,000 Mile Defense Against Climate Change

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One of the most unique large-scale international climate change projects is underway in Africa. A 4,000 mile “wall of trees” is being constructed across the east-west axis of the continent as a defense against rapid, expanding desertification of the Sahara. 11 nations — Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti

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Face-Sized Tarantula Spider Discovered In Sri Lanka, Already Threatened With Extinction From Deforestation

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An enormous face-sized new species of tarantula spider has just been discovered in Sri Lanka. Not quite as big as some of its tarantula relatives, such as the Goliath Bired-eater, or other spider species in the region, such as the Giant Huntsman, the spider is still certainly a sight to see, with an 8-inch leg

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Metal Pollution Absorbed By Flowers Is One Of The Major Causes Of Bumblebee Decline, Research Finds

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Bees, bumblebees, and variety of wild pollinating insects, have seen their numbers dropping considerably in recent years. Most recent research has found a strong connection between these declines and the use of of certain pesticides, loss of wild habitat/deforestation, and growing urban/agricultural areas. And now, another major cause of decline has been discovered, metal pollution,

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Critically Endangered Forest Elephant Populations Decimated During The Last Decade, Approaching Extinction

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African forest elephants are fast approaching extinction, primarily as a result of poaching, but also other factors. The species has declined by an incredible 62% in just the last decade. This decline, throughout all of the species range in central Africa, has been largely as a result of the growing trade in ivory. A new

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138 Beetle Species Discovered

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138 new beetle species from Central and South America were identified last month by the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History researchers Michael Caterino and Alexey Tishechkin. Specimens were gathered from Argentina, Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Panama,  Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru. Analysis of the male genitalia helped  the researchers identify the different species. In forests,

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Mass Extinction Of Birds In The Pacific Islands Was Caused By Humans, Research Shows

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One of the last regions on the planet to be colonized by humans, the Pacific Islands, were home to over 1,000 unique species of birds that became extinct concurrently with the colonization, new research from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has found. As recently as 2000 BC, many of the tropical Pacific Islands were

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Protected Areas Help To Stop Deforestation In The Amazon, Work Much Better Than "Sustainable-Use Areas"

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Protected areas where no resource extraction is allowed to any degree, such as national parks and biological reserves, are much more effective at stopping deforestation in the Amazon rainforest than their alternatives, “sustainable-use areas”, are, new research has found. The research, from the University of Michigan, really makes it clear that these “sustainable-use” areas do

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"The Hunter" — A Breathtaking Transformation, In Pursuit Of The Last Tasmanian Tiger (Environmental Film Festival Series)

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Every one of us is on a learning curve capable of transformation. Every one of us chooses a path, or the path takes us. We grow attached to our efforts, ideas, the commitment to our beliefs — the environmentalist who concerns himself with saving the trees; the logger, happy to have the only real work

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The Secret Ways Your Business is Damaging the Environment

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How can your organisation lower its environmental impact? Business owners can no longer escape the need to ensure that their companies fulfill their environmental commitments. From high-profile, multi-national brands to small, independently-owned businesses, demonstrating green credentials is now an important part of a brand’s image. Your business probably already uses energy-saving light bulbs, recycles paper

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Tasmanian Tiger Was Killed Off Entirely By Humans, Not Disease, Research Finds

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The Tasmanian Tiger, also known as the thylacine, was killed off entirely by humans, disease did mot factor in, new research from the University of Adelaide has found. The primary cause of the iconic animal’s extinction was the paid bounties that the Tasmanian government put on their heads. Previously, some people have argued that bounty

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Severe Drought In The Amazon Is Caused By Climate Change, Study Finds

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The Amazon rainforest has been suffering through the effects of a mega-drought, covering an area more than twice the size of California, since 2005, a new NASA-led study has found. This new research, “when combined with observed recurrences of droughts every few years and associated damage to the forests in southern and western Amazonia in

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Climate Change Will Lead To Insect Numbers Growing Substantially And Tree Deaths Rising Significantly

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Climate change is going to contribute to significantly growing insect populations, and increasing levels of tree death and disease, new research has found. As temperatures warm, winter seasons shorten, and climates change, the tide of battle will shift to significantly favor some insect species, and likely lead to the loss of many tree and plant

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Deforestation In The Amazon Is Wiping Out Microbial Communities

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There is a enormous loss of microbial diversity and communities occurring in the Amazon being as a result of deforestation, new research has found. This is an extremely important finding, and an area of research that has mostly gone uninvestigated. Microbial organisms are an integral part of any healthy, functioning ecosystem, if a large enough

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