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30,000 bees found in New Jersey attic
Turns out the honeybee colonies we’ve all been so concerned about didn’t collapse after all — they just moved to New Jersey. Specifically, they went to stay at a former bed and breakfast in Cape May, where 30,000 bees were just taken out of the attic.
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You shall not pass: Activists to block Warren Buffett’s coal trains
Saturday is Climate Impacts Day, a worldwide “day of witness” connecting extreme weather to climate change. One of the thousands of actions will be aimed at educating one powerful man.
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Video game based on Thoreau’s ‘Walden’ promises to be extremely ironic
Thoreau went to the woods because he wished to live deliberately and suck all the marrow out of life. But if you don’t want to go outside to do that, don’t worry: The Walden experience now comes in video game form! The digital Walden Pond will showcase a first-person point-of-view where you can wander through […]
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It’s almost impossible for Pa. landowners to find out about fracking violations
Fracking companies might be violating drilling rules all over the place, but in Pennsylvania, landowners who leased their property to gas companies likely have no idea. CNN Money reports: That’s because the state agency charged with regulating the wells — the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) — does not have to notify landowners if a […]
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Umbra’s second helpings: Keeping your skirt out of your bike chain
Concerned that your frills could get hung up in the works? Our beloved eco-advice columnist, Umbra Fisk, is here to help.
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The coolest church you’ve ever seen is inside an 800-year-old tree
This oak tree in Allouville-Bellefosse, France, up near the country’s north coast, has been alive for at least 800 years. In the late 1600s, a bolt of lightening hollowed out the center, but the tree survived and kept putting out leaves and acorns. And when they see something like that, 17th-century Frenchmen think about the […]
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Critical List: Other countries manage to pass climate change laws; Greenpeace is busy
Plants are freaking out about climate change: Their timing for flowering and leafing is even more off than climate models predicted. Also, species extinction could be a major driver of climate change and keep the environment from producing awesome resources like … food. South Korea’s parliament approved a cap-and-trade plan. Kenya and Peru are also […]
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Crop yields are only part of the organic vs. conventional farming debate
Sustainable practices yield fewer grain crops, but is that all that matters? One food policy expert responds to a recent news analysis that claims industrial and organic agriculture are equally important.
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Oh rot: It’s harvest time on the worm farm
Eight months ago, our fearless green-living pioneer, the Greenie Pig, brought a bucket of worms into her home. They’ve made some beautiful compost for her, but how to extract it?
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Finding your force multiplier
It means looking at existing resources and asking, “What more could we get out of what we already have or already spend?”
