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Wind Offers a Healthy Way to Generate Power | David Suzuki

Wind Offers a Healthy Way to Generate Power | David Suzuki. There’s no free ride when it comes to generating energy. Even the cleanest sources have environmental consequences. Materials for all power-generating facilities have to be obtained and transported, and infrastructure must be built, maintained and eventually decommissioned. Wind turbines take up space and can harm wildlife. Hydro […]

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Sustainability requires that we learn to embrace change, not fight it | Ensia

Sustainability requires that we learn to embrace change, not fight it | Ensia. December 3, 2014 — Limits to growth are a fundamental and widely accepted principle of sustainability. You might even call them the first law of sustainability. Nevertheless, as ecological economist Richard Norgaard first noted, limits make a terrible metaphor for sustainability. They don’t inspire […]

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A Conservationist Sees Signs of Hope for the World’s Rainforests by Rhett Butler: Yale Environment 360

A Conservationist Sees Signs of Hope for the World’s Rainforests by Rhett Butler: Yale Environment 360. After decades of sobering news, a prominent conservationist says he is finally finding reason to be optimistic about the future of tropical forests. Consumer pressure on international corporations and new monitoring technology, he says, are helping turn the tide […]

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Electric Power Rights of Way: A New Frontier for Conservation by Richard Conniff: Yale Environment 360

Electric Power Rights of Way: A New Frontier for Conservation by Richard Conniff: Yale Environment 360. Often mowed and doused with herbicides, power transmission lines have long been a bane for environmentalists. But that’s changing, as some utilities are starting to manage these areas as potentially valuable corridors for threatened wildlife. by richard conniff Nobody […]

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