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Ecotourism: Here’s the Story on Sustainable Travel

This is a guest post by Anne-Marie Pritchett, a freelance writer, storyteller and idea girl who has lived in six states and two countries. She has a great...

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Video: Summer Beaches and Turtle Treks to the Sea

With the official start of summer arriving in just a little over a week, our thoughts are naturally turning to the world’s beaches. We won’t be the only ones,...

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One Bear’s Bad, Last Human Encounter

Almost a year ago, in July 2014, Washington state experienced the worst string of wildfires ever in its history. The first fire began on July 8 near the...

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Video: BP’s Oil Spill—Lost Islands and Relocated Birds

The many news reports regarding the consequences of rapid climate change have made us all familiar with the fact that some islands may soon disappear due to...

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Five Years after Deepwater Horizon, Arctic Drilling Okayed

Just over five years ago, on the evening of April 20, 2010, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil platform exploded off the coast of Louisiana, rupturing the Macondo...

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Declining Wildebeests: Why Conserve Nonthreatened Species?

The classical elemental forces of nature are air, earth, fire and water. But there are other great environmental powers that have a beating heart, such as...

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Video: Water’s Staying Power

Water has been in the news this week: especially regarding how we’ll deal with insufficient quantities of it where we need it most—water is heavy and costly...

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Moving Water: Solution for Climate-Change-Caused Droughts?

It’s been raining for the better part of two weeks where I live in Wisconsin. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the grass so decked out in neon green. It’s a sharp...

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Community Based Tourism in Action at Napo Wildlife Center in the Amazon

This guest post is brought to us by Mandy Scott, Office Manager at Natural Habitat Adventures. Nat Hab’s Amazon Lodge extension is offered to our guests...

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Video: How Whales Help Sequester CO2

We know that the world’s forests—boreal, temperate and tropical—play a large role in sequestering carbon dioxide (CO2)—as long as drought, harvesting, insect...

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Linking Climate Change to Personal Health: Game Changer?

Suppose we meet for a cup of coffee, and in the course of our conversation, I tell you that 2014 was officially the hottest year on record. I mention that...

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Research Shows Plants Are Sentient. Will We Act Accordingly?

Animal advocates and wildlife enthusiasts like you and me are always excited when new research comes out demonstrating the intelligence of the “others” among...

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Video: The Importance of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Almost 10 years ago, in the summer of 2005, I attended an outdoor-writing conference that included a silent auction as part of its activities. I had never...

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Five Recent Gains for Endangered Wildlife Species

There has been a lot of good news for endangered and “missing” wildlife lately, which seems like a breath of fresh air amid all the dire headlines about rapid...

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Fearing Climate Change: the Fact and the Phrase

Words are my business; I’m intrigued by them and the power they have. As an environmental writer, I am particularly interested in the terms we have to...

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Travel Tale: Glacier National Park and the Promise of a Highway

Before I took my first trip to Glacier National Park, I had pretty high expectations for one of its most famous features, Going-to-the-Sun Road. I would think...

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Videos: Great Blue Heron Brawl

A great blue heron is one of my favorite birds to spot while canoeing in Wisconsin rivers. Largest of the North American herons, this bird has long, graceful...

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