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10 Extraordinary Photographs of the Starry Night Sky

October 7, 2011

Ben Canales offers up not only stellar night photography, but also a humble and inspirational spirit that encourages other photographers to try it out. Here are 10 examples of his phenomenal work, his thoughts about light pollution and its impact on …

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Chart Shows Corruption in Govt Review of Keystone XL Pipeline

October 7, 2011

Image via foe.org

A new chart out today illustrates the revolving door between politics in DC and the oil industry: specifically TransCanada, the company behind the Keystone …Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Artists Use Innovation to Make Our Beaches Barefoot Friendly (Video)

October 7, 2011

A beach that’s barefoot-friendly. It is less common these days than we would want. However, it’s not an impossible task to return them to their former pristine states. Renowned surf filmmaker Jason Baffa and Barefoot Wine teamed up to create One Beac…

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New Yorkers Have Questions About Fracking? Chat With the Environmental Commissioner Saturday

October 7, 2011

Image: saebaryo via flickr

The environmental commissioner’s office for New York will host a town hall-style online chat Saturday morning to answer citizens’ questions about fracking. The chat will take place on a site called CitizenConnects that in…

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Leveling the Playing Field for a Cleaner Mediterranean

October 7, 2011

Boats on the Mediterranean near Kaş, Turkey. Photo: Jennifer Hattam.

Onlookers gazing out over the Bosphorus last week might have been shocked to see a tanker ship and a passenger ferry collide on the busy strait, sending rescue personnel scrambling…

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Paris Cleans Up with $50 Fines for Littering, Un-Picked Up Dog Poo and Public Urination

October 6, 2011

Photo: Omarukai / CC

Paris is widely recognized as one of the world’s most beautiful cities, and it has no intention of letting its reputation be sullied. The City is launching a new anti-littering campaign, with 35€ ($47) fines for all kinds of li…

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TransCanada Influence Exposed: Several Keystone XL Lobbyists Have History With Clinton — And Obama

October 6, 2011

Image: Ray Bodden via flickr

It’s already been a bad week for the Keystone XL pipeline, but the story continues to unfold: turns out the cozy relationship between the State Departm…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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How Many Slaves Work For You Every Day? Find Out With New Online Tool.

October 6, 2011

Images via screengrab

Um, so this is a kind of horrifying wake-up call. A website called Slavery Footprint will run a few questions by you to tell you just how many slaves around the world are at work providing you with the things you wear, the thing…

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Killer Whale Swims Up to Boat, Imitates Motor’s Sound

October 6, 2011

Images via YouTube Video

It’s technically not a good thing to anthropomorphize animals, but it’s really hard not to when you see this killer whale doing its darndest to sound like a boat’s motor. An orca whale approached a motor boat and precisely im…

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Environmental Groups Sue U.S. Government to Stop Keystone XL

October 5, 2011

Image: Ray Bodden via flickr

Despite the fact that the project has not been approved yet, and despite nearly universal opposition (with the exception of the State Department), work on the

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