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Citizen Outcry Saves N. America's Largest Old Growth Red Pine Forest

After thousands of Canadian residents joined forces to preserve a forest of 300 year-old red pines from expanded mining, the government scrapped its plans to rescind the reserve status bestowed on 840 acres (340 hectares) of pristine forest.

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Navy Silences "Whale-Harming" Sonar to Protect Marine Mammals

The U.S. Navy will limit where they use certain types of sonar believed to confuse and threaten whales and dolphins.

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Egyptian Billionaire Now In Talks to Buy Two Entire Islands for Refugees

Naguib Sawiris is one step closer to creating a new homeland for refugees pouring into the EU, entering talks to buy a pair of private islands in Greece.

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Nature Bridge Paves the Way For Mountain Lions' Survival in California

A new wildlife conservation project is being planned to bridge a California freeway and keep mountain lions safe and diverse.

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Brighter Days in India: College Girl's Simple Idea Lights 5300 Homes

A 20-year-old college student is improving the lives of thousands of people in India with a simple, energy efficient solution.

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"Liter of Light" Brings Sun into Dim Shanties Using Only Plastic Bottles

Utilizing the simplest of technologies to brighten communities without electricity, plastic bottles jammed through circular holes in metal rooftops of a Manila slum neighborhood bring light into dim and dreary shanties, thanks to a project called A Liter of Light.

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Teachers Union Leads Effort to Turn Around Poverty and Learning in West Virginia Schools

The American Federation of Teachers, vilified by critics as an obstacle to school reform, is leading an unusual effort to turn around a floundering school system in a place where deprivation is layered on heartache. The AFT wants to improve education deep in the heart of Appalachia by simultaneously tackling the social and economic troubles of McDowell County.

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Freedom Now Rings From One Mountaintop Radio Station in Western Libya

A radio station previously used as a propaganda tool for Libyan dictator Qaddafi now broadcasts the rebel rallying cry and highlights a new push to spread the revolution, as "Radio Free Nalut."