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THE STICKY PROBLEMS WITH TAR SANDS

By Cristen Conger news.discovery.com Sep 2, 2011 Actress Darryl Hannah and NASA scientist James Hansen are just two of the more than 800 environmental protesters that have been arrested in front of the White House this week. The crowd has been demonstrating against the proposed Keystone Pipeline XL project, which involves building a 1,700-mile (2,735-kilometer) […]

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PEI internships provide insights into environmental issues, students’ futures

By Nick DiUlio princeton.edu August 25, 2011 Several Princeton undergraduates spent this summer immersed in local environmental issues, gaining insights into both the area’s ecosystem and their own futures, by interning with four organizations focused on sustainability. The local sustainability internships are part of the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) internship program, which enables more than

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Climate scientist willing to face arrest at tar sands pipeline protest

Climate scientist Jason Box says oil sands are a moral issue that he feels compelled to address at Keystone XL pipeline protests By Elizabeth McGowan guardian.co.uk August 2011 His climatology career at Ohio State University is advancing swimmingly. He’s never had a brush with the law. And his wife is eight months pregnant with their

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Massey University hosts ‘green’ Michigan State students

By Staff www.massey.ac.nz 08/08/2011 It may not be easy being green, but students from Michigan State University believe it is the way forward for universities worldwide. In New Zealand last week, 28 first-year students from the university took part in a two-week study abroad programme hosted by Massey’s Sustainability Group, chaired by Dr Allanah Ryan,

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Bike sharing boosts fitness, environment, study suggests

BY KATE KELLAND REUTERS AUGUST 6, 2011 Public bicycle sharing schemes such as Barcelona’s Bicing program or London’s Boris Bikes save lives and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a study released Friday. Bike schemes are becoming increasingly popular in cities around the world, with more than 360 already running, but their main aim is

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Big Green Bus tour highlights environmental awareness

The Big Green Bus visited the Rio Hotel Wednesday, August 3, 2011. The old Greyhound coach bus has been converted to run on waste vegetable oil and outfitted with solar panels to transport the 13 Dartmouth College students around the country to talk and teach about sustainability. By Kyle Hansen Las Vegas Sun Aug. 3,

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Scientists call for protected areas to conserve deep sea environment

Waste dumping, fishing, mining and climate change are transforming the deep sea ecosystem faster than scientists can study it By Staff www.guardian.co.uk August 3, 2011 There’s trouble in the depths. The deep sea is the last true wilderness on Earth, but 1,800 km below the surface, an environmental crisis is growing. On Monday scientists at

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Exiles: Myanmar’s rich environment being degraded

By DENIS D. GRAY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS July 25, 2011 BANGCOCK –The environment of military-dominated Myanmar, often described as Asia’s last bio-diversity frontier, is being degraded as China and other neighbors rush to use its natural resources with few governmental safeguards, exiled activists said Monday. Projects to harvest lucrative timber, build hydropower dams and mine

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Kids growing up as they grow vegetables on city farms in Cleveland Botanical Garden program

By Leona Johnson The Cleveland Plain Dealer August 02, 2011 CLEVELAND, Ohio — Teenagers farming in the heart of Cleveland are growing up themselves in the process. The students, ages 14 to 18, help transform neighborhoods through urban gardening while developing individuality, self-esteem and confidence. More than 60 high school students are working for minimum

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