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How Yoga Mats Made from Algae Could Help Save the Planet

How Yoga Mats Made from Algae Could Help Save the Planet

by guest blogger Gillian Francella, multimedia journalist and newly converted vegan/vegetarian It seems like a scenario that would play out on Spongebob Squarepants: Spongebob needs a pair of running shoes, so he goes to the store and grabs a new pair of algae kicks complete with green soles and the latest lightweight, no-tear technology. But […]

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5 Reasons We DON'T Need More Oil Pipelines

5 Reasons We DON’T Need More Oil Pipelines

by Emily Main. It’s a topic that’s nearly yawn-worthy, environmentalists spouting their rage at an oil company trying to build a pipeline. Big deal, right? We all want lower gas prices, and more oil means cheaper gas. Except that’s not the way the world works anymore, and there really is a
 serious threat to our food and water from a pipeline, the fate of which is
expected to be decided this summer.

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BP Oil Spill Denial: What Will It Take to Get Us to Change?

BP Oil Spill Denial: What Will It Take to Get Us to Change?

More than a month after BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the oil continues to flow from the Gulf of Mexico to pollute the shores of America’s once-beautiful coastlines. The other week I saw a report put out by the University of Adelaide Environmental Institute that ranked countries around the world by their environmental impact. They […]

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