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The Shining Pathogen
Infectious diseases are on the rise in wildlife populations around the world, threatening Florida’s manatees and other endangered species. Although the diseases may not get as much media attention as […]
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Venues Rising From the Waves
Despite concerns raised by environmentalists, the International Olympic Committee backed organizers of the Athens 2004 games this weekend and said that venues proposed for water sports would not harm rare […]
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Relax? Don't Do It!
As blackouts swept through California yesterday, President Bush and his advisers continued to talk about a national energy policy that would open up federal lands to more oil and gas […]
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How Crude
The world’s largest oil rig sank off the coast of Brazil today, and workers for the state oil company Petrobras are racing to prevent oil from spilling into the sea. […]
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Soft Woods, Hard Heads
An environmental dispute between the U.S. and Canada is coming to a head, with a lumber trade agreement between the two countries set to expire at the end of the […]
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At-risk Kids
A growing number of schools in the U.S. are being built on abandoned dumps or too close to polluting factories, placing children’s health at risk, according to a report released […]
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The Question Is, Is Our Roads Building?
The Bush administration indicated on Friday that it is looking for ways to roll back rules approved by the Clinton administration to ban road-building and logging on a third of […]
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The Spruce Goose
In a rare success story, U.S. Interior Secretary Gale Norton is announcing today that the Aleutian Canada goose, once thought to be extinct, has recovered and no longer needs to […]
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Delta Dawn, What's That Oil Spill You've Got on
The Niger River Delta — 42,000 square miles of wetland that is home to 7 million Nigerians — has been ravaged by five multinational oil companies extracting 2 million barrels […]
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Eric Britton, Earth Car Free Day
Eric Britton is an international consultant, author, and founder of The Commons, a Paris-based nonprofit organization cosponsoring Earth Car Free Day. Monday, 19 Mar 2001 PARIS, France On 19 Apr., […]
