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Recipe Categories Books All Books Book Reviews Chapter & Verse Readers' Picks Take Action All Take Action Environment Education Conflict Resolution Disaster Relief and Recovery Human Trafficking Subscribe Subscribe Give a Gift Manage Account Daily News Briefing Energy/Environment Can Hawaii protect its endangered species without harming local business? Hawaii, the 'endangered species capital of the world,' wants to protect its threatened plants and animals without harming local businesses. More Top Stories view all How to help the countries most vulnerable to climate change Money is critical, but embracing change is key. Can we save the Great Barrier Reef? A recent helicopter flyover suggested Australia's Great Barrier Reef is 90 percent bleached, damaged by tourists and a rough El Niño year. Judge approves $20 billion settlement in BP oil spill The settlement is the largest environmental settlement in US history as well as the largest-ever civil settlement with a single entity. First Look Why emissions cuts may make sense – economically Global warming impacts the value of global financial assets. The higher the temperatures, the more assets at risk worldwide, finds an economic analysis. Have China's carbon emissions already peaked? Politicians and scientists around the world applauded China's agreement to a 2030 emissions peak. But China may have already achieved the goal 16 years ahead of schedule. Satellite data shows new hope for endangered tiger populations Satellite data is proving a useful tool for protecting tiger habitat and could not only help double wild tiger populations by 2022 but also lay the groundwork for helping other vulnerable species, too. To stop global warming, change how we eat? Producing and cooking food is actually a huge contributor to global carbon emissions. How to take a bite out of the problem: Reduce food waste and change farm practices and eating habits. First Look Maryland protects its pollinators with limits on bee-addicting pesticides The House of Delegates voted Thursday to limit neonics, which researchers say can cause bees to have addictive cravings similar to those caused by nicotine. First Look Florida's River of Grass gets a conservation boost The Everglades will receive $250 million in dedicated funding, protecting the habitat of more than 77 endangered or threatened species. How reducing food waste fights climate change Because of inefficient agricultural and consumption practices, the world wastes a lot of food. And a team of researchers from Germany say reducing this waste can mitigate climate change while feeding the world's hungry. 'King of coal' given one year in prison for fatal mine explosion Former Massey Energy chief executive officer Don Blankenship was sentenced to a year in prison Wednesday for his role in West Virginia's 2010 Upper Big Branch mine explosion that killed 29. First Look Captured Sumatran rhino dies, raising conservation alarms The female Sumatran rhino, named Najaq, was one of a rare breed and the first to be found on Indonesian Borneo in 40 years. Her untimely death has prompted review of conservation efforts. First Look Almost half of natural World Heritage sites under severe threat, says WWF Natural World Heritage sites, from the Grand Canyon and Great Barrier Reef to the Swiss Alps, provide local communities with natural resources and jobs. Follow Stories Like This Get the Monitor stories you care about delivered to your inbox. April 10, 2016 Photos of the weekend Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is watched by former Indian cricketer Dilip Vengsarkar as she and Britain's Prince William play a game of cricket with Indian children, who are beneficiaries of NGOs, at the Oval Maidan in Mumbai, Sunday. View Gallery Blogs Energy Voices How Oregon plans to quit coal Energy To stop global warming, change how we eat? Producing and cooking food is actually a huge contributor to global carbon emissions. How to take a bite out of the problem: Reduce food waste and change farm practices and eating habits. How America’s big data centers are going green Can developing petrostates learn to live without oil? Scientists turn to GMOs, robotics, and sensors in search of better biofuels Can Republicans learn to love clean energy? Loading... Take the quiz Climate change: Is your opinion informed by science? About these ads Monitor's Best: Top 5 By stepping back from Clinton attacks, Sanders makes a statement In one Colorado prison, convicts save dogs, veterans – and themselves The two separate worlds of gay rights Between Bill Clinton and Black Lives Matter, a generational divide (+video) What if ISIS were run by women? In Mississippi, a glimpse. Popular Now Giant spider: Another mysterious geographic feature on Pluto Bullet-stopping foam? 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