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Fight Club: A Ragtag Crew Races to Save Disappearing Trees

Backcountry activists in the Mountain West defend the whitebark pine.

By Brian Kevin

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Plugging Into the Electric Vehicle Revolution

Cars may prove to be one solution to our climate change problem.

By Jim Motavalli

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International Campaign Aims to Combat Ocean Acidification

A new international collaboration seeks to save the seas.

By Michele Berger

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Exclusive Interview: Obama Defeats Romney, Says We Must Tackle Climate Change

President Obama provides written answers to 10 critical questions about the environment.

By Alisa Opar

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A New Book and Film Showcase the Planet’s Melting Ice

Photographer James Balog captures climate change’s affect on glaciers.

By Susan Cosier

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Eleven Fun Facts About Driving

From money to greenhouse gases, 11 ways you save, or spend, by driving.

Pedaling for the Planet

Whether he’s traveling by bike, boat, or boots, this teenager’s yearlong, 12,000-mile birding adventure clears a clean path toward an inspiring personal record.

By Jane Braxton Little/ Photography by Chip Simons

Type: Magazine_article | From: Audubon Magazine

Welcome to the new era of “megafires,” which rage with such intensity that no human force can put them out. Their main causes, climate change and fire suppression, are fueling a heated debate about how to stop them.

By Daniel Glick

Type: Magazine_article | From: Audubon Magazine

Windfall

If ever there was a time to get off of oil and plug into offshore wind power, it is now, argues Mike Tidwell, a clean-energy activist and veteran journalist with deep roots in the bayou.

By Mike Tidwell

Type: Magazine_article | From: Audubon Magazine

Work Plan

Maytag’s departure left a small Iowa town’s economy reeling. Today, however, workers are building wind machines instead of washing machines, and validating studies about the enormous potential of green-collar jobs.

By Barry Yeoman

Type: Magazine_article | From: Audubon Magazine

Balance of Power

Green energy isn’t necessarily harmless. But new efforts are under way to site renewable energy projects and transmission lines outside unspoiled landscapes and wildlife habitat.

By Michelle Nijhuis

Type: Magazine_article | From: Audubon Magazine

Polar Distress

With the clock running out in January, the Bush administration, ignoring the concerns of its own scientists and possibly breaking federal law, looks to open a vital stretch of Arctic habitat to offshore oil and gas drilling. So much for saving endangered bears.

By Daniel Glick

Type: Magazine_article | From: Audubon Magazine