Dams are affecting the environment and biodiversity in many different ways, the fate of the salmon exemplifies the essence of what’s wrong with dams. Dams can impact fish in the rivers in several different ways.
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Dams release more methane in the atmosphere than previously thought
Dams have always been seen as a green alternative that allows us to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels. While its true that dams are a renewable source of energy, that doesn’t mean that they
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How dams are eating up the coast
We’re still considering dams as renewable, green energy sources. While the renewable part is mostly true, that doesn’t mean that they don’t contribute to climate change, and it certainty doesn’t mean that they don’t have
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The Paris agreement sucks, but the US should have remained in it
Probably at this point all of you have heard about the United States pulling out of the Paris climate agreement. I’d like to make two points about the climate agreement and the administration’s decision to
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Capitalism is in debt with nature
The debate around the economy in Europe and the US is gravitating around two “strategies ” : more regulations or fewer regulations. And while we’re fiercely fighting this ideological battle, we often leave common sense
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A school in India is asking parents to plant a tree instead of paying fees
A local initiative in the Chhattisgarh area in India aims at providing education for the children of poor familes. The school requires the parents or the guardians of the child to plant a sapling each
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How polluted is the air around you ? Find out !
When we think about air pollution most of us picture the smog hanging over cities, but there are many kinds of pollution, visible and invisible. Some types of air pollutants affect the composition of the
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Why is Cuba having the healthiest bees ?
We hear it all the time : bees populations around the world are drastically declining, but it turns out that there is an exception to this global trend. Today organic honey is one of Cuba’s
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The Great Lakes : forests in trouble and climate denial
We are seeing signs of the changing climate around the world and the region of the Great Lakes makes no exception. The effects of climate change ripple through the ecosystems, affecting both the lakes and
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