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Ethanol’s rise can mean loss of hunting lands

Economic incentives cut into conservation

November 27, 2013

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European Union blacklists 3 nations over illegal fishing

And in a warning to a big fisheries nation, EU Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki on Tuesday told South Korea to…

November 27, 2013

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Unusual ice circle forms in North Dakota river

A large circle of ice spins in North Dakota’s Sheyenne River. Members of the National Weather Service said a combination…

November 27, 2013

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The Colorado State University Extension Office in La Plata County is accepting applications for the 2014 Colorado Master Gardener Program…

November 20, 2013

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2 businesses hit green milestone

Durango hotel, gift shop reach energy, wellness, sustainability goals

November 20, 2013

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Sun setting on wolf recovery?

I can’t help but identify with these lyrics. Cockburn writes of growing older, the expectations of others, to the feeling…

November 20, 2013

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Blame game heats up at climate talks

Developing nations want financial help building green economies

November 20, 2013

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October world’s 7th warmest

It also marked the 344th consecutive month (more than 28 years) that the Earth had an above-average global temperature. Most…

November 20, 2013

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Contest aims for a cleaner-burning wood stove

It is not rocket science, but the 12 teams that are competing to solve the problem are finding ways to…

November 20, 2013

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Scientists warn of hot, sour, breathless oceans

The world’s oceans are getting more acidic at an unprecedented rate, faster than at any time in the past 300…

November 13, 2013

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Corn crops rise, prairies vanish

In push for green energy, farming practices may worsen global warming

November 13, 2013

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Frackers take to recycling water

Popular recent change reduces use of freshwater, waste creation

November 13, 2013

$Book chronicles businessmen who led fracking boom$

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Book chronicles businessmen who led fracking boom

The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters, by Gregory Zuckerman, tells the story of those who…

November 13, 2013

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Earth Briefs

San Juan/Four Corners Native Plant Society will present “Forests, Fens and Medicinal Plants” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Lyceum…

November 13, 2013

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UN: Besides Haiyan, 2013 storm season near average

Apart from Typhoon Haiyan, which has devastated the Philippines, it’s been an average year for tropical cyclones, the U.N. weather…

November 13, 2013

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Economy makes $2B from wildlife refuges

A new report says visitors to federal wildlife refuges generate more than $2 billion a year in economic activity, helping…

November 6, 2013

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Nuclear power receives backing

Experts say wind, solar not enough to slow warming

November 6, 2013

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Environmental crime costs world billions

17,000 elephants killed illegally in Africa

November 6, 2013

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World carbon pollution hits record

Heat-trapping gas hits 393 parts per million

November 6, 2013

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Warming report sees dangerous future

In Australia and New Zealand, global warming is harming coral reef ecosystems.Queensland Tourism/Associated Press The Nobel Peace Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel…

November 6, 2013

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Polar bear researchers can use your pictures

Webcam photos will be collected to study effects of shrinking ice

November 6, 2013

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Pumpkin tests those who dare to guess weight

Graph courtesy of Root Routledge. Photo courtesy of Growing Partners of Southwest Colorado. How hard is it to guess the…

October 29, 2013

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Clues found to aid forecasting killer heat waves

Meteorologists say a specific pattern of high and low pressure spots across the globe may help them predict killer heat…

October 29, 2013

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Farm waste taints park

Ammonia to blame for Rocky Mountain National pollution

October 29, 2013