Tori Spelling Says She Lacked Self-Confidence In Letter To Younger Self
Former “Beverly Hills, 90210″ star Tori Spelling hasn’t always had the self-confidence she has today. The 39-year-oldposted a letter to her 21-year-old self on her website, and offered a few kernels of…
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Raiding the Bread Basket: Use and Abuse of the Mississippi River Basin
Industrial agricultural has significant socioeconomic and environmental costs, although scientists are bringing solutions. Excess fertilizer that runs off farm fields can encourage algal blooms in waterways, as occurred in Rock Creek…
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Real Christmas Trees Save Water
Artificial ones have a bigger environmental impact. When properly managed, the fresh-cut Christmas tree industry helps support wildlife and ecosystems. Fake Christmas trees might be convenient and seem eco-friendly at first glance,…
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After Decades of Conflict, Adversaries Join Forces to Save the Klamath River—and Themselves
Klamath River Dam ABOUT LESSONS FROM THE FIELD: National Geographic is inviting scientists, community leaders, water managers, conservationists, and activists to share the lessons they’ve earned from the field—and the innovative solutions…
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Africans Must Adapt to Drought in Warming World: Report
A new report cautions African countries to look beyond dams (like this one in Zimbabwe) to deal with water supply issues for an uncertain future. Flexible farming methods and the ability…
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Google Earth Shows How Dams Could Worsen Climate Change
A project of two NGOs highlights far-ranging effects of damming rivers. A new video shows how big dams affect river systems and factor into climate change. A new interactive Google Earth…
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Salmon Enter Olympic National Park for the First Time Thanks to Elwha Dam Removal
Chinook, or king, salmon are the largest in the Pacific. The National Park Service reported this week that adult Chinook (king) salmon have been seen in Olympic National Park, less than five months after removal…
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Production R8 e-tron sets lap record at Nürburgring, Audi gains more EV bragging rights
Suffice it to say, Audi’s been garnering loads of press these past weeks for its e-tron vehicles. Hot on the heels of its recent, R18 e-tron-led victory at the 24-hour Le Mans, the automaker has…
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SPARKLE: AT LEAST IT’S BETTER THAN GLITTER
While this remake of the 1976 cult classic focuses on the titular Sparkle (Jordin Sparks) and her sister (Carmen Ejogo), it’s hard to ignore the presence of Whitney Houston as the matriarch…
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PARANORMAN: WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING
While it’s often unavoidable, it can be dangerous to go into a movie with too many preconceived expectations. Case in point: I walked into the new stop-motion animated paranormal adventureParaNorman expecting one kind…
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