Tag: nature
group name: sustainability
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January 30, 2008 06:51 PM EST --
I think it will vary from area to area, in order to capture the most abundant resources. In Florida, I think we should strive towards using solar power. In other areas wind power might be . . .
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May 17, 2006 03:22 PM EDT --
By Jill Davis
Photography By Martin Hughes
How big is your footprint? That's to say, how big of an impact does your lifestyle and resource consumption have on our planet? Are you trampling Mother . . .
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January 17, 2007 04:23 PM EST --
By Tom Christopher, Contributing Garden Editor---
I used to threaten my son when he was little with promises of squid for dinner. He's tough; he never responded with more than a groan . . .
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April 09, 2007 11:03 AM EDT --
The recent acceptance in mainstream politics of the threats created by global warming has complicated the already complex issues which Bill Bradley discusses in his chapter on "Oil and the Environment." . . .
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April 30, 2006 12:54 PM EDT --
Tropical and temperate rainforests are among the most important and yet threatened ecosystems on the planet.
Today, more than half of Earth's original rainforests have all been destroyed, victims . . .
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April 06, 2007 01:28 PM EDT --
I read an interesting debate this morning between Rick Warren, pastor, and Sam Harris, atheist. The author of The purpose driven life and the author of Letter to a Christian Nation recently met to . . .
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April 19, 2006 05:01 PM EDT --
Since the first Earth Day in 1970 people around the world have sought to celebrate the planet through a variety of individual and community activities. But Earth Day is about more than observing the beauty . . .
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April 17, 2006 03:04 PM EDT --
President and CEO of The Nature Conservancy, Steve McCormick heads the world's largest conservation organization, which has more than 50 years experience in preserving the Earth's lands and waters . . .
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September 22, 2006 04:46 PM EDT --
My wake-up call came a couple of years ago, while working in Santa Monica, in the entertainment industry. I was in a room with the director, the record label executive, various computer artists, . . .
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February 15, 2009 06:28 AM EST --
As the daylight hours grow longer here in the cold North, I've begun thinking about my garden and all of the plans that I have for it this 2009. The only problem is that gardening can be an expensive . . .
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August 19, 2006 09:39 PM EDT --
Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum)
A prairie plant that likes wet areas, the stems of Cup Plant (Silphium perfoliatum) grow 3-8 feet. Note the top two leaves enclose the stem to form a cup that . . .
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December 19, 2006 02:31 PM EST --
Living on the edge, which often means engaging in activities that may injure or kill you, is increasingly popular in our society. Currently two climbers are still missing on Mount Hood in Oregon . . .
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June 02, 2009 02:54 PM EDT --
Hi Gather Friends,
So often humans are portrayed as being in conflict with nature. What we forget is that we are a part of it and that simple shift in perception could well go a long way to solving . . .
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April 17, 2006 02:15 PM EDT --
From the pages of Nature Conservancy magazine, a unique national preserve protects a piece of our vanishing prairie heritage.
For beautiful nature photos, see our digital photo essay featuring the Tallgrass . . .
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June 01, 2006 01:50 PM EDT --
Along scenic Highway One approximately 150 miles south of San Francisco lies a 90-mile stretch of awesome beautiful coastline – Big Sur. Its dramatic meetings of rugged cliffs and raving waves of . . .
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May 17, 2006 10:29 AM EDT --
Life has come full circle for America's symbol of freedom in the northern Channel Islands off the coast of southern California. On April 12, the first bald eagle chick born on the islands in more than . . .
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April 22, 2006 12:52 PM EDT --
Former United States President and supporter of The Nature Conservancy's Georgia program, Jimmy Carter is the founder of The Carter Center committed to bettering the human quality of life throughout . . .
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December 17, 2007 05:46 PM EST --
Whether you climb them or hug them, trees are awesome for a lot of reasons. But did you know how many ways they help the environment, too? Those green giants definitely have their ways to keep our . . .
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March 29, 2009 05:44 PM EDT --
How to survive the coming century
If the planet warms by 4 °C , it will change beyond all recognition. A radical new world order may be our only hope, says Gaia Vince in a review of different . . .
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November 15, 2006 10:59 PM EST --
It's a beautiful winter day at and you're cutting fresh tracks at your favorite ski resort. The sun is shining; the powder is fresh and deep. Absolutely perfect, except for the little nagging thought . . .
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