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Hard-core activists like Morgan have already heeded Gore's call. Many work in groups like the Rainforest Action Network (motto: "Environmentalism with teeth") and Rising Tide. But this isn't just the work of coastal élites; on Oct. 26, dozens of locals in Kansas picketed the massive Lawrence Energy Center, the 12th most polluting coal plant in the U.S. Similar protests pop up anywhere a new plant is being built...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking On King Coal | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

...village of Andasibe, about three hours' drive from the capital of Antananarivo, borders the Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, a pristine rainforest that remains one of the crown jewels of Madagascar's denuded landscape. The park is full of the rare animals that Madagascar is famous for - the panda-like indiri lemur, Parson's chameleons that blend into the trees, the greater bamboo lemurs, perhaps the rarest primate on the planet. One of the local guides, Marie Razafindrasolo, led me on a tour of the forest, spotting animals that I would never have noticed myself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 5 Ways to Find an Authentic Ecotour | 10/24/2008 | See Source »

...requires growing ten times as many crops as producing directly for a plant-based diet. The land needed for these crops contributes to deforestation—a major cause of global warming. In 2006, Greenpeace unveiled a “KFC: Amazon Criminal” banner across the Brazilian rainforest to highlight the effect KFC’s huge demand for chicken feed has in deforesting the Amazon Basin...

Author: By Lewis E. Bollard | Title: Al Gore’s Inconvenient Diet | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

...climate change research in the Amazon rainforest and collected coral samples from the Great Barrier Reef this summer? That’s cool, I guess. But I got to be a Professional Television Watcher...

Author: By Charleton A. Lamb, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Confessions of a Couch Potato | 10/22/2008 | See Source »

...rally, during which participants chanted slogans such as “Money for jobs and education, not for wars and corporations,” attracted a gathering of students, musicians and other impassioned demonstrators. The protest—spearheaded by Rising Tide Boston, a local climate activism group, and Rainforest Action Network, a national organization­—addressed a range of issues, from climate crisis to sub-prime mortgages, and the Wall Street bailout to the Iraq War. Ananda L. Tan, a member of RAN and the spokesperson for the event, said the protestors’ goal...

Author: By Wendy H. Chang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Protesters Blame Bank of America for Crisis | 10/8/2008 | See Source »

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