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2/18/2010Solar by the Millions - by Erin Schneider - Source: E Magazine
Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Steve Cohen announced their 10 Million Solar Roofs and 10 Million Gallons of Solar Water Heating Act of 2010 Posted by Zenzibar Alternative Culture
2/18/2010Endangered Species on the Grill - by Anneli Rufus - Source: AlterNet
Millions of fork-twirling gourmands -- many of them in the U.S. -- are eating endangered wildlife trafficked by international criminal networks. Posted by Zenzibar Alternative Culture
2/25/2009Scientists Find Bigger than Expected Polar Ice Melt - by Agence France Presse - Source: Common Dreams
A survey by thousands of scientists revealed new evidence that the ocean around the Antarctic has warmed more rapidly than the global average. Posted by Zenzibar Alternative Culture
11/15/2008Finding the Best, Local Food Near You Just Got Easier - by Tara Lohan - Source: AlterNet
The Eat Well Guide is the best new online tool for foodies, farmers and anyone who cares about sustainable eating. Posted by Zenzibar Alternative Culture
11/3/2008Engineering Students Talk Trash - by Susan Maas - Source: In These Times
The student engineers are exploring a way to recycle thousands of used plastic water sachets littering the streets and beaches of Haiti. Posted by Zenzibar Alternative Culture
11/3/2008Is Water the New Oil? - by Juliette Jowit - Source: Common Dreams
It's the world's most precious commodity, yet many of us take it for granted. But that's all about to change. Posted by Zenzibar Alternative Culture
10/20/2008Climate Change Is 'Faster and More Extreme' Than Feared - by Paul Eccleston - Source: Common Dreams
Climate change is happening much faster than the world's best scientists predicted, a new report warns. Posted by Zenzibar Alternative Culture
10/16/2008Going Beyond Climate Change - by Ramesh Jaura - Source: Common Dreams
The cost of persistent biodiversity loss is believed to be bigger than that of the financial meltdown and in many cases irreparable. Posted by Zenzibar Alternative Culture
8/6/2008Eating Meat Is Worse Than Driving a Truck ... for the Climate - by Frances Cerra Whittelsey - Source: AlterNet
Reducing our meat consumption may not be popular, but we need to view our love affair with burgers in the same frame as gas-guzzling SUVs. Posted by Zenzibar Alternative Culture
7/28/2008Activists To Ratchet Up Climate Heat - by Haider Rizvi - Source: Common Dreams
Teams of environmental activists are planning to take to the streets over the coming weeks to put the spotlight on the impending threat of global warming. Posted by Zenzibar Alternative Culture
6/3/2008Raising the New Roof - by Alan Richman - Source: E Magazine
From Plants to Polymers, It’s All Going Green Posted by Zenzibar Alternative Culture
5/23/2008N. Pacific humpback whale population rises - by Associated Press - Source: Wired Magazine
Once hunted to the brink of extinction, humpback whales have made a dramatic comeback in the North Pacific Ocean over the past four decades Posted by Zenzibar Alternative Culture
5/12/2008It Isn't Morning in America Anymore -- It's Dusk on Planet Earth - by Bill McKibben - Source: AlterNet
If we want to preserve a planet similar to that on which civilization developed, we've got to cut CO2 emissions. Posted by Zenzibar Alternative Culture
4/18/2008Biofuels vs. Food - by Royce Carlson - Source: Zenzibar Alternative Culture
It seems obvious that using food crops to create energy would force food prices up. Is ethanol a solution? Posted by Zenzibar Alternative Culture
2/25/2008Virgin Atlantic Biofuel Flight - Green Breakthrough or Greenwash? - by Chuck Squatriglia - Source: Wired News
Virgin Atlantic has become the first airline to fly with biofuel, something airline boss Richard Branson calls 'a vital breakthrough.' Posted by Zenzibar Alternative Culture
2/12/2008King Penguin Faces Extinction Due to Climate Change - by Roger Highfield - Source: Common Dreams
The prospect that the King penguin will go extinct as a result of climate warming is rising inexorably, scientists say today. Posted by Zenzibar Alternative Culture
2/5/2008There Are Green Candidates, and There Are Some That Aren't - by Tara Lohan - Source: AlterNet
Which candidates support nuclear and coal? Who's fighting climate change and supports renewables? Here's the scoop. Posted by Zenzibar Alternative Culture
2/4/2008Bush’s Chainsaw Massacre - by Roddy Scheer - Source: E Magazine
In the latest assault on our wildest places, the White House has unveiled a contentious new management plan for the country’s largest national forest. Posted by Zenzibar Alternative Culture
1/22/2008Greenpeace Interupts Whaler Refueling - by Michael Perry and Bill Tarra - Source: Common Dreams
Greenpeace said it had prevented Japan’s main whaling ship from refueling by driving an inflatable boat between the factory ship and its refueler. Posted by Zenzibar Alternative Culture
1/22/2008US censors Arctic scientists' findings as it prepares for oil and gas auction - by Daniel Howden - Source: The Independent
The United States has blocked the release of a landmark assessment of oil and gas activity in the Arctic as it prepares to sell off exploration licences. Posted by Zenzibar Alternative Culture

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