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Sir David Attenborough issues emotive plea for world to 'stop waste and cherish our planet'

Sir David Attenborough warned humans had a "last chance" to change their behaviour and save the planet as he urged people to "stop waste of any kind".




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Earth Day: Meet the original eco warriors protecting the planet

How the ancient techniques of the world's indigenous people could help to combat climate change.





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Nasa finds previously hidden 'Earth-like' planet that could be home to life

'Intriguing' world found in data from retired Kepler space telescope




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'Planet' disappears from sight prompting surprise and suspicions that it never actually existed

What was thought to be a planet beyond our solar system appears to have disappeared, astronomers say.




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If Planet Nine Is a Tiny Black Hole, This Is How to Find It

Our best bet could be to send a swarm of nanospacecraft — propelled from Earth by a powerful laser — to take a look.




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Jeopardy! contestant confuses Janet Jackson with Ariana Grande

The blunder was worth $800




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Can Mushrooms Actually Help Save the Planet?

Many people think mushrooms have the potential to be environmental game-changers by replacing some plastics, meats and even eating through landfill waste. Could these fungi really help save the planet?




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Uranus: The Planet on a Very Tilted Axis

Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun and sits on an axial plane tilted at a jaw-dropping 97.7-degree angle. And yes, Uranus does actually stink.





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I took a risk for my dream job — and now I'm grounded on the other side of the planet

The decision to give up a well-paid job to learn how to fly planes already seemed risky. But then the coronavirus hit, and my dreams came crashing back to the tarmac, writes Victoria Bryan.




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Strictly's Janette Manrara reveals exciting baby plans with Aljaz Skorjanec

It seems Janette Marara has baby fever, and it's all thanks to Gorka Marquez and Gemma...




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Colorado-based Spectranetics Corporation to Pay $5 Million to Resolve Allegations Relating to Its Medical Devices

“The Department of Justice will be vigilant in pursuing cases against medical device companies that break the law and defraud taxpayers,” said Tony West, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Civil Division.



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Readout of Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary Janet Napolitano’s Trip to Ottawa, Canada

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today visited Ottawa, Canada to participate in the Cross-Border Crime Forum with Canadian Minister of Justice and Attorney General Rob Nicholson, and Canadian Minister of Public Safety Vic Toews. Secretary Napolitano, Attorney General Holder and Minister Toews also signed a memorandum of understanding to better prevent and combat human smuggling and trafficking.



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Planetary thinking

The Swedish climate truthsayer Greta Thunberg has set sail for the United States in a zero-emissions racing yacht to generate waves in a different part of the world—including at next month’s United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York. She will arrive in America at a time of growing transatlantic awareness of the threat posed by climate change.…

       




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Planet Green's Ultimate Green Wedding Guide

Whether you're the romantic, three-tiered cake type—or the "let's hitched at a civil court and call it a day" sort of guy or gal there's something for everyone in Planet Green's fresh off-the-blog Ultimate Green




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New guide offers good advice on how to "make homes healthier for people and planet"

The World Green Building Council has some tips about ventilation, insulation and lighting.




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Reflecting Sunlight Away From Earth to Cool the Planet Could Help Some Places, Really Hurt Others

Among the more high risk methods of geoengineering, methods that reflect sunlight away from the Earth to counteract temperature rise are right up there in terms of potential unintended consequences. Well, a new piece of




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20 happiest countries on the planet 2016

Who wins this year's crown of contentment? The results are in for the UN's World Happiness Report 2016.




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Alas, planting a trillion trees won't save the planet from climate change on its own

We still have to reduce our carbon emissions.




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Planet Green This Weekend: Greensburg

We're hoping that you've been following the newly launched Planet Green, the first ever 24-7 TV channel dedicated to green living. With more than 200 hours of original green lifestyle programming, Planet Green is a fresh conversation about what it




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How Yoga Can Harmonize the Body & Planet

While the NYT article offers an exaggerated cautionary tale, its alarm-ism can lead many to throw the beautiful practice of yoga asanas (postures) out with the bathwater.




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Notre Dame is a metaphor for the planet

Everyone says we should do something, but nobody ever wants to pay the price.




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Why this newly discovered pink dwarf planet is so exciting

Nicknamed 'Farout' by the team that discovered it, the celestial object is some 11,160,000,000 miles away.




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Why This Planet Needs a Woman's Touch

When you're trying to protect an entire planet, it seems pretty silly to leave half of its human




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The 20 happiest countries on the planet

The numbers are in for the World Happiness Report 2017; who wins this year's crown of contentment? Think of it as a love letter to Scandinavia.




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BBC Launches Facebook App "Meet Your Planet"

A new app from BBC allows you to explore content from their great nature documentaries.




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Full Planet, Empty Plates: Chapter 4. Food or Fuel?

The massive diversion of grain to fuel cars has helped drive up food prices, leaving low-income consumers everywhere to suffer some of the most severe food price inflation in history.




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Why going to the library is one of the best things I do for my kids and the planet

It's so much more than books.




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What does '12 years to save the planet' really mean?

It's a number that's been thrown around a lot recently. There's a danger it will be misunderstood.




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Organic Food: Healthier for You and the Planet

Though known colloquially as food that is grown to be more healthy (and is more expensive), in order for organic food to be certified as such, it must be produced under specific, legally-regulated standards and be subject to testing in order to retain




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Reproductive Rights Scrubbed From Rio+20 Text - Why That's Bad News for the Planet

Opposition from the G77 Nations and the Vatican led to the removal of the words 'reproductive rights' from the Rio+20 text, leaving in 'acceptable modern methods of family planning'.




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Full Planet, Empty Plates: Chapter 2. The Ecology of Population Growth

The most recent U.N. demographic projections show world population growing to 9.3 billion by 2050, an addition of 2.3 billion people.




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OVER illustrates perils of overshoot and impacts of human overpopulation on our planet (review)

This large format photo book features hundreds of stunning images highlighting the effects that our global population of 7 billion (and growing) has on the Earth.




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NOAA's new interactive map shows all the vegetation on the planet

This new map uses satellite technology to display the world's vegetation, and can be used for everything from weather predictions to deciding best land use practices.




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Free-range meat can be worse for the planet than long-haul flights

George Monbiot wades into the meat-and-climate debate by explaining how 'ethically' raised meat is actually worse for the planet than those raised in confined spaces. It leaves omnivores in an awkward position.




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Worried about the planet? Avoid that extra kid

Forget light bulbs and cloth bags. The actions that will mitigate climate change most effectively are the ones nobody's talking about.




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Cutting out meat and dairy is the best thing you can do for the planet

Huge new study reveals that going vegan offers far greater benefits than quitting flying or driving an electric car.




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Our soaring love of meat is bad news for the planet

The average amount of meat consumed per person globally has nearly doubled in the past 50 years, a trend with terrible consequences for environment, scientists warn.




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The most contaminated birds on the planet: Michigan's bald eagles are full of illegal flame retardants

Well, at least the most iconic animal in the United States won't catch on fire too easily...




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How to save the planet in three simple steps

In a new video, Greta Thunberg and George Monbiot explain that we must use nature to fix our broken climate.




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Maine conference brings together the "most experienced passive house minds on the planet"

It's the first conference of the North American Passive House Network and it sounds like it was a lot of fun.




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Recycling is broken: California's rePlanet shuts all its recycling centers

We have long called for deposits on everything. California shows that even that is not enough.




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The Weight of the Evidence: How We Know the Planet is Warming

In this excerpt from the latest book by the Union of Concerned Scientists, the authors explain why we're standing at a climate crossroads&dmash;and how serious the next decision really is.




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'Life Without Plastic: The Practical Step-by-Step Guide to Avoiding Plastic to Keep Your Family and the Planet Healthy' (book review)

A modern life without plastic may seem an impossibility, but this Canadian duo shows it's achievable.




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'Give a Sh*T: Do Good. Live Better. Save the Planet' (book review)

This handbook to sustainable living will help you practice what you preach.




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'We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast' (book review)

Jonathan Safran Foer argues convincingly that changing our diets is the most effective way to fight the climate crisis.