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This bobcat amazingly climbed a cactus the height of a 4-story building to escape a predator and sat there for 6 hours before leaping down!

When hospice workers asked firefighters to help fulfill the dying wish of a former forest ranger with multiple sclerosis, they took him on a 3-hour tour of the woods on his gurney

Atlanta just turned a former “food desert” into a “food forest” that will provide citizens with free, organic fruits, nuts, veggies, mushrooms and herbs

The world’s oldest olive tree on the island of Crete is said to produce some of the best olive oil in the world at the ripe old age of 3000

Whole Foods refuses to remove Starkey spring water from shelves after tests show arsenic levels above FDA limits. Here’s the Consumer Reports’ list of bottled water brands to avoid:

Maine and Vermont become 3rd and 4th states to say sianara to single-use plastic bags. Vermont bans straws, stirrers and Styrofoam too.

Cactus leaves could provide a far more sustainable material for single-use bioplastics than corn, as they grow abundantly in the desert without using any farmland, fertilizers, pesticides or petroleum

EPA tells farmers to “go ahead” and spray unapproved insecticide known to kill bees on millions of acres of crops known to attract bees

Architecture company develops a roof that collects rainwater and cools your house at the same time

Need a quick, cheap cooler for a day at the lake or beach? There’s now an eco-friendly alternative to Styrofoam, and it’s only $10.