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Infographic of the Day: An Atlas of the World's Ecosystems

A mammoth encyclopedia of where the earth's biodiversity dwells--and why it's under threat.READ»

Energy Sprawl: Will Solar and Wind Farms Become Ghost Malls of Tomorrow?

Have you noticed the rapid proliferation of clean energy projects in the past few years? All those projects take up land. Now a paper from the Nature Conservancy predicts that the Waxman-Markey climate change bill could have the ...READ»

"Design for a Living World" Connects Consumers to a Product's Source

Ten designers created functional objects with native materials from places with fragile ecosystems. We asked three to tell us about their work.READ»

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Innovative Giving: A Collection of Charitable Choices

‘Tis the season to be jolly – and generous. But with tightened budgets and less spare time on your hands, doing good unto others may prove particularly difficult this year. To ease any pangs of conscience you may have, Fast ...READ»

Innovative Giving: The Nature Conservancy and (Lil) Green Patch

(Lil) Green Patch enables Facebook users to send plants to one another, and sponsors contribute money to save one square foot of rainforest in Costa Rica for every ten patches given. This is the first in a six-part series on innovative giving.READ»