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  • Congo Basin Forests

    June 26, 2015

    The vast forest of the Congo Basin is the second-largest tropical rainforest on Earth and serves as the lungs of Africa. It’s an incredibly rich and diverse ecosystem that provides food, freshwater, shelter and medicine for tens of millions of local and Indigenous Peoples and is home to critically endangered wildlife species.

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  • Indonesia Forests

    June 26, 2015

    Indonesia’s forests are a treasure chest of incredible wildlife. The country is home to between 10 and 15 percent of the world’s known plants, mammals, and birds. But in the last half century, more than 74 million hectares of Indonesian rainforest—an area twice the size of Germany—have been logged, burned, or degraded.

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  • 100% Renewable Energy for All

    June 26, 2015

    Right now, the U.S. has an unprecedented opportunity to transform its energy system. It’s time to say goodbye to the fossil fuel dependent energy systems of the 19th and 20th centuries and embrace a 100 percent renewable energy future.

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  • Koch Industries Backs California Proposition 23

    June 25, 2015

    Koch Industries funds a California ballot initiative intended to block state commitments to reduce global warming pollution and promote the growth of the state’s clean energy economy.

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  • Today, We Stand Together for Voting Rights

    June 25, 2015
    Rachel Rye Butler

    A healthy democracy is one free of voter disenfranchisement. Two years ago today, the Supreme Court dealt a serious blow to American democracy when it gutted the Voting Rights Act in its Shelby County v. Holder decision, opening the door to race-based voter discrimination.

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  • California Sea Lion

    June 24, 2015

    Adult males are dark brown to black with a sagittal crest, tuft of hair on their head. Males have a robust chest, shoulders and neck, and a slender hind end. They lack the well-developed mane typical of other sea lion species. Females and juveniles are tan to yellow-ish and slender in form. Males are larger than females weighing up to 1,000 pounds and 220 pounds, respectivel

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  • Alaska Forests

    June 23, 2015

    It might be difficult to imagine a rainforest in Alaska, but one of the rarest types of forest on Earth can be found along the Alaskan coast. It's called a coastal temperate rainforest, and it’s home to some of the richest and most abundant life on Earth.

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