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Green Machines |
Amid crisis, automakers look green in L.A. Even as the auto industry is engulfed in a crisis, automakers are showing off their greenest rides at the Los Angeles auto show. Here’s a round-up of what’s on show. By Dan Carney. |
Climate Change |
Himalaya glaciers melting much faster Glaciers high in the Himalayas are dwindling faster than anyone thought, putting nearly a billion people living in South Asia in peril of losing their water supply. |
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Cars ranked by chemical content Billing it as the first-ever consumer guide to toxic chemicals in cars, an advocacy group rated more than 200 models based on interior parts — from steering wheels to armrests — whose chemical components can break down over time. |
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Video: Environment |
Foxes come back from brink of extinction Dec. 1: The Island Fox, a five-pound mammal found only on Southern California's Channel Islands, was recently in danger of disappearing, but its rapid recovery has been faster than any other endangered animal in history. NBC's Mark Mullen reports. |
Green Your Routine |
![]() | Looking to do more by Mother Earth? As part of a "Green Week" initiative Nov. 16-23 by NBC/Universal, we've put together some links for a greener lifestyle: |
Threatened species |
Did you know that "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species," which is put together by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, lists thousands of animal species as vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered? Each week, and with the IUCN's help, msnbc.com profiles a threatened species. |
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Black market The wildlife trade is the third-largest illegal trade in the world after guns and drugs. Learn who is buying and selling and see the species put at risk by the trade. |
Newsweek: Environmental leadership |
Environment slide shows |
Earth from above From a mangrove swamp with a natural heart, to a tree of life in a desert savanna, check out the planet from a bird's-eye view. |
INTERACTIVE |
Battle of the Bags: Paper vs. Plastic Msnbc.com takes you on interactive journey through the debate over the "greenest" way to cart away groceries. |
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