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USING CAPTIVE BREEDING TO ENSURE FAMOUS DARWIN FINCH DOESN’T GO EXTINCT...

Head in the cloud

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In April, Greenpeace released a report showing that the United States led the world in electricity consumption in 2007, with 3,923 billion kilowatt hours (kwH). Following the U.S. are other industrialized countries; China is second, followed by Russia and Japan. The ...

Changes to the Endangered Species List; Spread of Ebola, other diseases...

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Changes to the Endangered Species List In early January, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) replied to many petitions regarding the Endangered Species List,...

Taking a monkey wrench to climate change

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While the grizzlies near his Montana home hibernate, Doug Peacock retreats to southern Arizona to a town near the Mexican border where he can wander 100 miles before hitting another town. The self-described desert rat honed his wilderness affinities under legendary ...

Amalgam-nation

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In a video called “Smoking Teeth” on the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology’s website, a man takes an extracted tooth and rubs its 25-year-old amalgam filling with a pencil eraser. A phosphorescent screen in the background illuminates mercury ...

In conversation with PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk

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Animals are intelligent, aware and empathetic — far more than we as humans understand. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) founder and...

Despite approval, the conversation about Eldora Mountain Resort’s expansion isn’t over

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While Eldora Mountain Resort received a green light to expand within its permanent boundaries in October — after years of controversy — discussions between...

‘Everything is connected to everything’

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The work of the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at CU Boulder is as varied and interconnected as the earth systems they...

Shifting poles; Lasting effects of Deep Horizon

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Climate change shifts Earth’s geographic pole Scientists have known for decades the impacts of global warming — from changes in weather patterns to drastic sea...

Eco-briefs | New University of Colorado study shows biodiversity protects against...

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Biodiversity has become an increasingly important topic among scientists studying infectious disease, but can be tricky to test because of the complexity of ecosystems...

Driven to drive less

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Are you looking for a car, maybe even a second ride, but also hoping to reduce emissions and expenses...

Eco-briefs | Road-tripping to raise awareness for wild lands

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ROAD-TRIPPING TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR WILD LANDS...