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A recent survey that evaluates our progress on the sustainable development goals gives us both good and bad news. While most experts feel that our progress has been poor, they have become less critical since 2005. The
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On May 20th, which is World Bee Day, it’s even more important than any other day to recognize these very industrious, intelligent, efficient little insects. They are singularly the most important pollinator on Earth. Along with the
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On Monday, a summary of the report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES, an intergovernmental body which assesses the state of biodiversity and of the ecosystem services it provides to society, in
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With the rise of the Internet, information is now at the tip of our fingers. Gone are the days of frustratingly wondering about sport statistics, country populations or celebrity gossip. But this has also given rise to
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On December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Wilbur and Orville Wright made four brief flights in the simply named “Flyer”. Their invention was the birth of airplane and dawn of expansive travel. Today, due to
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We’ve chatted about how to be sustainable when you’re traveling within the borders of the U.S. But for some of you, that won’t completely scratch the itch. The good news is that there are sustainable ways to
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Every year 300 million tons of plastic is produced and only 9% of that actually gets recycled. The rest ends up in landfills or as pollution. One study found that 270,000 tons of plastic pollutes oceans worldwide
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We all work long hours. So when an opportunity for a sneaky weekend away crops up, who doesn’t want to take it? But can we travel sustainably? YES! Because here in the U.S. domestic travel can offer
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As the climate changes many major cities will face water shortages. Rising temperatures evaporate water from lakes and streams and shifting weather patterns reduce snow and rainfall leaving less fresh water for human use. Coupled with a rise in global population, demand for fresh water could outpace supply by 2030, according to a UN report.
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Between 1933 and 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted the New Deal, a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations. The program focused on relief for the poor and unemployed, recovery of the economy
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