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Cancer Takes a Hike: Annual Trek Honors Beloved Backpacker

by Lindsay Nash October 12, 2009

Last October, Andrew Stevens watched his wife drive out of Rockfish Gap in Shenandoah National Park, where he was “left staring at 160 wild miles to the north.” It would be a challenging walk in the woods for anyone—especially someone with stage-four colon cancer. But Stevens had been planning this Shenandoah trek long before he [...]

Energy-saving “Enertia” homes

by Beau Beasley October 12, 2009

Dear EarthTalk: I recently saw a reference to “Enertia houses” that require little in the way of external sources for heating or cooling.  Do you have any information on this housing design? — Alan Marshfield, via e-mail Enertia is a brand name for homes designed and sold in kits by North Carolina-based Enertia Building Systems [...]

Race for the Sun

by Jedd Ferris October 12, 2009

Solar Decathlon hits D.C.

Irresistible Slopes

by Graham Averill October 8, 2009

Skier sues Snowshoe for effective marketing

Where’s the Beef?

by Jedd Ferris October 7, 2009

Baltimore schools go meatless on Mondays

Parks in Peril

by Will Harlan October 7, 2009

Smokies, Assateague, Hatteras among most endangered national parks