Fresh the Movie is Giving 1% to a Sustainable Food Organization

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The folks at Fresh the Movie are committing one percent of 2010′s total revenue earned from the film to one lucky non-profit organization. Out of 43 applicants, they have winnowed it down to ten.

5 Cities Chosen for Greening America’s Capitals Program

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5 U.S. capitals are going to get a green makeover with the help of the EPA this year. These five lucky cities have just been announced by the EPA. A new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program, Greening America’s Capitals, launched earlier this year. And now, the EPA has chosen the first five capitals that [...]

“When I say Chevron, you say, ‘Clean up!’, When I say BP, you say, ‘Pay up!’”–Mobilizing for Climate Justice and Clean Energy

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Mobilizations for clean energy and climate justice are proliferating. August 30 marked the largest non-violent direct action since BP oil disaster in the Gulf.

Wild Cougars in the Upper Great Lakes

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Photo of cougar taken by Jim Deutsch on property of Larry Lippert in western Alcona County, Michigan, in August 1997. Photo courtesy Michigan Wildlife Conservancy. The confirmed roaming of a cougar — of the non-human kind — across Minnesota and Wisconsin and occasional sightings this summer in Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin and Northern Michigan are evoking [...]

Sanctuary City: Organic Architecture

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His love of architecture had once again caused him physical pain. As Klaus was swiftly floating down the Chehalis River, en route to reunite with Haskal, he noticed an especially lovely wasp nest hanging from a young tree. Although he was already late, he scurried up the river bank to get a closer look. It was clearly the work of the Baldfaced Hornet, Dolichovespula maculata, and quite beautifully executed.