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Power Plants Don't Have to Suck (Literally)

Steve Fleischli | Posted 11.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Natural Resources, State Water Resources Control Board, Closed Cycle Cooling, Once-Through Cooling, Epa, Chesapeake Bay, Delaware River, Power Plants, Obama Administration, Lake Erie, California, Lakes, Rivers, Cooling Water Intake, Environment, Fishing, Oceans, Electric Utilities, Fisheries, Estuaries, Riverkeeper, Green News
Steve Fleischli

Collectively, the power industry sucks in approximately 80 trillion gallons of water annually to cool their equipment. In the process, they kill on a massive scale fish, larvae and other aquatic organisms.

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Iran Inside Out Shocks and Provokes at the Chelsea Art Museum

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 09.13.2009 | New York

Read More: Obama Iran, Natural Resources, Iran Election, War With Iran, Axis of Evil, Iran, Oil Crisis, Oil Industry, Iran-Censorship, Middle East, American-Beauty, Iran Protests, Worldview, Texas Oil, Ideal Woman, Iraq Army, Artwork, Iraq Violence, Middle East Politics, Middle East Conflict, Iran Oil, Us-vs-Them, Iran Axis of Evil, Iran Us Relations, Iran Protests 2009, Beauty, Iran Art Collection, Oil Politics, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Iraq War, Iran Americans, Islamic Republic of Iran, Beneath-the-Veil, Oil, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, Iran War, Contemporary Art, Iran-American-Relations, Self-Expression, Chelsea Art Museum, Censorship, New York News
Marissa Bronfman

Iran Inside Out offers a veritable platter of provocative work that begs for discussion, debate and perhaps most importantly, an open mind.

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Wealthy Middle Eastern Countries Lease Lands Overseas To Secure Food

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 09.06.2009 | World

Read More: Farming, Natural Resources, Sustainable Food, Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Farming, Qatar, Cairo, Middle East, Egypt, Water, Arab, Farmers, Food, Doha, Food Security, World News
Journalism Boot Camp

For Egypt and the rest of the Middle East, the future of food security will be dependent upon nations providing a clean supply of water for agricultural use.

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Happy Doomsday to You!

Randall Amster | Posted 08.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Military, Apocalypse, Armageddon, Environment, Financial Crisis, Climate Change, Future, Peace, Global Warming, Civilization, Warfare, Water, Food, Sustainability, Technology, Natural Resources, Growth, Green News
Randall Amster

Yes, it's the end of the world as we know it ... and it really is all fine.

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As Human Economy Slips, Ten Million Other Economies Stage Unprecedented Rally

Rebekah and Stephen Hren | Posted 04.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Dead Cat Bounce, Sustainability, Natural Resources, Market Rally, Biodiversity, Animals, Animal Kingdom, Green News
Rebekah and Stephen Hren

We can all can live together; life naturally loves other living things. We can break these shackles, this Neoclassical globalization economic nonsense we've been deluded by for so long.

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I Was Too Early on Solar Power -- Let's Not Be Too Late

Robert Redford | Posted 04.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Renewable Energy, Obama, Clean Energy, Natural Resources, Economy, Solar Power, Green News
Robert Redford

If we don't seize this moment, we will be too late to get the competitive advantage in a global marketplace, too late for the economic dividends, and too late to stave off the worst of global warming.

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Jane Goodall: China Plundering African Natural Resources

AFP | Posted 04.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Africa Environment, Jane Goodall, Natural Resources, Africa, China, Green News

China's thirst for natural resources including wood and minerals is leading to massive deforestation in Africa and the destruction of crucial wildlife...

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Bush's New Marine Monuments: The Good, the Bad and Next Steps

Sarah Chasis | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Oil Rigs, George Bush, Natural Resources, Ocean Animals, Sonar Whales, Pacific Remote Islands, Nrdc, Sonar Harmful, George W. Bush, Whales, Marine Monuments, Sonar, Save the Whales, Natural Resources Defense Council, Sea Creatures, Beaches, Fish, Environment, Marinas, Ocean Resources, Oceans, Pacific Ocean, Politics News
Sarah Chasis

Dozens of scientific studies show that fully protected marine reserves have more and bigger fish than similar habitats that are fished, which makes them highly productive.

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Thank-You-Verah-Musshhh.

Michael DeJong | Posted 02.06.2009 | Style

Read More: Polyester, Three Wise Men, Natural Resources, Self-Destruction, Wedding Chapels, Illness, Elvis Presley, Las Vegas, Inconvenient Truth, Starvation, Hyper-Consumerism, Modern World, Environment, Feast of the Epiphany, Bling-Bling, Ailing Planet, Self-Abuse, Style News
Michael DeJong

For me, on a cosmic level, the King's kitschy, tacky jumpsuits stand as a metaphor for the glitz and bling of today's hyper-consumerism

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Major Turning Point in the Fight to Save Whales

Joel Reynolds | Posted 01.31.2009 | Green

Read More: Save the Whales, Natural Resources Defense Council, Marine Life, Natural Resources, Oceanic Life, Sonar Whales, Marine Mammal Protection Act, Nrdc, Environment, Mammals, Whales, Ocean, Green News
Joel Reynolds

Despite mounting evidence that such sonar can kill and seriously injure marine mammals, the Navy refused to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act.

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Is Schwarzenegger Throwing the Baby Out With the Bathwater?

Annie Notthoff | Posted 01.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Natural Resources Defense Council, Green Infrastructure, Natural Resources, California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nrdc, Environment, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Global Warming, Politics News
Annie Notthoff

Governor Schwarzenegger has been one of the most visible champions on the world stage for the proposition that a healthy environment and strong economy go hand in hand.

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Politicians Save

Reuters | Deborah Zabarenko | Posted 12.20.2008 | Green

Read More: Environmental Policy, Natural Resources, S Renewable Energy, Mining, Boreal Forest, Environment, Green News, Oil, Conservation, Logging, Climate Change, Deforestation, Global Warming, Canada, Green News

Politicians actually listened when experts told them to protect Canada's boreal forest, a potent weapon against global warming, and the plan for this ...

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God's Hybrid

Dr. Jeffrey McCombs | Posted 11.17.2008 | Living

Read More: Antibiotics, Adverse Drug Reactions, Fatigue, Life Force, Detoxification, Bacteria, Health, God, Nutrition, Darwin, Diet, Brain, Digestive Tract, Natural Resources, McCombs Plan, Arthritis, LifeForce Plan, Candida Albicans, Aging, Hormones, Rockefeller, Skin, Headaches, Evolution, Colon, Probiotics, Inflammation, Candida, Living News
Dr. Jeffrey McCombs

Somewhere along the primordial way, a bunch of micro-organisms became enclosed by, fewer in number, but larger "tissue" cells and the evolutionary rac...

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We Need NRE (Natural Resource Education)

Thomas M. Kostigen | Posted 11.15.2008 | Green

Read More: Politics, Education, Climate Change, Natural Resources, Global Warming, Green News
Thomas M. Kostigen

By Thomas M. Kostigen We often hear that the next generation must be saved from the effects we've waged on the environment. But how about teaching th...

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Starbucks Runs Taps All Day

BBC News | Posted 11.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Water Conservation, Natural Resources, Coffee, Hygiene, Starbucks, Consumer Safety, Green News

Starbucks has defended itself against claims of a serious waste of water by leaving taps running in its stores all day. A spokeswoman said the purpos...

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Green Is More Than Global Warming

Thomas M. Kostigen | Posted 11.01.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Natural Resources, Global Warming Legislation, Poltics, Global Warming, Green News
Thomas M. Kostigen

An alternative energy supply is needed and important. But let's not forget the importance of other environmental factors crucial to our health and well-being, not to mention the planet's.

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Bolivia: Can The Majority of People Vote for Change and Actually Get It?

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bolivia Santa Cruz, Bolivia Recall, Natural Resources, Evo Morales Recall, Latin America, Economy, Bolivia Land Reform, Bolivia Media Luna, Bolivia Referendum, Evo Morales, Bolivia Conflict, Politics News
Mark Weisbrot

The referendum this past Sunday shows that the Morales government has delivered on some of the changes that the electorate had voted for, and has offered Bolivians a realistic hope for a better future.

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