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Georgia Wetlands On Tap

May 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Georgia Wetlands Offer Cure for Drought : NPR

Morning Edition, May 1, 2008 · For the last couple of years, the Southeastern U.S. has faced one of the most severe droughts on record.

But one community has not had to worry. Nearly two decades ago, Clayton County began building a unique water treatment system that […]

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Tags: Southeast · Environment · Sustainability

Beetles Love Weed: They Control Loosestrife for a Song

April 30th, 2008 · No Comments

National Invasive Species Information Center What’s New

Recent Weed Science Society of America Press Releases: Beetles Help Take a Bite out […]

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Tags: Private Gardens · Public Lands · Enlightening · Insects · Sustainability · Invasive Plants · US

Species Extinction: Planning To Eat It Might Save It

April 29th, 2008 · No Comments

To Save a Species from Extinction, Get People to Eat It - New York Times

Saving rare breeds and varieties saves cultural traditions, too. Among American plants and animals being catalogued are the moon and stars watermelon.

 
By KIM SEVERSON
Published: April 30, 2008

SOME people would just as soon ignore the culinary potential of the Carolina flying squirrel […]

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Tags: Sustainability · US · Plants · The New York Times

ANNE RAVER’S Intimate Buzz on Bees

April 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Singing the Praises of the Bumblebee - Gardening - Gardens - New York Times - Annotated

 
By ANNE RAVER
Published: April 24, 2008

The bumblebee and other native wild bees are all the more important in the garden now that the population of honeybees is in such decline — down to 2.4 million colonies last year from 5.5 […]

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Tags: Insects · Sustainability · US · The New York Times

The New York Times: The Green Issue

April 19th, 2008 · No Comments

The New York Times Magazine - Features - Columns - Style - The New York Times - Annotated

 

Some Bold Steps to Make Your Carbon Footprint Smaller

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Tags: Environment · Sustainability · US · The New York Times