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Japanese Whalers Making Big Money on Illegal Whale Meat

Zachary Shahan — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:26:22 +0000

The BP oil spill may have killed a baby whale, but there are much bigger problems for endangered whales around the world. Japanese, Norwegian and Icelandic whalers have been whaling unsustainably and illegally for years despite an international moratorium on whaling. Rather than address this problem with stronger laws and enforcement, the International Whaling Commission [...]

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Man Swims Across Everest Lake (1Km) for Climate Change Action

Zachary Shahan — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:48:22 +0000

There are a lot of ways to try to increase awareness of climate change and action to stop it, but I imagine not many are as noteworthy as this one. A man given the title “human polar bear” recently swam one kilometer across a lake on Mount Everest for this purpose. The man, Lewis Gordon Pugh, “has [...]

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Endangered Whale Massacre on the Horizon?

Zachary Shahan — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:45:30 +0000

Here is some very surprising and disappointing news. The Chair of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) announced a proposal this week that would endorse the killing of whales, including some endangered species. The proposal would also allow the killing of whales in their number one feeding ground — the Southern Ocean. This would reverse a [...]

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Mission Accomplished: Katie Spotz is Youngest Woman Ever to Row Solo across the Atlantic Ocean

Zachary Shahan — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:48:57 +0000

In an effort, initally, to raise $30,000 for Blue Planet Run, a charity dedicated to providing clean water to those without it, 22 year old Katie Spotz just rowed solo across the Atlantic Ocean. It took her 70 days, 5 hours and 22 minutes. Katie is no stranger to endurance challenges like this. She was the [...]

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Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for Clean Water: Summit on the Summit

Derek Markham — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:05:39 +0000

Every day, 4,000 children in developing countries die from illness and disease related to unsafe drinking water. Clean water for all is an extremely important mission in our world, and a variety of organizations are actively working toward that goal. One event that may help to grab the attention of people in developed countries is Summit [...]

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Bottled Water Giant Nestle Wins Approval for Colorado Spring

Jennifer Lance — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:45:46 +0000

In recent years, Nestle has been hard fought by communities across the country over bottled water plants, as citizens are concerned that local aquifers will be depleted.Â From Washington to California, towns have been divided and long battles fought as the maker of Perrier, Poland Spring, S. Pellegrino, and Arrowhead bottled waters plans to expand.Â [...]

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Annoying Sharks Used to Make Biodiesel in Greenland

Jennifer Lance — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:30:21 +0000

Parts of Greenland have a shark problem. When I think of sharks, I inevitably jump to images of Jaws, but the trouble with the Greenland shark is not the makings of Hollywood. Slim Allagui writes from Sisimuit, Greenland: The Greenland shark, one of the largest species of sharks, is a nuisance to fishermen and its meat [...]

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Everyoneâ€™s Downstream From This: Maria Gunnoeâ€™s Appalachia

Scott James — Sun, 17 May 2009 12:00:22 +0000

Imagine if someone came into your neighborhood, blew up a few buildings, took what they wanted and dumped the toxic debris into your drinking water. What would you do? Maria Gunnoe and many of the communities in Appalachian West Virginia are dealing with exactly that question. While coal mining has long been important to the [...]

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