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Training to Swim the English Channel: The Final Countdown

Photo via EarthWatch Guest blogger Caroline Chisholm, head of marketing and communications globally for Earthwatch Institute , a non-profit organization dedicated to a sustainable environment, is swimming the English Channel in August to raise funds for Earthwatch initiatives. There is nothing like a deadline to galvanize the mind. The final hurdle before attempting my English Channel crossing was the prospect of a marathon six hour qualifying swim. This presented two major challenges. Firstly, I’ve never spent more than two and a half hours in the sea. And even that… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Chernobyl: Wildlife Haven or a Dangerous Wasteland?

Image credit: Carl Montgomery /Flickr Typically, when an area is fenced off from human populations, nature moves in and flourishes. This simple idea—on which all conservation land management is founded—seems obvious. But in the Chernobyl exclusion zone—an area that was isolated after the 1986 disaster—the opposite is true. Even after decades free of human contact, animals still struggle to survive in this wildlife preserve nearly 200 square miles … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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