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What Will It Take to Stop Trump From Bulldozing Most Diverse Butterfly Center for Border Wall Section Already Funded?

What Will It Take to Stop Trump From Bulldozing Most Diverse Butterfly Center for Border Wall Section Already Funded?

[facebook https://www.facebook.com/EcoWatch/videos/345706262651120/ expand=1] Bulldozers are expected to arrive at the National Butterfly Center in February or early March. A planned 5.5 mile section of concrete and steel border wall that is already funded will cut straight through the most diverse butterfly sanctuary in the U.S. Marianna Wright, executive director of the National Butterfly Center believes […]

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    Red Tide Plagues Both of Florida’s Coasts for First Time in Decades

    Red Tide Plagues Both of Florida’s Coasts for First Time in Decades

    The same red tide choking Florida’s Gulf coast has spread to waters off Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties, forcing the closure of many popular beaches on Thursday and leaving hundreds of dead fish in its wake, according to local reports. This is the first time in decades the toxic algae has affected both of Florida’s […]

    1,400 Dead, 70,000 Homeless After Earthquake and Tsunami in Indonesia

    1,400 Dead, 70,000 Homeless After Earthquake and Tsunami in Indonesia

    Indonesia’s devastating earthquake-tsunami combo last week has left 70,000 people homeless in the city of Palu, CBS News reported Thursday. The death toll has climbed to more than 1,420 people since Friday, when the 7.5 magnitude earthquake and the 18-foot tsunami it triggered struck the island of Sulawesi. Amid the widespread ruin, survivors are struggling […]

    Injured Turtle at Maryland Zoo Heals in LEGO Wheelchair

    Injured Turtle at Maryland Zoo Heals in LEGO Wheelchair

    An injured wild turtle is rolling through recovery at the Maryland Zoo with the aid of a LEGO wheelchair. The grapefruit-sized, approximately 18-year-old eastern box turtle was found by a zoo employee at Druid Hill Park in July. The reptile had multiple fractures on the bottom part of his shell and was taken to the […]

    Obama Calls Out Trump’s Attitude on Environment

    Obama Calls Out Trump’s Attitude on Environment

    During a recent interview in Norway, former president Barack Obama answered an interesting question: What would you do if you had one more day as president? In response, Obama said there was “a lot of unfinished business” when he left office, but if he had more time, he would urge a higher global focus on […]

    Sierra Club Alerts Voters to Top 10 ‘Fossil Fools’ to Oust in Midterm Elections

    Sierra Club Alerts Voters to Top 10 ‘Fossil Fools’ to Oust in Midterm Elections

    With the U.S. midterm elections just six weeks away, the Sierra Club launched a campaign Tuesday to boot ten leading “Fossil Fools” from office and replace them with more environmentally friendly alternatives. The “Fossil Fools 2018” campaign, spearheaded by the group’s Political Committee, targets Congressional Republicans running for reelection in November who have consistently voted […]

    ‘Partying’ Spiders Blanket Greek Beach on 1,000-Foot Cobweb

    ‘Partying’ Spiders Blanket Greek Beach on 1,000-Foot Cobweb

    Arachnophobes beware. A shoreline by the Greek town of Aitoliko has been swamped by a mass of mating spiders and 1,000 feet of their cobwebs. Earlier this week, a local named Giannis Giannakopoulos uploaded a YouTube video and posted several pictures of the spectacle on his Facebook page, showing shrubs, palm fronds and other greenery […]

    Musicians and Activists Unite at ‘Pathway to Paris’

    Musicians and Activists Unite at ‘Pathway to Paris’

    Musicians, artists and activists lended their unique voices to the issue of climate change at the Pathway To Paris concerts at The Masonic in San Francisco and the ACE Theatre in Los Angeles over the weekend, a closing act of the Global Climate Action Summit in California. This year’s concerts, a collaboration with 350.org and […]

    Energy Transfer Pipeline Explodes in Pennsylvania

    Energy Transfer Pipeline Explodes in Pennsylvania

    A pipeline exploded in Beaver County, Pennsylvania at approximately 5 a.m. Monday morning, causing a large fire and prompting the evacuation of dozens of homes in the area. The 24-inch natural gas line, owned by Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners and its subsidiary Sunoco, was buried three feet deep and activated only a week ago on […]