Extinct Crane Returning to Region of England

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A collaboration between several conservation organizations has yielded a very promising prospect for England.

Java City’s Joe-to-Grow Program

Espresso. Creative Commons photo by Flickr user deapeajay

We’ve written here before about how to get composting and about how organic matter in landfills produces methane, a greenhouse gas that’s stronger than CO2. The average person in the U.S. drinks around 3 cups of coffee per day. Americans consume over 2.4 billion pounds of coffee per year. That leaves a lot of spent [...]

Los Angeles Residents March Against Water Privatization

Water Bottles.  Creative Commons photo by Flickr user quinnanya

L.A. residents are speaking out for sustainable water management at the March for Water on March 22nd. Events kick off at 9am at the Los Angeles State Historic Park, and the march is at 10. The event is bottled-water free, so participants should bring their own reusable containers. There will be water to refill your [...]

Hamster Prefers Organic Food

Hammy the hamster repeatedly demonstrates her preference for organic fruits and vegetables. For five out of the six food types, Hammy preferred organic; she did, however, seem to have a preference for conventional walnuts over organic. Please visit http://www.cooksden.com/hamster/ for more information.

NASA and Cisco Collaborating on Climate Change Platform

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NASA and Cisco, Inc. have joined together to implement and manage an online global environmental monitoring platform, which is named Planetary Skin. The platform will be used for data collection and analysis utilizing sensors in space, the air, the oceans, and on land.