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The Snow Leopard: So Much More Than An Operating System

Apple’s newest system upgrade brings attention to one of the most majestic large cats out there, the snow leopard. It would be a shame to know more about Apple’s product … Read more

New Poll: Americans Demand Clean Energy Now

Could America’s call for a new direction in energy policy be any more clear? After a year and a half of being hit from all sides with Big Oil’s multimillion-dollar … Read more

Water Pollution Dampens Summer Fun

August: the month where every spare moment is spent around water—swimming, fishing, boating, beachcombing. As summer wanes, you might consider how much clean streams, lakes and beaches mean to you … Read more

Two Million Young People Calling On The World To Tackle Climate Change

More than 2 million young people worldwide are expected to speak out on global warming during a Thursday August 20th Tunza conference. Scoop.co.nz reports: “For the first time, young committed people from all continents, … Read more

Big Coal Denies Astroturfing by Citing…Astroturfing

Supporters of clean energy have been calling out front groups for polluters, who’ve been spending big money on ginning up phony opposition to the American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) … Read more

One of These Things is Not Like the Other

If I gave you a panther, a polar bear and a bar-tailed godwit, and gave you 30 seconds to figure out which animal is not like the other, you could … Read more

Leatherback Sea Turtles Want Beaches Too

Last year, with the National Wildlife Federation’s support, a federal nature reserve was established in the Northeast Ecological Corridor (NEC) of Puerto Rico. The NEC Nature Reserve exists to protect … Read more

Time for a Salmon Plan That Works

The salmon and steelhead that return to the Columbia and Snake Rivers are like no other fish in the world.  They migrate nearly 1,000 miles, connecting coastal and river communities … Read more

Water Quality as a Way of Life

Here’s a story for the history books: In 1983, our government set water planning policies that determined how we create water projects–and they’re still in place today. But as you … Read more

Wild Tweets: Using Twitter to Monitor Wildlife

Since joining Twitter and making connections in the “green” Twitter world, I have heard a lot of people wondering whether the environmental community can focus all of Twitter’s positive energy … Read more