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Image credit: World Economic Forum /Flickr Brian Baird is not your average congressman: Before taking office he earned a PhD in clinical psychology and published two books in the field. After 12 years, he has decided to retire from public office but...
The Satkosia Gorge Sanctuary in India. Image credit: Raveesh Vyas India has had a system of wildlife sanctuaries since 1928. Now, there are more than 500 in the country ranging from dedicated tiger and bird reserves to more general areas intend to protect...
photo via flickr Coal activist Ted Nace today published a must-read post in Grist on the importance of taking on coal via a variety of strategies, effectively coming at the country’s Number 1 contributor to climate change from every angle possible....
Image credit: Good Times are tough for everyone—including municipal governments. One are that has suffered from diminished budgets is public transport. Across the country, transit workers are losing their jobs, making it that much harder to maintain...
Dog wounded in New Jersey black bear attack. Image credit: News 12, video. Without getting into what constitutes a black bear “home invasion” or “pet attack” incident, all would agree that black bears frequently in the yard, tipping...
Image from Mail online There can hardly be a town without Tesco in Britain. The supermarket controls 30% of the business in the country and has stores everywhere. As it expands relentlessly it often wipes out small local businesses in its way. Sheringham,...
Installing earth tubes at Aldo Leopold Center. Photo: from Renew magazine Dumb Roofs Renew magazine for Jan - Mar covers a lot of ground in its 106 pages on “technology for a sustainable future.” But for me the stand-out article covers a...
Image credit: ltshears /Flickr The government of Afghanistan may be focused on routing the Taliban insurgency but increasingly, the country has found ways to enact basic environmental protections as well. The growing list of protected endangered species...
Sometimes I get it wrong in this gig, but rarely have I been so consistent as I have been in my coverage of Ultratouch Recycled Denim Insulation . I had to retract about half my post in Planet Green, when I complained that shipping old jeans all over...
