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Abandon (Partner)ship!

A coalition of enviro and consumer groups is calling for an end to one of Al Gore’s pet projects, the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles, under which the […]

Hark, Hoover Goes There?

A coalition of enviros filed suit yesterday to force the U.S. government to do a better job of protecting endangered species and habitat along the lower Colorado River where it […]

Across to Bear

Wolves, bears, Canada lynx, and other animals are increasingly being killed in western Canada, causing some scientists to worry that species given strict protection in the U.S. might be in […]

Who knew river restoration could be so much fun?

As far as the North Fork of the Gunnison River in western Colorado is concerned, there’s good news and there’s bad news. On one hand, it drains one of the […]

Erode, Erode, Erode Your House, Gently Out to Sea

At least a quarter of the houses within 500 feet of coastlines in the U.S. may be lost to erosion in the next 60 years, according to a study conducted […]

Same Old, Shame Old

Tiny particles of air pollution from power plants, vehicles, and other sources are causing notable rises in hospital visits and deaths among elderly Americans, according to a new study by […]

Talkin' Bout Power Generation

Vice President Al Gore began unveiling a plan yesterday to spend more than $125 billion over the next decade to put the U.S. on the path to clean energy and […]

Kiss My Jackass

Enviros and bird lovers are scrambling to rescue thousands of jackass penguins on Robben Island off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa, after a tanker carrying 1,300 tons of […]

Rosy Parks

With political support and funding levels up, urban parks in the U.S. are in the midst of their biggest boom in the last 50 years. From Houston to San Francisco […]

Thy Staff, They Comfort Me

A harsh internal report leaked to the press yesterday accuses the World Bank of violating its own environmental and human rights policies by agreeing to fund a controversial resettlement project […]