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    Tag Archives: wildlife
    • How Amazon forest loss may affect water — and climate — far away

      Posted by Erik Nelson on November 24, 2018

      How Amazon forest loss may affect water — and climate — far away A surge in deforestation under Brazil’s new president could ‘tip’ the Amazon, affecting…


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    • Animal-feed crops for US meat habits are destroying planet

      Posted by Shannon Cuthbert on December 8, 2017

      Intensive and industrial animal farming also results in less nutritious food, it reveals, highlighting that six intensively reared chickens today have the same amount of omega-3 as found in…


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    • Short Film: The Albatrosses of Midway

      Posted by Shannon Cuthbert on December 6, 2017

      On Midway, one of the remotest islands on Earth, tens of thousands of albatross chicks lie dead on the ground, their bodies filled with plastic. Returning to the island…


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    • Hudson River Estuary Committee: Volunteer Opportunities Available

      Posted by Shannon Cuthbert on December 4, 2017

      Did you know? -100s of types of fish, birds, and plants depend on habitats in the waters of the lower Hudson River Estuary? -As we speak, billionaire developers are urging public…


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    • Insectageddon: Mass Insect Extinction

      Posted by Shannon Cuthbert on December 1, 2017

      Which of these would you name as the world’s most pressing environmental issue? Climate breakdown, air pollution, water loss, plastic waste or urban expansion? My answer is none of…


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    • Just Two Penguin Chicks Survive Devastating Antarctic Breeding Season

      Posted by Shannon Cuthbert on November 25, 2017

      Thousands of Adélie penguin chicks in Terre Adélie, Antarctica died of starvation at the start of 2017 due to unusually thick sea ice that forced their parents to travel…


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    • Photo Gallery: Gateway National Recreation Area in Queens

      Posted by Shannon Cuthbert on September 18, 2017

      Check out these lovely photos of Gateway National Recreation Area in Queens taken by Don Riepe, an active Sierra Club member and a leader in the Littoral Society. Check…


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