Blue Living Ideas
Rain Causes Earthquakes?
The surprising connection between hurricanes and temblors.»
Voices That Matter 
Depictions of Natural World Declining in Children’s Books, Study Says
Streets and buildings replace forests and animals.»
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Value of Conserving Habitats Could be Worth $500B to World’s Poor |
Paying the poor to conserve local lands could solve two difficult problems at the same time.» | |
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Canada’s Boreal Forest: Why Does it Need Protection? |
Vast timberlands are a storehouse of carbon and fresh water.» | |
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Brazil Gains in Food Production Coincided With Drop in Deforestation |
Brazil demonstrates that food and forests can coexist.» | |
Google Earth Lands in Middle of Magnetic Cow Controversy
Exploring the heart of a bovine mystery.»
Troubling Health Trends Holding Back Progress on Life Expectancy
The great gains in life expectancy are leveling off, even in rich countries.»
Rhino Subspecies Extinct; 25 Percent of Mammals at Risk Globally
Poached for their horns, other subspecies of rhinoceros are teetering on the edge of survival.»
Nitrogen Pollution Soaring in Waters Off of China, Study Shows
As Asian industries rise, so does the likelihood of ocean dead zones.»
News That Matters
Treehugger
Super Bowl Ad Goes Silent for Ocean Conservation
West Coast sports fans get something new to admire.»
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New York Times
When Marine Mammals Become Food |
Dolphin for dinner? It may be more common than you think.» | |
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New York Times
Runaway Salmon Stir Conservation Worries |
Will farmed salmon, set free, pollute their wild cousins?» | |
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Center for Public Integrity
After the Quake, Praise Becomes Resentment in Haiti |
Haitians still living in tents wonder where the money went.» | |
Associated Press
Bold Plan Proposed to Save Coastal Louisiana
$50 billion proposal aspires to save cities and stop coastal land loss. Is it worth it?»
The Hill
Greens Say ‘Good Riddance’ to Daley
Obama's next chief of staff might not be so hostile to the EPA.»
Washington Post
In a First, U.S. Sets Catch Limits for All Managed Fish Species
"Probably the most important conservation statute ever enacted into America’s fisheries law.”»
Teeming Ecosystem Found Near Vents in Southern Ocean
Animals in the vent community are almost all new to science.»
BBC
Brazil Amazon Deforestation 'At Lowest Level in Years'
Settlers are still scorching land, but less than before.»