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Posted on March 17th, 2010 by Jesse Chambers

UAB is thinking green

UAB is thinking green

Green means gold in UAB’s new recycling program

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Posted on March 17th, 2010 by Jesse Chambers

When the going gets weird . . .

When the going gets weird . . .

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro

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Posted on March 10th, 2010 by Jesse Chambers

Bees, too? Damn it!

Bees, too? Damn it!

Bees, like bananas—disappearing

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Posted on March 9th, 2010 by Jesse Chambers

Yes, we have no f**king bananas

Yes, we have no f**king bananas

Bananas going extinct?

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Posted on March 8th, 2010 by Jesse Chambers

Billy Collins: Rock star poet

Billy Collins: Rock star poet

Jesse Chambers Q&A with the former Poet Laureate

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Posted on March 8th, 2010 by Jesse Chambers

Unleash the wild child

Unleash the wild child

National Wildlife Federation tries to get us outside

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Posted on March 8th, 2010 by Jesse Chambers

Find those species

Find those species

Find out which endangered species live near you

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Posted on March 6th, 2010 by Jesse Chambers

Can Rocket City go green?

Can Rocket City go green?

Huntsville may become one of nation’s most sustainable cities

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Posted on March 5th, 2010 by Jesse Chambers

Quack Quack Quack

Quack Quack Quack

Birmingham Ducks Unlimited recognized for fundraising efforts

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Posted on March 4th, 2010 by Jesse Chambers

After all, they were here first

After all, they were here first

Creek Indians of Alabama get conservation grant

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Posted on February 18th, 2010 by Jesse Chambers

Getting lit at Southern Voices

Getting lit at Southern Voices

Conference brings star writers to Hoover

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Posted on February 18th, 2010 by Jesse Chambers

Sharing the legacy

Sharing the legacy

African-American couple strives to diversify National Parks

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Posted on February 12th, 2010 by Jesse Chambers

Alabama Rivers Alliance hosts water conference

Alabama Rivers Alliance hosts water conference

This year’s conference will feature the first-ever Alabama Water Rally, a four-day event designed to inform participants about key water issues affecting the state

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Posted on January 20th, 2010 by Jesse Chambers

A sentimental journey with pianist Barb Sparkes

A sentimental journey with pianist Barb Sparkes

Sparkes and storyteller Dolores Hydock recreate WWII era

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Posted on January 20th, 2010 by Jesse Chambers

Smart kids make green easy

Smart kids make green easy

AND THE CHILDREN SHALL LEAD US: According to a news release from the Friends of [...]

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Posted on January 18th, 2010 by Jesse Chambers

Stuff your face & fight hunger

Stuff your face & fight hunger

Several Alabama groups are Fed Up With Hunger

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Posted on January 16th, 2010 by Jesse Chambers

Forever Wild forever?

Forever Wild forever?

A coalition of Alabama business, conservation, and environmental leaders have stepped forward to protect the successful program

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Posted on January 14th, 2010 by Jesse Chambers

RIP Joe Shannon

RIP Joe Shannon

Remembrance of Birmingham Bay of Pigs veteran

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Posted on January 1st, 2010 by Jesse Chambers

Ore. firm aids in carbon compliance

Ore. firm aids in carbon compliance

Carbon Concierge helps firms assess their carbon output

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Posted on December 31st, 2009 by Jesse Chambers

Green jobs for all

Green jobs for all

Ensuring equal access to green jobs in L.A.

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War on Dumb

Birmingham 101: What will history say about us?

Birmingham 101: What will history say about us?

‘The city of perpetual promise.’ Does that mean incessant failure? Or rather, that Birmingham never gives up hope?

Upon Further Review

Bama wins, 2010 and amen

Bama wins, 2010 and amen

Part two of the college football season recap.

Column

Ties that bind

Ties that bind

A four-in-hand is worth two in the bush

Film

Casualties of war

Casualties of war

“The reasons we go to war always matter,” says the soldier played by Matt Damon [...]

Small World Cartoons

The Paranoid Guide to the 2010 Census

The Paranoid Guide to the 2010 Census

Uncle Sam left something lurking in your mailbox. Dare you open it?

Suburban Legends

The King of Rock: No, Not Elvis

The King of Rock: No, Not Elvis

The world is designed to piss me off