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Clear Thinking: UNESCO Adopts Resolution on Earth Charter

Jan 31, 2020

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reaffirms the importance of the Earth Charter as an ethical framework for sustainable development.

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Seal Deal: Fishermen Protect Endangered Sea Mammals

Jan 31, 2020

In 1969, there were only 100 South American fur seals and sea lions along the coastline of Lima, but that has increased to more than 8,000 today, thanks to local fishermen.

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Thump Thump: Trees Exhibit ‘Heartbeat’

Jan 31, 2020

Scientists have detected a previously unknown periodic movement in trees raising and lowering their branches, similar to the pumping action of a heartbeat.

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Soot Cities: Alaska Battles Air Pollution

Jan 31, 2020

Alaska, which has some of the most pristine environments in the U.S., also has some of the worst air quality in its cities.

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Green Horizons: A Billion Trees in Eight Years

Jan 31, 2020

Toronto startup Flash Forest is using aerial drones to plant trees 10 times faster than human planters with a goal of 1 billion trees by 2028.

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Climate Check: New Label Verifies Carbon Neutral Products

Jan 31, 2020

A new Climate Neutral product label is helping consumers identify brands that practice sustainable processes.

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Water Win: Fresh H20 Comes to Kenya Town

Jan 31, 2020

A drought-plagued Kenyan region is using a new, solar-powered, desalination plant from the international nonprofit GivePower to obtain clean water.

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Trays Up: Air Meals May Get an Eco-Makeover

Dec 30, 2019

Each airline passenger produces about three pounds of trash per flight. British design firm PriestmanGoode has refashioned the economy meal tray, replacing plastic with renewable materials.

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Money Talks: Climate Change Increases Banks’ Financial Risks

Dec 30, 2019

Climate risks may cause home values to fall significantly; banks to stop lending to flood-prone communities; and towns to lose tax money needed to build seawalls and other protections.

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Uncowed by a Hurricane: Cattle Survive Churning Sea

Dec 30, 2019

Three cows turned up at Cape Lookout National Seashore on the Outer Banks of North Carolina months after being swept out to sea by Hurricane Dorian.

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Gender Gap: Sea Turtles Skew Female

Dec 30, 2019

Scientists warn that as the Earth gets hotter, sea turtle hatchlings worldwide are expected to trend dangerously female, potentially ending reproduction of the species.

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Rethinking Rice: Farmers Respond to Climate Change

Dec 30, 2019

Nfamara Badjie is planning to bring the rice-growing practices of his West African ethnic group to East Coast climates through his Ever-Growing Family Farm operation.

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Time’s Up: Renewable Energy Should Speed Progress

Dec 30, 2019

The International Energy Agency predicts that renewable energy will surpass coal as the world’s leading source of electricity by 2030.

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Beach Junk: Microplastics Found in Brand-New Sand

Dec 30, 2019

A Hawaiian beach that was formed by lava from the erupting Kilauea volcano in 2018 is already littered with invisible pieces of tiny plastic.

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Lab Steak: Making Meat Without Animals

Nov 27, 2019

The Alliance for Meat, Poultry and Seafood Innovation is seeking to create real meat from animal cells without the need to slaughter animals.

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