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Dressed as Bees Families Ask Home Depot to Love Bees
Thirty people braved the Minnesota cold to ask the local Home Depot Hardware store to “show bees some love” on Valentine’s Day. Babies in...
Kauai Passes Bill to Limit Pesticide Use and GMOs
The global agricultural companies that test their genetically modified crops on the Hawaiian island of Kauai will soon have to disclose the specifics of...
EPA Debuts Bee-Protective Pesticide Warning Labels
To protect bees and other pollinators, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed new pesticide labels that prohibit use of some neonicotinoid pesticide...
Bhutan to Become World’s First Wholly Organic Country with Pesticide Ban
Bhutan plans to become the first country in the world to turn its agriculture completely organic, banning the sales of pesticides and herbicides and...
Peregrine Falcons Return to London After Century of Decline
After decades of declining numbers, the world's fastest creature is populating Britain's cities once again.
The peregrine falcon, which can travel at speeds of 200mph,...
Why There’s Never Been a Better Time to be Alive: The Rational Optimist
A British scientist and author of the book, The Rational Optimist, makes the case that mankind's progress has been vigorous, widely spread, and not...
Missouri Pork Processor Will Reuse All its Waste to Power the Plant
Meat eaters should search out Heritage Acres' all-natural pork products. Not only are their pasture-raised hogs hormone-free and fed only soy, corn and oats...
Government Extends Growing Season for Thousands of Organic Farmers, Providing Local Food Throughout Winter
Farmers, like Earl and Clarisse Snell of Alabama, can still grow summer squash and tomatoes as if it were summer, thanks to their new...
Otters Back from the Brink of Extinction in England
Otters almost disappeared from England in the 1970s after the prevalence of pesticides in their environment brought their numbers to near extinction levels. Now,...
Can Cities Save Our Bees?
Surprisingly, beekeepers have discovered that bees kept in urban areas are healthier and produce better honey. Fewer pesticides and a greater biodiversity help bee...
New Game Show in India to Reward ‘Green’ Projects
A new game show in India will award prizes to villages that are going green. India's state-owned Doordarshan television network will air the...
Benin Cotton Farmers Embrace the Organic Revolution
Benin's cotton farmers are embracing the benfits of organic farming. By ditching pesticides and only using natural fertilizers, not only is their health...
Peregrine Falcon Returns From Brink of Extinction in Canada
The widespread use of pesticides had virtually wiped out the peregrine falcon population in North America by 1970, with only one nesting pair found...
Global Organic Cotton Sales up 63 Percent in 2008
Global retail sales of organic cotton apparel and home textile products reached a record $3.2 billion in 2008, representing a 63 percent increase from...
Ten New Amphibian Species Discovered in Colombia
Ten new species of amphibians -- including three kinds of poison dart frogs and three transparent-skinned glass frogs -- have been discovered in the...
With Bees Dying by the Billions, Teens Protect Pollinators
Millions of Monarchs will begin arriving in Mexico this week in an annual migration that includes thousands traveling through Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and some...
Organic Clothes Not Just for Hippies Now
Buying organic is becoming a global phenomenon and because "it takes a third of a pound of pesticides to produce one cotton T-shirt," organic...
Organic Towels, Sheets Made from Bamboo
"Bamboo is the hottest new ingredient in everything from flooring to furniture and dishware." Even fashion! ... Designers are now using the quick-growing...
Judge Rules Bush’s Lax Pesticide Law Illegal
A federal judge in Seattle yesterday overturned new Bush administration rules that weaken the governing of pesticide use and their effect on endangered plants...
Wal-Mart Boosts Organic Cotton
Though wearing cotton seems like a natural way to live, the growing of cotton is an environmentally destructive industry using more pesticides and fertilizers...