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Shark Fin Soup Off The Menu At China Luxury Hotels
Several luxury hotels and popular restaurants have decided to take shark fin soup - a traditional delicacy on banquet tables - off the menu...
Blue Whales Put on Rare Show off Southern Calif Coast (Video)
Ten years ago seeing any blue whales in Southern California would have been rare. This year already, there has been more than 500 sightings...
Hurricane Irene is Milder Than Expected for US Coast, Extensive Damage Averted
Coastal areas in the path of Hurricane Irene were mostly spared from major damage overnight and many residents awoke to catch glimpses of blue...
As Tornadoes Closed In, Air Traffic Controllers Stayed At Their Stations
After all the attention given to air traffic controllers caught sleeping on the job in recent months, it only seems fair to point to...
Strangers Across 6 States Help Victims Cope Following Tornadoes
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma is one of the many groups that leapt to the aid of communities across six states where homes were...
Sedatives Used to Free Whale from Fishing Line
Researchers have a new tactic to save endangered whales tangled in fishing line: Get them to calm down with sedatives shot from a dart...
Hundreds of Volunteers Renew Gulf Oyster Beds for New Coastline Project
Volunteers from across the country are rebuilding oyster reefs along the Gulf of Mexico shoreline, hoping to revive oyster beds weakened by the BP...
Thriving Coral Reefs Discovered in Puerto Rico
With the overall health of Puerto Rico's shallow coral reefs in decline, the recent discovery of abundant reef fish farther out brings hope that...
20,000 People Boycott Bluefin Sushi to Help Save Majestic Tuna
More than 20,000 people have agreed to boycott bluefin tuna as part of a campaign to save the fish, driven to the brink of...
Bumper Crop of Kemps Turtles is Encouraging, Relocation Efforts in Gulf a Success
Kemp's Ridley sea turtles are considered the most endangered sea turtle in the world, and are exceedingly rare visitors on North Carolina beaches. Yet...
Grand Banks Cod Stocks Grow 69% Since 2007
Atlantic cod stocks are recovering in the Grand Banks, southeast of Newfoundland, new fisheries figures show. In the last three years cod stocks have...
Confirmed: Microbes are Eating BP Oil Without Using Up Oxygen
NOAA government scientists studying the BP disaster are reporting the best possible outcome: Microbes are consuming the oil in the Gulf without depleting the...
Cleanup of Toxic Superfund Site Completed in New Jersey
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has successfully completed cleanup work at the Asbestos Dump Superfund site in Morris County, New Jersey, which is adjacent...
New Study Finds Solution to Lionfish Invasion, Eat The Delicious Fish!
Chefs need to introduce this “delicious” fish to consumers, says a new government study looking at how to curb the rapid growth of lionfish,...
Farm Aid From Space
Across the dry, dusty plains of northern Kenya, cattle herders are pioneering a new way to fend off poverty by teaming up with unlikely...
BP Oil Cap Shows No Sign of New Leaks
BP was encouraged Saturday as the final hours ticked away on a two-day trial run of a massive cap on its busted Gulf of...
Obama Pledges Full Force For Oil Cleanup, Tripling Personnel in the Region
The President made his second trip to the Gulf Coast Friday announcing his administration had tripled the manpower along the shoreline, beefing up a...
1st Grey Whale in 100 Years Spotted in Vancouver’s Howe Sound
A gray whale spotted feeding in Howe Sound north of Vancouver in recent days is a sign that efforts to restore the area's natural...
Blue Crab Population Up 60 Percent In Chesapeake Bay
Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley announced Wednesday that the Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population has increased substantially for the second straight year. The results of...
Top 5 Superhero Animals
From Planet Green TV comes this rundown of their picks for the Top 5 animal rescues of the decade. An angel Dog, a...