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Air Pollution Triggers Lack of Rain

What you can do: Pay attention to air quality reports; ask about your child’s school bus.

Ted Kennedy's 5 Greatest Contributions to Environmental Health

What you can do: Whatever your politics, take a bus ride, go car-free, take an uninsured friend to a free clinic, and buy some renewable energy credits.

Our Choice

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Should Patriotic Americans Stop at 2 Kids?

What you can do: Regardless of how many people are on our planet, we could all stand to consume less.

Why Bird-Lovers Should Cut Back on Beef—or Buy Organic

What you can do: Cut back on red meat; buy tasty, organic beef to lessen the environmental impact of meat production.

10 Monsters that Threaten the Planet

What you can do: Watch what you eat, pour down the sink, or plant in your yard.

Save Money, Cut Greenhouse Gases: It's Easier than You Think

What you can do: To save energy at home, turn your electric water heater down to about 120 degrees Fahrenheit, and then add a jacket.

EPA Declares Greenhouse Gases a Threat

What you can do: This holiday season try making your own gifts to lower your carbon footprint.

Never Throw Food Away Again

What you can do: Shop smarter. When buying produce, buy one ripe, one nearly ripe, and one green item to minimize spoilage.

Climate Change Talks Suspended at Copenhagen Conference

What you can do: Learn the issues being debated in Copenhagen, and express your opinions to your representatives.