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![]() | Palm oil plantations in Asia and Brazil are harming biodiversity. Read analysis by: Rhett Butler - Mongabay.com Douglas Struck - associate department chair at Emerson College Melody Kemp - freelance reporter | ||
![]() | River restoration has brought back sturgeon. Salmon haven't been so lucky. Read analysis by: Matt Weiser - The Sacramento Bee Josephine Marcotty - reporter, Minneapolis Star-Tribune | ||
![]() | President Obama proposes that cars average 56.2 mpg by 2025. Read analysis by: Jim Motavalli - freelance writer, The New York Times, CBS Interactive, etc. Cally Carswell - assistant editor, High Country News John Voelcker - GreenCarReports, Just-Auto | ||
![]() | Japan discovers rare earth minerals under the sea, but extracting them could harm the marine environment. Read analysis by: Ucilia Wang - Forbes, GigaOm, Technology Review Clifford Coonan - The Irish Times, The Independent | ||
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