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5 Nov 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT | COMMENTS
Don't know what all the talk about cap-and-trade is about. This is about the simplest explanation that can be given.+ READ MORE
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26 Oct 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
What did the International Day of Climate Action accomplish and where do we go from here? Take a small step forward to building a strategic long-term movement, mobilized around the science of climate change, that's what and where.+ READ MORE
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16 Oct 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
What will it mean for animals, plants and humans if we fail to prevent climate change? Planet Green sums it up for you in less than five minutes.+ READ MORE
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14 Oct 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
Confused about what the COP15 UN climate change conference is all about? Here's your quick 5-minute guide to what's happening.+ READ MORE
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22 Sep 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
Test your knowledge of the real icons of the environmental movement and the green community with this quiz from Planet Green+ READ MORE
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16 Jun 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
Our first World Ocean's Day on June 8 came and went so quickly that it was just over the weekend when I remember thinking to myself; I wonder if anyone actually gives a damn? That was until yesterday...+ READ MORE
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7 May 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
Rwanda, though one of the smaller central African countries, is home to the continent's densest population of people who mostly make their livelihood off of the land. A land facing a host of environmental issues such as deforestation, desertification, poaching and water-borne disease--just to name a...+ READ MORE
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1 May 2009 IN FOCUS EARTH | COMMENTS
Since Franklin Roosevelt's presidency, the first hundred days of a president's term have been seen as an opportunity to enact quick legislation, especially in times of distress. President Barack Obama came into office during the height of a global economic crisis that was accompanied by...+ READ MORE
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17 Apr 2009 IN FOCUS EARTH | COMMENTS
This week, Focus Earth reports on new developments in Obama's energy policy and checks in on the status of economic stimulus. Then, the team reports on the endangered Bonobo ape before Bob Woodruff hosts a roundtable discussion on the state of world primates. Finally, Robert Krulwich dives...+ READ MORE
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3 Apr 2009 IN FOCUS EARTH | COMMENTS
This week, leaders from around the world met in London to discuss the global economic crisis. This most recent G20 summit, named so because it gathers leaders from the world's 20 leading industrial and developing nations, was focused on finding a solution to the world's economic problems and, though...+ READ MORE
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3 Apr 2009 IN FOCUS EARTH | COMMENTS
Since taking office, Barack Obama has slowly worked to build a green cabinet. These advisers, it's hoped, will help shape a new green-collar economy, plan the United States' strategy to combat climate change, and lead the country to a more responsible energy future. With so many positions,...+ READ MORE
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3 Apr 2009 IN GO FOR THE GREEN | COMMENTS
Sometimes stereotypes of Americans can get carried away—we're big car drivin', flag wavin', devil-may-care, super consumin' folks according to much of the world. And though there may be hints of truth to every stereotype, we're more alert and informed than many give us credit for.+ READ MORE
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2 Apr 2009 IN EARTH DAY | COMMENTS
Established in 1970, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has been hard at work across the nation, protecting and restoring our planet's natural resources. And they just happen to take their work seriously.+ READ MORE
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31 Mar 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
Overfishing, quite simply, is the removal of "a sufficiently large number of certain fish from a body of water such that breeding stocks are reduced to levels that will not support the continued presence of the fish in desirable quantities for sport or commercial harvest."+ READ MORE
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27 Mar 2009 IN FOCUS EARTH | COMMENTS
This week in Washington, President Barack Obama argued that reviving the economy and developing green technology go hand-in-hand and the EPA announced it would begin reviewing mining permits. In North Dakota, what may be the worst flooding the region has seen in over 100 years sent residents into...+ READ MORE
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