Environment News
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Canada Approves Controversial Northern Gateway Pipeline: What Now?
- Chile Scraps Huge Patagonia Dam Project After Years of Controversy
- Prepay Plans for Electricity Offer Alternative to the Usual Monthly Power Bill
- 4 Key Takeaways From EPA's New Rules for Power Plants
- Obama to Seek 30 Percent Cut in Power Plant Emissions, Reports Say
- One Key Question on Obama's Push Against Climate Change: Will It Matter?
- Ahead of Proposed U.S. Power Plant Rules, the Spin Scramble Begins
- Oil Drillers' Burning of Natural Gas Costs U.S. Millions in Revenue
The Environment in Pictures
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Patterns in Nature
Enjoy close-up photos of a variety of flowers, trees, leaves, cacti, and even flowering moss from around the world.
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Photo Gallery: Desert Landscapes
Discover dunes and dive into seas of sand from Australia to the Middle East and beyond in this gallery dedicated to Earth’s most barren landscapes.
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Photos: Fire "Tornadoes" Explained
"Firenadoes"—such as the one filmed recently in the Australian Outback—aren't rare, just rarely reported, an expert says.
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Autumn Colors
Fall into riotous hues and changing landscapes with this collection of autumn photos from National Geographic website visitors.
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Rivers Photos
Rivers run through the heart and soul of countless communities. But, increasingly, they run on human terms rather than on Mother Nature’s.
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Life in Color: Green
How green is your valley? Very—and so are frogs, snakes, snails, butterflies, rolling hills, and more. Go green with this gallery of soothing images.
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Wallpaper: Flora
Put the intricate patterns of flora on your desktop with close-up photos of a variety of flowers, trees, leaves, cacti, and even flowering moss from around the world.
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Pictures: 10 Green-Tech City Solutions for Beating the Heat
From a solar mansion in China to a floating farm in New York, green buildings are sprouting up in cities around the world. Among their many benefits are curbing fossil-fuel use and reducing the urban heat island effect.
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Deep-Sea Creatures
Adaptation is the name of the game when you live thousands of feet below the water's surface. See how these deep-sea denizens make the most of their deep, dark home.
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Extreme Weather Photos
From volcano lightning to landslides, Mother Nature throws some spectacular and scary screwballs our way. Take a look at the weirdest and wickedest weather of all.
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How to Feed Our Growing Planet
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Feed the World
National Geographic explores how we can feed the growing population without overwhelming the planet in our food series.
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Personal Energy Meter
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The World's Water
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Help Save the Colorado River
NG's new Change the Course campaign launches. When individuals pledge to use less water in their own lives, our partners carry out restoration work in the Colorado River Basin.
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Water Grabbers: A Global Rush on Freshwater
A special series on how grabbing water from poor people and future generations threatens global food security, environmental sustainability, and local cultures.
