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These Moroccan sunsets will make you want to want to go to Africa

There's nothing like watching the sun go down on a beach in a tiny African village.




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Critically endangered mountain gorillas show impressive population increase

Mountain gorillas have become the only wild apes whose population numbers are known to be improving.




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Three rhino poachers eaten by lions in South Africa

After breaking into a game reserve to hunt rhinos, not much was left of the three poachers.




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It's primates versus palm oil in Africa

Since both require the same habitat, scientists are worried how primates will survive the expansion of industrial oil palm plantations.




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This is how you do it: 4 elephant poachers convicted in Congo

An increase in maximum sentences for wildlife crimes are being delivered by the Republic of Congo – here's how one gang's arrest and conviction went down.




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Elephant poaching declines in Africa, but 15,000 still illegally killed each year

Even though there has been notable progress, at current poaching rates elephants are still in danger of becoming virtually extinct on the continent.




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Once catastrophic, elephant poaching at Niassa Reserve drops to zero

Before 2015, the Mozambique reserve lost many thousands of elephants due to rampant poaching – now they’ve just had a full year without any illegal deaths.




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Reverb Turns 100, Gives Away Wiz Khalifa Tickets, More

What do you do when you turn 100? If you're Keith Richards, who go on tour. The same goes for the enviros at Reverb, a Portland, Maine, outfit that greens concert tours and venues. The nonprofit is taking votes on who to support for its 100th tour,




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Young Americans Do Care About the Environment

Student activism nationwide flies in the face of a recent study claiming young Americans don't care about the environment.




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America's Top 10 Greenest Colleges

From campus gardens to intensive recycling, Sierra magazine's annual list gives a tip of the hat to the nation's most sustainable schools.




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Taking a Close Look at America's Most Sustainable University

Sierra magazine released its 2012 Cool Schools list, and UC Davis took #1 - let's learn more about them.




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Students spend their summer protecting America’s urban trees

This summer, students are spending 8 weeks conserving nature in hands-on environmental internships in NY and Philadelphia for The Nature Conservancy’s Healthy Trees, Healthy Cities initiative.




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Top 10 electric car "states" are...

If you love electric cars and you love rankings, this article is for you! The top 10 electric car states have been unveiled, and there are some surprises on the list.




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Victory in Colorado a rebuke against coal leasing

Ruling represents the first time that a coal mine has been rejected because of the failure to adequately consider and disclose the impacts that a mine would have on climate disruption.




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Electric vehicle wins famed Pikes Peak Hill Climb 2015

What these cars are capable of will come as no surprise to EV fans, but winning the King of the Mountain title puts another feather in the EV cap




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This was the decade of the bicycle. What's next?

Probably, the decade of e-mobility




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Make room for the e-bikes, the top-selling electric vehicles for the next decade

A new study from Deloitte predicts what we have said before: e-bikes will eat cars.




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New composting toilet design launched in Ecuador, which really needs it

Here's the drill on the Earth Drill toilet.




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Composting toilets are replacing the plastic portapotties

The big Glastonbury music festival is getting new composting loos




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Are public toilets a right in public spaces? (Survey)

If you gotta go, you should have a clean private environmentally friendly place to go.




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Terrific toilets built in Aspen by Charles Cunniffe Architects

Who says loos have to be boring and utilitarian?




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Action-Flick Filming Takes Toll on Bulgarian Bat Cave

The filming of a Sylvester Stallone movie in a Bulgarian cave has dramatically reduced the animals' numbers, bat experts say.




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The Week in Animal News: Epically Lost Sea Turtle to be Released, Sylvester Stallone Movie Harms Bats, and More

A young sea turtle found in the Netherlands will be released after a three-year recovery. We also have the search for the "extinct" Javan tiger, Sylvester Stallone's bat cave incident, and more.




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4 Ways to Participate in National Pollinator Week

It's National Pollinator Week! Start a garden, encourage pollinators, or join an event in your area.




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Artists Build a 'Shanty Town' for Evicted Urban Birds

The 'Spatzenfavela' ('favela' for sparrows) provides a home for birds that have lost their city nests and roosts due to urban renewal.




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3D-printed robotic bat wing holds new possibilities for small aircraft

Dig out those old da Vinci drawings of winged flying machines, as he was really on to something!




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UK bird charity moves forward with gigantic wind turbine

This should take the wind out of the "all turbines are evil" crowd's sails.




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Become a bat detective with this plug-in device for your smartphone

The Echo Meter can detect, record and identify the sounds of bats nearby.




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Meet the ELF: An American-built solar-powered trike

Rob Cotter used to build expensive sports cars. Now he makes vehicles that are much, much cooler.




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Public charging station powers mobile devices with footsteps and solar panels

The ENGO charging station uses kinetic tiles and solar panels to charge up to 14 smartphones at a time, and provides free WiFi access and an emergency phone.




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Clean tech is better for economic growth than fossil fuels (take that, Big Oil!)

Anti-greens often try to make economic arguments against the big spring-cleaning that our civilization is going through.




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These biodegradable bio-photovoltaics use moss to generate electricity (Video)

Using digital fabrication, moss and clay, this designer's "moss voltaics" would use these hardy plants to transform sunlight into electricity.




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Leo DiCaprio plays it safe with his new film, 'Before The Flood'

In his new climate change documentary, DiCaprio opts for caution and polite concern at a time when outrage is desperately needed.




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FireBee Power Tower turns any heat source into an electricity generator

This 5W thermoelectric generator converts heat from a chimney or camp stove into electricity for charging USB devices.




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Prototypical incubator transforms plastic waste into edible mushroom cuisine (Video)

Is this the future of food -- eating mushrooms that have been fed with plastic waste?




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Modernist Kuskoa Bi is 'world's first 100% bioplastics chair'

Molded out of plant-based bioplastics and sitting on a wooden base, this curvaceous piece combines traditional craftsmanship and new industrial design.




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Mealworms can eat an all-plastic diet and not die

Researchers at Stanford found a way to speed up the process of breaking down Styrofoam and other types of polystyrene, with help from mealworms.




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Biodegradable semiconductors could help us curb our e-waste problem

The thin, skin-like electronics may usher in a future of earth-friendly gadgets.




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The problem with bioplastics

They're not as green as they seem.




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The risks of single use plastic alternatives

As the war on plastics heats up, could the alternatives be worse for sustainability?




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Edible, plastic-free packaging is created with fermentation, like kombucha (Video)

Using the same fermentation and bacterial and yeast culture that creates kombucha, this packaging is edible and compostable.




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It's time to embrace American hemp production

This super-plant has been misunderstood for too long.




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Paris opens first cemetery dedicated to green burials

No chemicals, synthetics, or gravestones – the goal is to return to the Earth as quickly and subtly as possible.




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A Picture is Worth: Agenda 21 and The Green Movement as Marxist Plot

The cover of a new book by a leading Agender says it all: Sustainability is just the tip of the Marxist iceberg.




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The Month in Design, From Micro-Apartments to GlennBeckistan

Also tanks in your backyard and killer stairs




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Agenda 21 Update: Tinfoil Hats in Iowa, Republicans Fight Back

It's Crazytown in Des Moines as Republicans fight Soviet style collectivism, AKA sustainable development




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Environmentalists rejoice as Agenda 21 is implemented across North America!

A green, sustainable future awaits us all as the United Nations proposal for sustainable development becomes the law of the land.




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Goodbye, Michele Bachmann, you will be missed

She was a never-ending source of amusement, with more quotes of the day than any other politician.




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Boy Scouts of America introduce sustainability merit badge

It's a surprisingly well-rounded and thorough view of sustainability that shouldn't be limited to boy scouts.




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How North Carolina's Political Turmoil is Impacting the Environment

From reproductive rights to voter ID, there have been some battles in North Carolina of late. The environment has not escaped unharmed.