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Greenpeace: Lovin' McDonald's (www.motherjones.com) TMC

Today on its website, Greenpeace grudgingly congratulates Mickey D's on its latest eco-accomplishment: The burger giant recently opened its first restaurant with hydroflourocarbon-free (read:... More

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Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |

Obama Approves Logging Contract For Largest US Rain Forest (VIDEO) | Air America Media (airamerica.com) TMC

The Obama administration has approved the sale of timber in the roadless area of the Tongass National Forest. Tongass is a 17 million acre temperate rain forest in southeast Alaska. The national... More

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Submitted 8 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |

Brazil to Protect Rainforests (www.yesmagazine.org) TMC

The Brazilian government made its first-ever serious commitment to Amazon rainforest protection this December, pledging to reduce the rate of deforestation by 70 percent over the next decade.

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Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Why Biofuels Are the Rainforest's Worst Enemy (www.motherjones.com) TMC

nestled deep in the tropical rainforest on the island of Borneo, Pareh is a collection of about 60 weathered wooden houses perched on stilts and enfolded by coconut palms, banana trees, and the... More

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Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Myco-diesel: The Mushroom-Powered Car? (www.chelseagreen.com) TMC

Soon, power-up mushrooms may not be just for video game characters. Scientists have discovered a fungus growing in a South American rainforest that naturally produces a substance similar to... More

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Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

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