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Amazon In Peril

August 18, 2016 By WAMC WEB

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A constitutional amendment being discussed in the Brazilian Senate threatens to set back decades of conservation efforts in the Amazon.

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Size Matters

August 10, 2016 By WAMC WEB

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One of the crowning achievements for wildlife protection in the US was the establishment of the National Wildlife Refuge system in the 1930s, when the populations of waterfowl were perilously low. Refuges provided breeding and migratory habitat that has allowed a remarkable recovery of many species of ducks and geese.

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Old-School Companies And Renewable Energy

April 12, 2016 By WAMC WEB

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The biggest Internet companies have been embracing renewable energy for years now.  The company that bought the largest amount of clean energy last year was Google, which has three times the renewable capacity of the next biggest user.  Other familiar names in the top ten companies in total wind and solar capacity include Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, and Apple.  These companies have been ahead of the pack in looking for sustainable ways to meet their substantial energy needs.

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River Conservation And Hydropower

March 18, 2016 By WAMC WEB

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Rivers concentrate the water and resources of an entire region.  They are literally the lifeblood of much of the world’s fish population.  They are also the fuel for hydropower, a critical energy source for human civilization.

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The Wind Boom Continues

September 25, 2015 By EarthWise

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Wind power continues to increase its contribution to the US power grid.  The second quarter of this year saw almost 1.7 GW of new turbines come on line and there are almost 14 GW under construction.

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