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Climate Awareness Bike Trip Climate Ride Includes Beer and Redwood Forest

Photo via Brita Climate Ride Some people do their part fighting climate change at home in front of a computer (say…most of us here at TreeHugger). Others prefer a bit more sweat, blood, and tears. Well, hopefully just the former: Once again, Brita Climate Ride is throwing a bunch of environmentalists on bikes, this time in California, September 21-25. Those up for the challenge (a maximum of 150 riders) will pedal 320 miles over five days, soaking up spectacular vistas in the

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Climate Awareness Bike Trip Climate Ride Includes Beer and Redwood Forest

Amazon Deforestation Increases Malaria Rate by 50%

photo: Wikipedia A new report in the Center for Disease Control’s journal Emerging Infectious Diseases highlights one more bad consequence of Amazon deforestation : In areas that have been cleared of trees incidence of malaria increase nearl… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Amazon Deforestation Increases Malaria Rate by 50%