Control Common Pest Issues With Good BugsCheck out their beneficial insects for natural pest control, integrated pest management (IPM) and pollination. A variety of feeder insects are also available as food or dietary supplements for lizards, birds and other exotic pets.
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Our world is choking on plastic.Each year, billions of pounds of trash enter the ocean. Plastic specifically is one of the greatest threats to ocean health worldwide. According to Science Magazine, between 4 and 12 million metric tons of plastic waste enter the ocean each year. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch — a massive accumulation of ocean plastic — currently spans an area three times the size of Texas. It's time to take action! Sign the petition to ask major corporations to do their part to ensure their packaging stays out of the oceans.
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Join the Fight for Laws & Lawmakers that Protect Our Environment!Our friends at Friends of the Earth Action are working to make shifts in policy to help save our environment. Did you know that in the last 20 years, Monarch butterflies have declined by 90%?! This is largely in part due to the massive increase in glyphosate or Monsanto's Roundup®. Friends of the Earth Action are on a mission to stop supporting a food system built on this toxic pesticide. To learn more about them and how you can join the fight, check out their website.
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The National Wildlife Federation is honoring the nation’s most wildlife-friendly cities as part of its 81st annual National Wildlife Week and Charlotte, NC earned the number eight spot on the list.
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"The psychological, physical, and cognitive benefits of nature connection may be universal, but access to natural areas is not."
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"Few aspects of day-to-day life are easier to take for granted than the air we breathe. Yet for residents in many cities across the United States, dirty air is becoming a new normal as climate change exacerbates poor air quality, with dire consequences for the most vulnerable residents, according to the American Lung Association’s 20th-annual State of the Air report."
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Natural gas—once hailed as a less-polluting replacement for coal—is still a climate pollutant. It was responsible for 10 percent of US emissions in 2017, according to the EPA. That figure may be a conservative estimate, since a significant amount of gas leaks into the atmosphere during its production and delivery.
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Notre Dame’s Bees, Lobbyist Sleaze, Where to Charge EVs & More
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