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Esteros del Ibera–Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cross-Posted from Biodiversivist To get to this wildlife preserve from Seattle, fly for about 15 hours to Buenos Aires. Rent a car, load it with your family and drive North […]
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New cases of water pollution documented at U.S. coal ash dumps
Environmental groups have identified serious water contamination problems caused by coal ash dumps at 31 locations in 14 states, bringing to over 100 the number of U.S. sites where damages […]
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Using Coal Ash to Melt Ice?
Co-written by Lyndsay Moseley, Associate Washington Representative for the Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign. On Thursday, the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will start […]
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Live chat with David Roberts
Editor’s note: The chat’s now over, but you can replay it in full. February’s Friends with Benefits Live Chat with staff writer David Roberts covered topics ranging from “beard music” […]
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Friday music blogging: Midlake
With their beguiling 2006 album The Trials of Van Occupanther, Texas band Midlake were at the leading edge of a wave of beard music (Band of Horses, Fleet Foxes), but […]
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Year of the Tiger Brings in Fewer Tigers than Ever
According to the Chinese lunar calendar, February 14, Sunday, begins the Year of the Tiger. The largest of all cats, the tiger is one of the most charismatic and evocative […]
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Where's Biodiversivist now?
This picture (taken by my eldest daughter from a car ) is your first hint–more to follow. I had no idea what these were. They look like a cross between […]
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Coal Miners Join Historic Rallies to End Mountaintop Removal Today
When oh when will it be over? When will I lay these burdens down? — Dwight Yoakam, Miner’s Prayer As we huddle in our homes on this wintry day, appreciating […]
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Do you ever use information you read on Grist to green your office?
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The dark side of nitrogen
Few people spare a thought for nitrogen. But with every bite we take — of an apple, a chicken leg, a leaf of spinach — we are consuming nitrogen. Plants, […]
