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Calvert Foundation: Engaging Diaspora Communities for Development
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ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Lost in translocation? How bird song could help save species
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Earth Policy Release – Falling Gasoline Use Means United States Can Just Say No to New Pipelines and Food-to-Fuel
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NOAA predicts mixed bag of drought, flooding and warm weather for spring
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