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Better, Safe Safari

“The future of Kenyan tourism is green,” says Judy Gona, executive director of the Ecotourism Society of Kenya, which is working to create a low-impact, more environmentally friendly tourism industry […]

Reef Riff

Despite objections from environmental groups and local governments, the California state legislature passed a bill on Friday that would allow abandoned offshore oilrigs to be converted to underwater reefs. If […]

Derailed

As a consequence of last week’s terrorist attacks, the U.S. Energy Department has cancelled a shipment of high-level nuclear waste that was scheduled to be transported from New York state […]

Hanoi-ance

There are nine times more endangered species of sea life in Vietnam than there were in 1989, according to statistics from the country’s Ministry of Fisheries reported in the New […]

Maple Leaf Rag

New England could lose many of its trademark sugar maples, and the region’s cross-country skiing and snowmobile industries could take a big hit, if steps aren’t taken soon to fend […]

Tell a Commuter

Once touted as a solution to traffic congestion problems in the U.S., telecommuting has largely been a no-show. A decade ago, the federal government predicted that as much as 10.4 […]

Hard of Huron

Michigan natural resources officials voted on Friday to lift a four-year moratorium on oil and gas drilling beneath Lakes Huron and Michigan. Supporters said the lake-bottom deposits would boost energy […]

Trevor Hare, Sky Island Alliance

Trevor Hare is the field coordinator for Sky Island Alliance, a group dedicated to protecting biodiversity in the sky island mountain ranges of the southwestern United States. Monday, 17 Sep […]

Foes of Globalization in Europe Vow to Press Ahead

Anti-globalization activists in Europe say they will press forward with their protests. Some of them argue that the tragedy on Tuesday came about as a direct result of U.S. foreign […]

EPA Says Air in NYC Poses Only Small Risk

The smoke and grit in the air in New York City that came from the collapse of the World Trade Center towers pose only a small health risk, U.S. EPA […]