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A recent poll shows Americans are saving energy but they are not doing all they can. Here is what they are doing: 1. Turning off lights when not needed-Yeah 90% do this! 2. Lower thermostat a few degrees in winter and leave it a few degrees higher in summer , well maybe so only a small capital yea...
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Posted by on in Wildlife Conservation
Rollbacks to the Endangered Species Act go into effect today. Can you take a moment to make a call? When you call, you don't need to say a lot. Again, the number is 202-456-1111. Here is a sample script: I am calling from NAME YOUR STATE HERE and I want President Trump to know that I do not suppor...
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Posted by on in Climate Change
By Seth Borenstein, shared from The Denver Post  
The Associated Press Sea levels are rising at an ever-faster rate as ice and snow shrink, and oceans are getting more acidic and losing oxygen, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said in a report issued as world leaders met at the U...
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Matthew Green UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Banks with more than $47 trillion in assets, or a third of the global industry, adopted new U.N.-backed “responsible banking” principles to fight climate change on Sunday that would shift their loan books away from fossil fuels. Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE), Ci...
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Posted by on in Environmental Heroes
Albert Einstein, (1870-1955) undoubtedly one of our world's most impactful geniuses said,  "Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty." 
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Posted by on in Climate Change
Shared from the 9/21/2019 The Denver Post eEdition GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE By Elizabeth Hernandez and James Burky
The Denver Post Protest chants boomed through downtown Denver on Friday, echoing between high-rises and intertwining with the wafting scents of sage and patchouli. The thousands of...
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Posted by on in Animals
Shared from the 9/21/2019 The Denver Post eEdition WILD BIRDS By Seth Borenstein and Christina Larson
The Associated Press WASHINGTON» North America’s skies are lonelier and quieter as nearly 3 billion fewer wild birds soar in the air than in 1970, a comprehensive study shows. The new study ...
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Posted by on in Earth Violators
Shared from the 9/18/2019 The Denver Post eEdition  By Juliet Eilperin and Nick Miroff
 The Washington Post Bulldozers and excavators rushing to install President Donald Trump’s border barrier could damage or destroy up to 22 archaeological sites within Arizona’s Organ Pipe Cactus National Mo...
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Posted by on in Air Quality
Shared from the 9/18/2019 The Denver Post eEdition By Lauran Neergaard
The Associated Press WASHINGTON» A new study suggests when a pregnant woman breathes in air pollution, it can travel beyond her lungs to the placenta that guards her fetus. Pollution composed of tiny particles from car exh...
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Posted by on in Ocean/Seas/Coastlines
By Christina Larson The Associated Press, shared from The Denver Post  OCHO RIOS, JAMAICA»Everton Simpson squints at the Caribbean from his motorboat, scanning the dazzling bands of color for hints of what lies beneath. Emerald green indicates sandy bottoms. Sapphire blue lies above seagrass ...
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Posted by on in Climate Change
Countless young people around the world have walked out of their classes over the past year to demand real climate action from politicians. On Sept 20-27, I’m joining them in the streets as part of a global #ClimateStrike to demand solutions to the climate crisis.   Will you join us? strikewi...
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Posted by on in Water Conservation
Shared from the 9/13/2019 The Denver Post eEdition TRUMP ADMINISTRATI   By John Flesher 
The Associated Press, Shared from The Denver Post  TRAVERSE CITY, MICH.» The Trump administration on Thursday revoked an Obama-era regulation that shielded many U.S. wetlands and streams from poll...
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Posted by on in Wildlife Conservation
CREMONA, ITALY » Scientists announced Wednesday they have succeeded in creating two embryos of the nearly extinct northern white rhino as part of an international effort to save the species, which is down to just two animals worldwide, both of them female. The embryos, created in the lab with eggs ...
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Posted by on in Water Conservation
UPDATED ON: SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 / 11:48 AM / CBS NEWS The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to announce Thursday that it has finalized a repeal of the Obama-era clean water rule that spells out protections for large and small bodies of water, according to two congressional aides familiar w...
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Posted by on in Environmental Heroes
With generous support from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Youth Service America will award Afterschool Grants of up to $500 each to support youth-led service or service-learning activities in afterschool programs between November 2019 – May 2020. Any afterschool program in the U...
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Posted by on in Earth Violators
Shared from the 9/5/2019 The Denver Post eEdition WASHINGTON » The Trump administration turned its deregulatory focus Wednesday to light bulbs, scrapping a rule that would have phased out less-energy-efficient incandescent bulbs. The move slows a years-long push by Congress and past administration...
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Posted by on in Sustainable Development
Shared from the 9/6/2019 The Denver Post eEdition By William Mathis Bloomberg News   The global energy supply is turning greener. Investment in new renewable energy is on course to total $2.6 trillion in the years from 2010 through the end of 2019, according to a study by BloombergNEF ...
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  By BRUCE FINLEY | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | The Denver Post PUBLISHED: September 10, 2019 at 6:00 am | UPDATED: September 10, 2019 at 9:16 am Groundwater tests over the past year have detected high levels of toxic “forever chemicals” across the Denver metro area, contamination that’s both w...
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Shared from the 9/5/2019 The Denver Post eEdition ALASKA By Juliet Eilperin and Steven Mufson 
The Washington Post A former Oklahoma attorney general who filed more than a dozen lawsuits challenging the EPA’s authority, former Administrator Scott Pruitt wound up working for a coal magnate af...
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.9- 5, 2019, 11:21 AM MDThttps://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/cnn-s-climate-change-town-hall-was-what-politics-2020-ncna1049956   By Jamison Foser, political consultant and writer The seven hours of thoughtful conversation between voters and 10 of the Democratic presidential candi...
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