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http://www.pri.org/science/environment/climate-talks-in-poland.html http://www.pri.org/science/environment/climate-talks-in-poland.html Environment Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:04:00 -0600 Progress was modest at the conference, but Senator John Kerry is optimistic the U.S. will play a vital part in forging an effective climate treaty. http://www.pri.org/science/environment/green-gift-ideas.html http://www.pri.org/science/environment/green-gift-ideas.html Environment Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:17:00 -0600 If you're looking for gifts that are good for the planet, here are a few suggestions that are affordable, and quite unique. http://www.pri.org/science/environment/obama-climate-change-pledge.html http://www.pri.org/science/environment/obama-climate-change-pledge.html Environment Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:13:00 -0600 Barack Obama pledged strong action to combat climate change -- his videotaped remarks received a standing ovation at the Governors’ Global Climate Summit in LA. http://www.pri.org/science/environment/pharmaceutical-flushing.html http://www.pri.org/science/environment/pharmaceutical-flushing.html Environment Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:26:00 -0500 Americans flush a quarter of a billion pounds of drugs down the drain every year -- what this means for the environment and our drinking water. http://www.pri.org/science/environment/requiem-for-a-river.html http://www.pri.org/science/environment/requiem-for-a-river.html Environment Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:32:00 -0500 How the Colorado River -- one of the defining elements of the American West -- has changed over the past 80 years. http://www.pri.org/science/environment/protecting-coral-reefs.html http://www.pri.org/science/environment/protecting-coral-reefs.html Environment Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:18:00 -0500 Endangered coral reefs and the ambitious new conservation efforts to protect and restore coral colonies around the world. http://www.pri.org/science/environment/project-budburst.html http://www.pri.org/science/environment/project-budburst.html Environment Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:23:00 -0500 A "citizen scientist" network called Project BudBurst uses everyday observers to collect climate change data across the U.S. http://www.pri.org/science/environment/california-reducing-emissions.html http://www.pri.org/science/environment/california-reducing-emissions.html Environment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:54:00 -0500 California's pattern of sprawl could hamper its plan to become the first state in the nation to effectively reduce climate change gases. http://www.pri.org/science/environment/reducing-carbon-dioxide.html http://www.pri.org/science/environment/reducing-carbon-dioxide.html Environment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:44:00 -0500 Leading scientists say 350 parts per million of carbon dioxide in the air should be our target to reduce CO2 emissions. http://www.pri.org/science/environment/getting-exxon-green.html http://www.pri.org/science/environment/getting-exxon-green.html Environment 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