Riley's signature needed to update state energy code

Adam Snyder, executive director of Conservation Alabama, is providing Green Space with regular updates regarding the status of key bills related to the environment during the current session of the Al

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Bees, too? Damn it!

Bees, like bananas—disappearing

By Jesse Chambers

It ain’t just bananas that may be disappearing from this increasingly foul planet. Farmers and beekeepers are dealing with a rather grim phenomenon called colony collapse disorder (CCD), which occurs

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Yes, we have no f**king bananas

Bananas going extinct?

By Jesse Chambers

We love bananas here at Green Space. They’re the perfect food. I can’t IMAGINE life without them. But I may soon be forced to, and that REALLY sucks, people! A shout-out to dedicated Green Spacer Lis

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Unleash the wild child

National Wildlife Federation tries to get us outside

By Jesse Chambers

I believe that we have previously shared the following startling statistics from a study conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation. Today’s average child spends only four to seven minutes outside each

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Find those species

Find out which endangered species live near you

By Jesse Chambers

Find out which threatened and endangered plants and animals live near you using a new feature on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Environmental Conservation Online System. Visit www.ecos.fws.gov a

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Alabama Water watch

Advocacy orgs work to protect the state's H2O

By Weekly Staff

Alabama water watch by David Whiteside Whiteside is the latest in a series of area environmental activists who have contributed articles recently to Birmingham Weekly's Green Space section.

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Can Rocket City go green?

Huntsville may become one of nation's most sustainable cities

By Jesse Chambers

According to Steve Doyle of www.al.com, a new report issued Friday, Feb. 26, may point the way for Huntsville to become one of the nation’s most sustainable cities. According to Doyle, whose articl

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Quack Quack Quack

Birmingham Ducks Unlimited recognized for fundraising efforts

By Jesse Chambers

The Birmingham-Downtown chapter of the non-profit conservation group Ducks Unlimited (DU) has been recognized by the national organization for its fundraising efforts. The local chapter has been named

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After all, they were here first

Creek Indians of Alabama get conservation grant

By Jesse Chambers

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama has received a federal conservation grant administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), according to a recent FWS news release. The Poarch B

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Energy bills in legislature

Adam Snyder gives us an update

By Weekly Staff

Energy bills in legislature by Adam Snyder Adam Snyder, executive director of Conservation Alabama, is providing Green Space with regular updates regarding the status of key bills related to the