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Canada’s indigenous bands rise up against a Tar Sands pipeline
TransCanada, the company behind the now-defunct Keystone XL, is proposing another pipeline that would ship Alberta tar sands oil to Canada’s Atlantic coast.
Can pulling Carbon from air make a difference on climate?
Numerous technologies exist to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and new companies are entering the field.
Indonesian coal mining boom is leaving trail of destruction
Since 2000, Indonesian coal production has increased five-fold to meet growing domestic demand for electricity and feed export markets in Asia.
To protect Monarch butterfly, a plan to save the sacred firs
Mexican scientists are striving to plant oyamel fir trees at higher altitudes in an effort to save the species, as well as its fluttering iconic winter visitor ...
Unnatural balance: How food waste impacts world’s wildlife
New research indicates that the food discarded in landfills and at sea is having a profound effect on wildlife populations and fisheries.
Eyes in the sky: Green groups are harnessing data from space
An increasing number of nonprofit organizations are relying on satellite imagery to monitor environmental degradation.
What’s causing deadly outbreaks of fungal diseases in world’s wildlife?
An unprecedented global wave of virulent fungal infections is decimating whole groups of animals ...
How ‘natural geoengineering’ can help slow global warming
An overlooked tool in fighting climate change is enhancing biodiversity to maximize the ability of ecosystems to store carbon
Bizarre Mars photos: Signs of life, or signs the Internet has lost its mind?
For most of us Earthlings, the photos of Mars taken by the Curiosity rover reveal little more than a desolate red landscape inhabited mostly by rocks.
