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The 100+ State Parks Facing Closure – Is Your Favorite Park on the List? [Updated]

August 5, 2011

Sorry We ARe Closed

The United States is home to 6,624 state parks and has an annual attendance of over 700 million. Yet state parks are being threatened by budget cuts and economic downturn. Here’s a list of all state parks set to get the axe. Does your favorite make the cut?
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On Bali, a Hotel Chain Focuses on Luxury Eco Resorts, With Stunning Results (Slideshow)

August 4, 2011

Photos: via Designhotels.com

On the Indonesian Island of Bali, one resort chain is making eco luxury its selling point.

Sustainable touches at the 5-star Alila Villas Uluwatu and Alila Villas Soori, part of the Alia Hotels and Resorts group, includ…

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Cool Off With Some Watery Eye-Candy (Slideshow)

July 27, 2011

Photo credit: ChrisGoldNY via Flickr

This summer’s record-breaking heat seems to be taking a toll on everyone. The weather makes the outdoors practically unbearable, unless you are luck enough to have some method of cooling down.

Splash into these p…

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China’s Sea Of Green Algae Has Beachgoers Seeing Red

July 26, 2011

Summer’s arrived and China’s green menace has returned along with it… we kudzu not! The massive bloom of stringy, slimy, and smelly Enteromorpha Prolifera algae that recently infested the seashore near Qingdao succeeded in keeping most (but not all) swimmers from enjoying a day at the beach.

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In Remote Indonesia, Visit to Green Sea Turtle Hatchery Saves "Max" (Slideshow)

July 20, 2011

Photo: Mairi Beautyman

This is Max, at about 12 hours old, windmilling his flippers in the air. He (or perhaps she) is one of 100 baby green sea turtles I helped release into the sea.

While the adult Chelonia mydas has only a few known predators — …

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Wild River Swimming is Gaining Popularity

July 12, 2011

Photo: human race

Wild river swimming sounds so enticing: slipping into the cool waters of a rushing river or a secret lake. But what about all the bugs and gunk and plastic bags in those quiet corners…

The Hampton Court swim is the UK’s largest r…

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Forbes Lists Most Shark Infested Beaches

July 10, 2011

Photo: baking by sweetheartcupcake, snapped by crab rangoon

Last year, 2010, was the most dangerous year on record when it comes to shark attacks. On the heels of a scientific paper detailing the first documented attack on a human by a cookiecutter s…

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First Cookiecutter Shark Attack on Humans Documented Scientifically

July 3, 2011

Photo: Sharkdivers blogspot

A paper published in the June edition of Pacific Science details the “First documented attack on a live human by a cookiecutter shark”. Pictured above, the cookiecutter shark uses large teeth fixed in its bottom jaw to bit…

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Check Out This Sweet VW Camper Van Tent!

June 24, 2011

Image via Firebox

I’m loathe to admit an affinity for any branded product, but I can’t help it, I’m a sucker for VW buses and vans. Ergo, I love this tent! It’s an officially licensed 1:1 scale of the iconic 1965 T1 camper van that comes in red, blue…

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A Gulf Fisherman Struggles for Economic Survival (Video)

June 21, 2011

Image credit: The Perennial Plate

Oil seems to be a double curse for the fishermen of the Gulf Coast. Not only are they dealing with the devastating fallout of the BP oil spill, but they are struggling to keep up with ever-rising fuel costs too. Havi…

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