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Jun 13

Reduce, reuse and remodel with these money-saving green home upgrades! http://www.ways2gogreenblog.com/2012/02/21/infographic-green-home-upgrades-that-pay-you-back/

Reduce, reuse and remodel with these money-saving green home upgrades!
http://www.ways2gogreenblog.com/2012/02/21/infographic-green-home-upgrades-that-pay-you-back/

Jun 12

How drones are being used to try to help the critically endangered rhino: http://www.npr.org/2013/06/11/188638982/to-crack-down-on-rhino-poaching-authorities-turn-to-drones

How drones are being used to try to help the critically endangered rhino: http://www.npr.org/2013/06/11/188638982/to-crack-down-on-rhino-poaching-authorities-turn-to-drones

Jun 10

Overfishing puts sea life on the brink. Recent studies reveal a bleak truth: Overfishing is depleting our oceans of sea life around the world. More from the Environmental Defense Fund at: http://www.edf.org/oceans/numbers-oceans-crisis

Overfishing puts sea life on the brink. Recent studies reveal a bleak truth: Overfishing is depleting our oceans of sea life around the world. More from the Environmental Defense Fund at: http://www.edf.org/oceans/numbers-oceans-crisis

Jun 08

Today is also National Get Outdoors Day! Looking for some for fun outdoor activities? Visit: http://www.nwf.org/kids/family-fun.aspx?cat=outdoors

Today is also National Get Outdoors Day! Looking for some for fun outdoor activities? Visit: http://www.nwf.org/kids/family-fun.aspx?cat=outdoors

Today is World Oceans Day! Check out some of the most beautiful inhabitants of the coral reef at http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/photos/12-gorgeous-animals-of-the-coral-reef/diverse-and-beautiful

Today is World Oceans Day! Check out some of the most beautiful inhabitants of the coral reef at http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/photos/12-gorgeous-animals-of-the-coral-reef/diverse-and-beautiful

Jun 07

Can’t compost your coffee grounds? Here are 20 more things you can do with them, or your used tea leaves!

http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/recycling/stories/20-ways-to-reuse-coffee-grounds-tea-leaves

Can’t compost your coffee grounds? Here are 20 more things you can do with them, or your used tea leaves!

http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/recycling/stories/20-ways-to-reuse-coffee-grounds-tea-leaves

Jun 06

A Ruptured Pipe Spilled Oil Upstream of the Amazon River
Read more: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2013/06/a-ruptured-pipe-spilled-oil-upstream-of-the-amazon-river/#ixzz2VSQHEo2o 
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A Ruptured Pipe Spilled Oil Upstream of the Amazon River
Read more: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2013/06/a-ruptured-pipe-spilled-oil-upstream-of-the-amazon-river/#ixzz2VSQHEo2o
Follow @SmithsonianMag on Twitter

Jun 05

The theme for this year’s World Environment Day celebrations is Think.Eat.Save. Think.Eat.Save is an anti-food waste and food loss campaign that encourages you to reduce your foodprint. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), every year 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted. This is equivalent to the same amount produced in the whole of sub-Saharan Africa. At the same time, 1 in every 7 people in the world go to bed hungry and more than 20,000 children under the age of 5 die daily from hunger.  

Given this enormous imbalance in lifestyles and the resultant devastating effects on the environment, this year’s theme – Think.Eat.Save – encourages you to become more aware of the environmental impact of the food choices you make and empowers you to make informed decisions.

The theme for this year’s World Environment Day celebrations is Think.Eat.Save. Think.Eat.Save is an anti-food waste and food loss campaign that encourages you to reduce your foodprint. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), every year 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted. This is equivalent to the same amount produced in the whole of sub-Saharan Africa. At the same time, 1 in every 7 people in the world go to bed hungry and more than 20,000 children under the age of 5 die daily from hunger.

Given this enormous imbalance in lifestyles and the resultant devastating effects on the environment, this year’s theme – Think.Eat.Save – encourages you to become more aware of the environmental impact of the food choices you make and empowers you to make informed decisions.

Jun 04

Rediscovered “Extinct” Frog is Not Only Alive — It’s a Living Fossilhttp://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2013/06/04/rediscovered-extinct-frog-is-not-only-alive-its-a-living-fossil/#.Ua4k85V5n8s

Rediscovered “Extinct” Frog is Not Only Alive — It’s a Living Fossil
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2013/06/04/rediscovered-extinct-frog-is-not-only-alive-its-a-living-fossil/#.Ua4k85V5n8s

Jun 03

Thinking of trying your hand at foraging? That is, searching for food sources in nature? Read about these chefs foraging for ramps, and get some safety advice first! 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/02/foraging-tips-dos-and-donts_n_3367633.html

Thinking of trying your hand at foraging? That is, searching for food sources in nature? Read about these chefs foraging for ramps, and get some safety advice first!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/02/foraging-tips-dos-and-donts_n_3367633.html

Jun 02

Don’t have a lot of sun on your garden? Here are 10 veggies you can grow in the shade!http://www.inthegardenonline.com/picks_10vegforshadeC21.htm

Don’t have a lot of sun on your garden? Here are 10 veggies you can grow in the shade!
http://www.inthegardenonline.com/picks_10vegforshadeC21.htm

May 31

Tomorrow is National Trails Day! Where will you take a hike and enjoy nature? http://www.americanhiking.org/national-trails-day/

Tomorrow is National Trails Day! Where will you take a hike and enjoy nature?
http://www.americanhiking.org/national-trails-day/

May 30

What's your connection to rainforest destruction? -