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What Killed Dunkard Creek?
Residents in Pennsylvania and West Virginia say fracking is to blame.
By Adam Federman
Warning: High Frequency
Are our cell phones and wi-fi networks making us sick? By Christopher Ketcham
Organic Farming Can Feed the World
A group of rice farmers in the Philippines is showing how. By Robin Broad and John Cavanagh

The EnvironmentaList

New Documentary Examines the Drawbacks of a Clean Energy Source

Film Review: Windfall

by Ed Rampell – February 8, 2012

Wind power has been heralded as form of renewable energy that can wean America off of its disastrous dependence on fossil fuels and help save the planet from climate change. But is it really a safe, nonpolluting, and viable alternative to coal,…
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30,000 Rock: A Peek into New York City’s Geological Underpinnings

In a City Where Everyone’s Rushing, Few Ponder the Relentless, Plodding Progression of the Ground Beneath Their Feet

by Benjamin Preston – February 3, 2012

When I moved to Manhattan in August 2010, I already knew the city as a maze of crumbling, gum-stained sidewalks connected to what I considered the real word by ribbons of concrete and steel. Crossing one of the largest of those ribbons…
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Wolf Advocates’ Rage Against The Grey Might Be Misdirected

Hollywood Film Isn’t Part of the Assault Against Real Wolves

by James William Gibson – January 31, 2012

In early January movie trailers for writer-director Joe Carnahan’s new film, The Grey, started to run in advance of its January 27 national release: Somewhere in the northern Alaskan wilderness, a shuttle plane full of oil field works crashes on frozen tundra…
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Some Biofuels Are As Dirty As Tar Sands Oil, Shows Leaked EU Data

The Difficult Task of Distinguishing Good and Bad Biofuels Remains Essential

by The Guardian UK – January 27, 2012

by Damien Carrington Photo by Achmad Rabin TaimA palm oil plantation in Bogor, Indonesia. Palm oil biodiesel also received another blow on Friday, with the US Environmental Protection Agency suggesting it fails to meet the US requirement of emitting at least 20…
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Feed 9 Billion People, Cut Out the Food Waste

Improving Food System Efficiency Shouldn’t be Hard

by Brian Scoles – January 26, 2012

I’ve been hearing this “9 billion” figure a lot lately. Nine billion people on the planet by 2050. It’s a big number, and most of the extensive coverage in papers, magazines, and blogs jump straight to the issue of food: how are…
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Obama Administration to Appeal WTO Decision Against Dolphins

Mexico Is Seeking to Overturn the Dolphin Safe Label on Tuna

by Mark J. Palmer – January 25, 2012

The Obama administration announced last week that it is in the process of appealing a 2011 decision by the World Trade Organization (WTO) that seeks to weaken the US Dolphin Safe tuna standards. The move has been applauded by Earth Island Institute’s…
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State of the Union Speech Poses Major Challenge to Fracking Opponents

Natural Gas Looks to Have Bi-Partisan Establishment Support

by Jason Mark – January 24, 2012

President Obama’s State of the Union address was a mixed bag for environmentalists. Official White House photo by Pete SouzaPresident Barack Obama talks with Jon Favreau, director of speechwriting, in the Oval Office a day before his January 24 State of the…
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Occupy the Constitution: Amending the Constitution to revoke corporate personhood could give shape to protesters’ grievances.
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Coal Blasts Communities: West Virginian Junior Walk tells how coal mining split his family.
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Friend or Foe?: Mark Davis and Daniel Simberloff debate how much effort we should expend to eliminate non-native species.
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Readers Poll: Can organic, fair trade and salvaged products save the environment?
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