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Microbe managing the gulf spill
A host of tiny microbe managers have taken up the cleanup effort in the Gulf of Mexico. According to an Article in The New York Times, hoards of heroic hydrocarbon-chewing… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (28 days ago) 6 comments- Companies
- BP
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- Down
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From Urban Decay to Farming Heyday
On the fringes of what was once touted as the "Paris of the West," "Motor City" and "Motown," Detroit's outlying areas have long suffered from profound vacancy issues. … | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (30 days ago) 6 comments- Definitions
- Victory Garden, Conservation, Biodiversity, Organic
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Bat populations in the U.S. plummet
My neighbor's barn loft was once host to more than 3,000 bats. At dusk they would swarm out in a great river, riding low over the fields to feed, then disperse upward to capture… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (39 days ago) 6 comments- Definitions
- Conservation
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A National Ocean Policy, good news for beleaguered seas
If there was ever an element that needed defending, it is the element of water. These days, our oceans are particularly at risk. For too long we have functioned under the "out of… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (42 days ago) 6 comments -
Joining hands in peaceful protest
People all across the country will be joining Hands Across The Sand tomorrow. Hands Across The Sand is a movement that inspires people everywhere, to transcend their social borders… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (70 days ago) 13 comments- Definitions
- Conservation, Marine conservation
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Feature How to help heal the Gulf
The devastating explosion on April 20th, of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, is undoubtedly an environmental disaster of epic proportions. The specter of… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (92 days ago) 10 comments- Definitions
- Marine conservation, Conservation, Toxicity, Carbon footprint, Sustainable
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Besieged Monarch Butterflies need our help
Like a whisper, the little Monarch butterfly weighs in at .026 oz. The Monarch is small but mighty. The miraculous thing about this butterfly, is that it will travel approximately… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (150 days ago) 1 comment- People
- Sting
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- Land, Public
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Super Eco flicker group contest "Green Run Amok"
"Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still" Dorothea Lange "Photography is a small voice at best but sometimes one photograph, or a group of them,… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (154 days ago) 1 comment- Definitions
- Green Hour, Biodiversity
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Guerrilla gardeners, liberating neglected margins
The term "Guerrilla gardening" has its roots in the neglected margins of Manhattan. In 1973, Liz Christy and her Guerrilla gardeners founded New York City's first community garden… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (163 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Victory Garden, Vermiculture, Sustainable, Soil erosion
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EPA trepidatious over flea and tick topicals
Fleas and ticks are constant sources of consternation. Pet owners, in an effort to protect their animals and family from fleas and serious tick borne illnesses, often turn to… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (168 days ago) 27 comments- Companies
- Environmental Protection Agency
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- Food, Organic, Warnings, Pesticides, EPA, testing, Exposure
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