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By Ben Jervey
My Top Ten #Greenreads of 2012
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December 28, 2012: Stories of Arctic adventure, epic phytoplankton battles, and hipsters with shotguns.
Blackouts Show the Bright Side of Rooftop Solar
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November 26, 2012: Not every solar array works in a power outage, but those that did after Superstorm Sandy provided relief to homes, schools, and businesses. Here’s what you should know if you’re thinking about adding panels to your roof.
Wind Farm Withstands Sandy's Wrath
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November 14, 2012: Gas supplies and power lines took a hit, but five wind turbines directly in the storm's path survived -- a good test for the industry in a storm-ravaged future.
Texas Showdown: Keystone Cops Greet Pipeline Protestors with Violence
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September 27, 2012: Opponents have chained themselves to trees and logging equipment in the Keystone XL pipeline's path, resulting in arrests.
American Idyll
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September 20, 2012: Head off the beaten path into the small towns of Vermont this fall to watch one of nature's most colorful transformations.
How to Build a DIY Bat Roost Module
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May 10, 2012: You're someone who is worried about bats. Maybe you've heard some news reports about white-nose syndrome. Maybe you've noticed that our blind, furry little friends have been mysteriously MIA from your property in recent... read more >
So What If 'Frozen Planet' Didn't Talk About the Causes of Climate Change?
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May 2, 2012: After all the polar bear pathos, the body-surfing penguins, the nature porn-worthy images of calving glaciers and breathtaking auroras, here’s what we’re left with after six weeks of the Discovery Channel’s epic Frozen... read more >

Re "So What If 'Frozen Planet' Didn't Talk About the Causes of Climate Change?" (May 2, 2012): Thanks for the comment, Erica. So I won't put a fight and dig in my heels and say that BBC/Discovery were definitely right to avoid any mention of human impact on climate change. Personally, I would've been fine with a... Read More >
Frozen Planet, Part 7: Sun Sets on an Epic Series
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April 24, 2012: Like the Arctic in autumn, the sun has set on Frozen Planet, plunging Discovery Channel viewers into the long, dark TV winter of American Chopper and Mythbusters.While watching last night's finale -- the global warming-... read more >
Frozen Planet, Part 6: Life in the Freezer
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April 20, 2012: Live Tweet Party: Join @OnEarthMag on Twitter during Frozen Planet’s final climate change episode -- Sunday, 4/22, 8:00 p.m. EST, #unfrozenplanetSomething in the universe didn’t want me to recap this episode. Somehow I... read more >
Frozen Planet, Part 5: How'd They Do That? Top Ten Things You Want to Know About Filming in the Freeze
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April 11, 2012: So we’re a full four hours into our journey to the ends of the Earth. We’ve been guided through the Frozen Planet by the good Ice Cap Jack Donaghy, aka 30-Below Rock, aka Alec Baldwin, taking the helm of the series like it... read more >
Frozen Planet, Part 4: Winter Blues
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April 4, 2012: Okay. Sex and food. We get it.Here's the problem with a nature documentary stretched over a month and a half: there are only so many storylines in nature (and life, for that matter). And for all the masterful showmanship... read more >
Frozen Planet, Part 3: Hot Fun in the Summertime
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March 27, 2012: The polar summer means long months of unbroken sunlight: a single protracted day, during which the wildlife takes on the habits of egomaniacal Garden State reality-TV stars.But before we get down and depraved with beachside... read more >
Ben Jervey
Ben writes about climate, energy, and sustainability for numerous publications and is the former environment editor at GOOD. He's the author of "The Big Green Apple: Your Guide to Eco-Friendly Living in New York City" and currently lives in Vermont. A bicycle enthusiast, Ben has... More
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