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The Top 10: America's Coolest Schools 2012
Sierra's sixth annual ranking of America's greenest universities
Plastic Bottle Cellphone Holder
Turn an empty container into a wall-mounted charging station
Keeping Bugs (and Bears) at Bay
Are natural insect repellents better than DEET? That depends on how risky the bite is.
6 of America's Coolest Trees
These magnificent trees would leave even the Lorax speechless
9 Must-See West Coast Waterfalls
You can hike to them, dance underneath them, appreciate them from afar, and listen to them up close.
At Home in a Hole in the Rock
A visitor finds refuge—and tales of deprivation—in the Grand Canyon's hidden alcoves
6 Species with Celebrity Names
A list of A-list species, from Beyonce to Schwarzenegger
Pirates of the Rainforest
The forests of the Olympic Peninsula have always been pillaged, and there's nothing law enforcement can do about it
The Last of the Southwest
Otero Mesa, the remnant of a forgotten grassland, looks for a little recognition
Pacific Fisher: The Sock Gremlin
Tracking the Pacific fisher with road kill dangled them from trees
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animals
Greenwashing Golf
Hitting the links this weekend at your local "green" golf course? You may want to check its bona fides first.
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sports
Two Wheels, Not Four
Gas prices, CO2 levels—it's all going up. Which is why more and more people are ditching gas-guzzlers for bikes.
The Source of Wealth
Utah chooses coal mining over its natural wonders
The Swamp Man
The bald cypress of southern Louisiana is resilient and rot-resistant—and so is Dean Wilson, its most ardent defender
Fighting Climate Change With Family Planning
A concerted, worldwide family-planning campaign can be just as effective at reducing carbon output as conserving electricity, trapping carbon, or using alternative fuels.
Far Offshore and Your Outrigger Founders. Now What?
What happens when you dress for the air, not the water