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Have a green Xmas

Or just drink a lot!

By Jesse Chambers
According to Jami Lin, author of the book ColorAlchemy, “Color influences everybody's emotions,” and that is no less true during the holidays. [caption id="attachment_11129" align="alignright" widt
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Bringing back the longleaf pine

Could the longleaf help mitigate climate change?

By Jesse Chambers
In the new report, Standing Tall: How Restoring the Longleaf Pine Can Help Prepare the Southeast for Global Warming, the National Wildlife Foundation argues that extensive restoration of the longleaf—
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The GRN needs you to help the Gulf

Gulf Restoration Network offers internships

By Jesse Chambers
[caption id="attachment_11058" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="GRM intern works crowd at a New Orleans music festival"][/caption] The Gulf Restoration Network is a network of individuals a
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Eco-lullabies from Berkeley

Make your kid go to sleep AND dig nature!

By Jesse Chambers
Do you want to make your kid go to sleep so you can mix a cocktail and watch Weeds? You could try Melita Doostan’s new CD Earth Dream Lullabies: Soothing Songs for an Awakening Generation. The Be
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Wipe baby’s butt the green way

Avoid baby poop alert at landfills

By Jesse Chambers
“Get to the bottom of greening your baby with Gro Baby Bio Wipes,” we’re told in a recent piece of hype from the Natural Baby Company. [caption id="attachment_10963" align="alignright" width="300"
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Don't landfill that cell phone, Mumbles!

Verizon Wireless recycles or resuses old phones

By Jesse Chambers
Is good ol' Santa Claus -- holiday icon, supernatural fat man, enslaver of more elves than Keebler and, last but not least, jolly enabler of that addiction called shopping -- bringing you a fancy new
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Architect has solution for empty big boxes

Must old 'burbs decay? Forrest Fulton says no

By Jesse Chambers
Birmingham architect Forrest Fulton is, you might say, thinking inside the box. He recently won national attention for his proposal to make creative reuse of abandoned big-box stores, including th
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Nature Conservancy buys Lookout Mountain tract

Group bought the land from Hancock Timber

By Jesse Chambers
The Nature Conservancy has acquired 2,186 acres of forest on top of Lookout Mountain, according to the group’s recent news release. The purchase is part of the Conservancy’s efforts to protect freshwa
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Feds may establish "critical habitat" for darter

A rare fish in Alabama may soon get greater protection

By Jesse Chambers
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced last week it is proposing to designate a 13-mile stretch of Turkey Creek near Pinson as critical habitat for a small, brightly colored fish called the verm
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Trey Glenn resigns as ADEM director

Environmental groups are not shedding tears over Glenn's departure

By Jesse Chambers
Trey Glenn has resigned as director of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM). He had held the post since 2005. Agency executive counsel John Hagood has been named interim director,