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Green States: Keeping score

Here's a quick look by the numbers at where we're in trouble on key environmental issues. I've borrowed a bit from the style of the Harper's Index, and a bit fr




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Green States: Changing the course of mighty rivers

Every once in a while, humanity manages to do something so sublimely awful that all we can do is laugh. Next month, we’ll mark the 40th anniversary of one of



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Green States: The environmental Mount Rushmore

It's what you've been waiting for. Peter Dykstra lists his picks for America’s nine greatest environmental heroes.



  • Research & Innovations

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Can the tri-state water wars be resolved?

A new concept takes the discussion out of the courtroom, where the battle has been fought for 20 years.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Baby on rollicking road trip to visit all 50 states

Baby will be the youngest person to see every state.




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Deadly bat epidemic spreads, now in half of U.S. states

The bat-killing fungal infection known as white-nose syndrome has been found in two new U.S. states.




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State of the Union: Obama urges action on climate change

President Barack Obama took a strong stance on fighting climate change, "for the sake of our children and our future."




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Five states unlock additional weatherization funds

New Hampshire, New Mexico, Montana, Minnesota, and Utah have completed 30% of their home weatherization projects, unlocking additional program funding.




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New York City is getting a new state park — and it's the biggest yet

How do you squeeze a fancy new 407-acre state park into Brooklyn? Look no further than two former landfills on Jamaica Bay.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Virginia is top LEED certified state in 2012

The U.S. Green Building Council announced that Virginia had the most amount of LEED certified space per resident in 2012.




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The states where electric cars rule

Sales of plug-ins are a fraction of cars sold, but governments and industry are doing their part to make that number grow.




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Media Mayhem: The state of eco-media

In his final "Media Mayhem" column, Peter Dykstra looks out across the environmental journalism landscape and reflects on what he sees. Is he happy? Sad? Or a h



  • Research & Innovations

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The state of the socket: Osram Sylvania releases lighting survey

The Sylvania Socket Survey is released: Apparently folks are jazzed about the incandescent phase-out even though they aren't really sure what it entails.




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This self-cloning tick is invading several states

The longhorned tick, native to Asia, is first new invasive tick to be found in U.S. in 50 years.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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New Mexico bans coyote-killing contests on state land

New Mexico's coyote-killing contest ban does not outlaw the killing of coyotes by hunters or ranchers who are protecting their livestock.




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This invasive 20-pound rodent could devastate California's agriculture industry

Non-native nutria have made their way to the Golden State, and Californians are rushing to find a solution to this ROUS-sized problem.




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Motley mess of scarecrows invade historic Westchester estate

Sure, they do a better job at posing for photos than discouraging birds, but this army of eclectic scarecrows installed at one of the Hudson's grandest historic




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Why we should accept our ecological state for what it is, not what we want it to be

Ecologist Chris Thomas, author of 'Inheritors of the Earth,' asks readers to look at what we gain through environmental losses.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Colorado is more than just a ski state (Hint: Try the wine)

Not many people are familiar with the joys of Colorado's wine country. A collection of high-altitude wineries in the state's Western Slope region, adjacent to U




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Tata Nano is coming to the United States

Indian automaker Tata will be bringing the inexpensive Nano to the U.S. within three years.




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Swing states swinging with solar grants

Job-creating grants are making their way to a swing state near you!




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Reopening US state government operations on a path to the next normal

State leaders must continue to address the COVID-19 challenges facing their own operations while also considering how to rebuild and reimagine for the next normal.



  • Public Sector Insights

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California is generating so much solar energy, it's paying other states to take it

Massive investment coupled with falling prices has created a perfect renewable storm in the Golden State.




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The Crescent Corridor: Fuel and Money Savings State-by-State

The Crescent Corridor: Fuel and Money Savings State-by-State



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Edisto Beach State Park: A user's guide

The headline attraction at Edisto Beach State Park near Charleston, S.C., is 1.5 miles of palmetto-lined beach pristine enough to be the nesting grounds of enda



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Moran State Park: A user's guide

The stone observation tower atop Mount Constitution – at 2,409 feet, the highest point among Washington’s San Juan Islands – offers panoramic views of gre



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Palo Duro Canyon State Park: A user's guide

The Grand Canyon of Texas is more accessible than its famous Arizona cousin — with trails for hikers, bikers and horseback riding.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Red Rock State Park: A user's guide

The jaw-dropping red rock country in Arizona has no shortage of open space. Red Rock State Park south of Sedona — a tourist town with equal number fudge shops



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve: A user's guide

Just west of Interstate 5 (or “the five,” as they say in these parts) within the San Diego city limits is a big slab of 15th-century California. The Torrey



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Franconia Notch State Park: A user's guide

This New Hampshire gem is a four-season recreational hub with hiking in the summer and snow skiing in the winter. (Bonus: It's easy to get to, thanks to access



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Mount Mitchell State Park: A user's guide

Mount Mitchell State Park, about 35 miles northeast of Asheville, North Carolina, is a place of superlatives. The namesake peak is the tallest east of the Missi



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Backbone State Park: A user's guide

Rustic buildings scattered across this Iowa state park make the trails all the more worth forging.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Stephen C. Foster State Park: A user's guide

Stephen C. Foster State Park gives access to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, likely the wildest 402,000 acres in the Southeast.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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William B. Umstead State Park: A user's guide

Wedged between Raleigh, Durham and Research Triangle Park is more than eight square miles of woods dotted with lakes and laced with streams and trails. William



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Burton Island State Park: A user's guide

You don’t have to travel to the Caribbean for a laid-back island experience. Burton Island State Park in Vermont provides a getaway for swimming and sunbathin



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Soak in the solitude at Butano State Park

Take a walk among the redwoods in this serene park in the Santa Cruz mountains.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Morro Bay State Park: So much nature packed into one big park

The 2,700 acre park covers grasslands, freshwater riparian habitat, saltwater marshes, and coastal sage scrub habitat.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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'The Voice' winner Sawyer Fredericks is an upstate NY farmer

16-year-old entertainer says he's excited to return to his family's 88-acre farm and 'take in the open space and nature around my home.'



  • Arts & Culture

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10 of the country's best state and county fairs

These grand get-togethers take us back to America's farming roots. Demolition derbies, pig shows, rides and fried everything await.



  • Arts & Culture

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Why the Amazon rainforest could be devastated by the U.S.-China trade war

Beijing turns to Brazil to make up for its shortfall in U.S.-grown soya beans.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Man cuts lawns for the needy in all 50 states

Rodney Smith Jr. launched a grassroots movement, Raising Men Lawn Care Service, to change the world with his lawn mower.




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States join global push to ban animal testing

Dozens of countries have banned cosmetics tested on animals, and now more U.S. states are doing the same.




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Green States: A geek bearing gifts

The Smiley family, from 1869 to the present, has run the Mohonk Mountain House, a gorgeous throwback of a resort hotel that I can no longer afford to visit abou



  • Climate & Weather

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Spirit of Henry David Thoreau's 'Walden' lives on at state park

Henry David Thoreau's beloved slice of nature still exists today in the form of a Walden Pond State Reservation.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Aviva board divided over Tulloch restructure plans, reports state

Tulloch has decided to run the life and GI businesses as distinct divisions within Aviva, rather than separating them in different entities.




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Why Florida is the most dangerous state (by far) for pedestrians

Smart Growth America's Dangerous by Design report finds walking to be a particularly perilous activity in Orlando, Daytona Beach and Cape Coral, Florida.




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Here's the most popular Halloween candy in every state

This interactive map reveals the top three Halloween treats in each state.




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Slim I/O Solid State Relay

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Solid State Relays for Heaters

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