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E - THE ENVIRONMENTAL MAGAZINE THIS WEEK
October 6, 2013
WHAT WE'RE FOLLOWING
Concern Grows Over Fracking Public Lands
wildlands

On May 16, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced new rules for fracking - or hydraulic fracturing – on public lands that environmental groups say do not go far enough to protect public health. There are more than 1 million fracked wells across the U.S.…

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The Forest Man of India
jadav payeng

In 1979, Jadav Payeng embarked on what would ultimately become a successful 30-year project to single-handedly plant a 1,360-acre forest. Payeng's tree-planting mission began at age 16, when flooding wiped away a large portion of forest along the Brahmaputra river sandbar…

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FEATURED BLOGS
Using Grocery Delivery Services May Cut CO2 Emissions

Engineers at the University of Washington have found that using a grocery delivery service can cut carbon dioxide emissions by at least half when compared with individual household trips to the store. According to their analysis, trucks filled to capacity that deliver to…

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A Greener Blue Lagoon

As the sea plane banks to the right and I look down through the open window, sunlight glints off one of the largest solar arrays I've ever seen, and the next thing I know we are splashing down in the turquoise waters of Fiji's fabled Blue Lagoon. The pilot cuts the…

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The Food Hub Solution
What Happens When Community-Based Farms, Markets and Eateries Work Together?
cornucopia place

When you hear about food deserts, the discussion usually concentrates on grocery stores—specifically, where they are located and what they are lacking.

It's almost always a simplistic conversation. Overcoming food inequality and the obesity crisis will require a great…

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Boot Camp for Farmers
Programs Cropping Up for Those Hoping to Farm
incubator farm

A back-to-the-land movement has seized Generation Y, as young Americans ditch cubicles for the earthier vocation of growing food. Not only did a recent documentary, "The Greenhorns,"(profile young poople who have taken farming as their occupation, it also counted them:…

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IN OUR CURRENT ISSUE
Free Range Fish
The Environmental Promise of Open Ocean Fish Farms

When Neil Sims was working as a marine biologist in the Cook Islands—an idyllic scattering of white sand and blue lagoon islands halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii—he couldn't help but notice something about the islanders' traditional fishing, in this case,…

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EARTHTALK Q&A
Preventing Beach Erosion

Dear EarthTalk: What are some steps we can all take to prevent beach erosion?

– Kyle Phillips, via e-mail

Beach erosion is a huge issue for coastal areas in the U.S. and elsewhere. According to the non-profit American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA), all…

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