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Standing Room Only at New Australian Cemetery

It will be standing room only for those being buried at a new Australian cemetery that aims to provide cheap, environmentally friendly burials.

Air Pollution Lower, Still a Threat, Report Says

Fewer Americans have had to breathe unhealthy levels of smog or microscopic soot in recent years, but air pollution remained a threat in counties where more than half the nation lives, the American Lung Association said in an annual report Thursday.

Ivory Billed Woodpecker, Feared Extinct, Isn't

The ivory-billed woodpecker, long feared extinct, has been seen in a remote part of Arkansas 60 years after the last confirmed U.S. sighting, ornithologists said Thursday.

Bush Touts Technology to Solve Energy Problems, Admits Being Powerless to Curb Prices

President Bush is not immune to being pestered about high energy costs -- even during lunch with a group of soldiers in Texas. "Why don't you lower gasoline prices, Mr. President?" one of them asked the other day. "I wish I could. If I could, I would," Bush replied.

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Turning Rotten Garbage into Gold

If it is buried long enough, even garbage can start smelling like money. With that in mind, the Trans-Jordan Landfill in West Jordan is tapping into a treasure trove of natural gas produced by the slowly decaying layers of buried baby diapers, discarded spaghetti noodles, soggy grass clippings and used coffee grinds.

JPMorgan Chase Joins Effort To Save Endangered Forests And Stop Global Warming

Rainforest Action Network today commended JPMorgan Chase on its adoption of a comprehensive environmental policy to address the challenges of global warming and deforestation and recognize the rights of indigenous nations.

Cousteau Grandson Backs Windmill Park Plan

The grandson of marine scientist Jacques Cousteau is backing a proposal to build an energy producing windmill park in the Atlantic Ocean, four miles south of Long Island.

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NON PROFIT NEWS Bush Energy Speec: Old Ideas Skirt Genuine Security, Price Solutions

WWF Lists 20 Chemicals to Be Added to POPs Treaty

Energy Efficiency: Critical First Responder to Rising Natural Gas Prices

Agreement to Protect 198 Acres in Jamestown (VA)

Open Space Institute and The Center for Discovery Center Team Up to Protect Sullivan County Farm

Foundations for Awakening' Global Book Tour: Gabriel Cousens, M.D., on the Necessary Consciousness for Transformation

Organizations Unite with Elders to Save Natural Resources and Preserve Traditional Knowledge

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