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For Cod and Country
In 1638, it was clear to the people of Plymouth, Massachusetts, that there were fewer cod and striped bass in their coastal waters. They knew what we…
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Kids these days
Kids these days. I had the good fortune to sail on the Bark Europa into Louisbourg Harbor, Nova Scotia. The crew, bringing the ship into harbor, despite…
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Earth Savvy?
We have the opportunity to brighten our future with more vegetation, restoring moist air and promoting cumulus cloud formation while experiencing less…
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Right Whales, Curlew and Koala, are in the ocean waters north of Prince Edward Island, Canada!
The itinerant couple of female right whales, Curlew and Koala, are serenely grazing on zooplankton in the ocean waters north of Prince Edward Island…
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Insights from the fall of Rome inform the environmental justice fight for a cooler climate and healthier ecosystems
Pelagius was a Celtic Christian from Wales who debated with St. Augustine about the separation of people from nature and the consolidation of Caesar’s…
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Letters from an American
Heather Cox Richardson
Biotic Regulation and Biotic Pump
Biotic Regulation and Biotic Pump
Anastassia Makarieva
Our Trees
Our Trees
Tom Kimmerer, PhD
Rock & Hawk
Rock & Hawk
James Freitas
The Climate According to Life
The Climate According to Life
Rob Lewis
Videos
Rob Moir Fights for the Environment through Ocean Rivers Institute
Featured professional by Marquis Who's Who
Save the Grapes The Wine Industry’s Battle with Climate Change
The Ugly Truth: Food Waste in America
Preserving America’s Natural Splendor
Oskar's Quest
Medellíns Green Revolution: A Breath of Fresh Air
Unraveling the Mystery_ Warmer Sea, Cool Land
The importance of hoofed animals like springbok for grasslands and soils.
Bad for us, bad for animals, bad for the planet
The Thirsty West: Climate Change and the Colorado River
Why the Gulf of Maine Surface Ocean Waters are Warming Faster than Elsewhere
by Lindsey Parziale
Watch Out for Water!
by Meriam Alessandroni
The Dawn of Renewable Energy – New England’s Transition
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We have upset nature's balance and disrupted natural water, carbon, and nutrient cycles, changing the climate. These are tales of restoring nature by looking closely, talking with people, and drawing on local knowledge and science.
Fish or cut NOAA, Americans say the choice is obvious!
Americans nationwide are upset with Congress's call to gut NOAA and fillet marine education programs.
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Breathe. Wheel. Flukes Up. Dive. Swim On, Whales!
Returning past Race Point, a right whale raised its head high out of the water. Gray baleen plates hung beneath a white, encrusted black upper lip. In…
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Taking the road less traveled by
“I look forward to a great future for America, a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with…
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Let the ground keep the rainwater that falls on it
A recent scientific article estimates that the world’s soil moisture loss due to water is 3,941 cubic kilometers from 1979 to 2016. This is an enormous…
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A functionally extinct bird is making a remarkable return to the wild!
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Return of the Kingfisher
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Three Scientists Walked Into the Arctic
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Smile of the Sumatran Tiger
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Down by the Banks of the Alewife where the Climate Change Waters Flood
“The path was covered with black water; we had to walk through it and push the stroller along.
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Happy Earth Day
We've got a big to-do list:
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Return of the Kingfisher
Another victory is unfolding in the saga to save animals from the brink of extinction! This time, it’s the Guam kingfisher – a Pacific island bird…
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A functionally extinct bird is making a remarkable return to the wild!
The Hawaiian crow or ʻalalā might make a comeback to the wild. The crows were brought up to learn must-have skills in an anti-predator boot camp…
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ICYMI: Hands Off Rally on April 5th + Support Rumeysa Ozturk
In case you missed the news, last week, Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts graduate student, was detained on the streets of Somerville by agents wearing black…
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Methane-Eating Bacteria and Archaea Saving Earth from the Ravages of Climate Change (and cattle burps)
The tale of three species of bacteria and a class of archaea that gain energy from methane to metabolize carbohydrates.
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Roll on Sisyphus, and We’ll All Roll On Behind
Life is going against the winds of entropy; it's about organizing and gaining ground against the second law of thermodynamics. Like Sisyphus and his…
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Reviving a centuries-old practice to combat climate change on the prairie
Now is a great time to take part in the revival of an old practice that's gaining new momentum: planting trees for shelterbelts, windbreaks, or even…
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