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One example: Some corporations are being urged to skip their annual holiday party and donate the money to help the hungry instead. New York - With a big spike in the number of Americans heading to food banks, people who want to help are getting creative – from corporations to state governments to individuals. [more] |
Why U.S. parks put land purchases on holdSome 1.8 million acres inside and abutting national parks are at risk of development.Northern Arizona - Standing beside a barbed-wire fence that once kept cattle from roaming off his sprawling 28,000-acre ranch, Mike Fitzgerald gazes into the distance and sweeps his hand across the pale horizon. [more] |
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Toward a greener economy
Scientists seek a more sustainable model for growth New York - Market bubbles occur when goods are traded at prices that greatly exceed real value. They burst when they grow so bloated that they become unstable. The current economic turmoil, widely viewed as the worst since 1929, is one example of what can happen when the difference between market value and actual value becomes too great.[more] |
An artificial flood does good in the Grand CanyonResearchers hope controlled high flows from Glen Canyon Dam will help restore natural habitat.With quick flicks of his Japanese calligraphy brush, Dave Rubin sends dry sand particles flying into the wind. He's crouched in a four-foot-deep sand trench with a trowel in one hand, brush in the other, and the Colorado River flowing behind him. Dr. Rubin, a US Geological Survey senior scientist, leans back and studies the sand layers, trying to read their story – the tale of this year's three-day high-flow experiment that thundered down the Grand Canyon. [more] |
