Blythe Copeland
Blythe Copeland is a freelance writer living in Baltimore, Maryland, where she covers eco-friendly travel, endangered species, and lifestyle for TreeHugger and is the managing editor of TLC's Parentables.
She believes in alternative energy, reusable everything, and wearing a sweater instead of turning up the heat, but she has a weakness for hot showers, avocados year-round, and imported wine.
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The Week in Animal News: Miracle Turtles, Taking a Bite Out of Shark Week, and More (Slideshow)
Last year, a sea turtle was discovered on a sandbar clinging to life after its body was split by the propellers of boats. It might have seemed futile to try and save the animal, but a team of veterinarians did anyways --
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The Week in Animal News: Miracle Turtles, Taking a Bite Out of Shark Week, and More
Last year, a sea turtle was discovered on a sandbar clinging to life after its body was split by the propellers of boats. It might have seemed futile to try and save the animal, but a team of veterinarians did anyways -- and now, after a hard-fought recov
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7 Key Shark Habitats That Need Conservation Now
Life isn't a walk in the park -- or a swim in the surf -- for sharks: They're threatened not only by fisheries, the shark finning industry, and pollution, but they're also saddled with a terrible reputation.
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7 High-Tech Online Gardening Tools to Plan the Perfect Garden
Is your dream a Tomato Sauce Garden...or the White House Garden? Or are you still embarrassed about last year's patch -- the one where the lettuce crowded the carrots, the green beans spilled over into the cucumbers,
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Green Gift Guide For Back to School Tots and Teens (Slideshow)
Bright new ideas for eco-friendly supplies have made back-to-school shopping much more fun.
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Green Gift Guide For Back to School Tots and Teens
Bright new ideas for eco-friendly supplies have made back-to-school shopping much more fun. The nine items here will send the K-12 set back to school in sustainable style, with the likes of biodegradable pencils and pens, sneakers with car-tire soles, b
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The Week in Animal News: Orphaned Gorillas Airlifted Home, Bloodsicles For Tigers, and More (Slideshow)
In a few short years of life, six young mountain gorillas from the Congo have experienced humanity at both its worst and best, from poachers to conservationists.
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The Week in Animal News: Orphaned Gorillas Airlifted Home, Bloodsicles For Tigers, and More
In a few short years of life, six young mountain gorillas from the Congo have experienced humanity at both its worst and best, from poachers to conservationists. We also have zookeepers keeping tigers cool in an innovative way, a gorilla that turned the
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10 Fruit Cocktails Made With Summer's Tastiest Ingredients (Slideshow)
Summer's harvest is hitting shelves everywhere -- toast the heatwave continuing across much of the U.S. with a chilled fruit cocktail made with local wine, organic liquor and Champagne, and the best fruits,
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10 Fruit Cocktails Made With Summer's Tastiest Ingredients
Summer's harvest is hitting shelves everywhere -- toast the heatwave continuing across much of the U.S. with a chilled fruit cocktail made with local wine, organic liquor and Champagne, and the best fruits, berries, and herbs the season has to offer. It
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5 Sculptural Houseplants for the Design Enthusiast
Bringing an array of plants into your house has plenty of benefits -- they can brighten up dark spaces, filter the air to keep you healthy, and give you a deeper appreciation for the beauty of nature.
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From Wetsuits to Wax: 9 High-Tech Products for Sustainable Surfing (Slideshow)
Surfing: Alone on a wave, it is just you and the great wide ocean. It's easy to forget the outside world -- unless you are stepping around miles of endless trash on the beach, pulling off plastic bags caught on your
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From Wetsuits to Wax: 9 High-Tech Products for Sustainable Surfing
Surfing: Alone on a wave, it is just you and the great wide ocean. It's easy to forget the outside world -- unless you are stepping around miles of endless trash on the beach, pulling off plastic bags caught on your fins, and getting sick from the sewage
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The Week in Animal News: Terrifying Toothy Sea Worms, Saving Sea Turtles, and More (Slideshow)
This isn't an advance rendering from J.J. Abrams' next monster movie -- this guy is 100% real.
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The Week in Animal News: Terrifying Toothy Sea Worms, Saving Sea Turtles, and More
This isn't an advance rendering from J.J. Abrams' next monster movie -- this guy is 100% real. We also have the heartbreaking story of a paralyzed lion, a baby green sea turtle's epic journey, marauding bands of monkeys, rare blue iguanas, and more in t
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From Crabs to Faultlines, 7 Ways Updated Google Earth Journeys to the Ocean Floor
The same downloadable Google Earth program that lets you check out the mountains of Tuscany where your grandfather grew up and scope out the backyard of that house you're considering buying can take you underwater, too: The recently
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Sheryl Crow Donates Concert Proceeds to Wild Horses, and More Celebrity News
Musician Sheryl Crow may have thought she was showing her support for animal rights when she promised to donate part of the proceeds from an upcoming Wyoming performance to the Cloud Foundation, which protects wild horses
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9 Adorable Endangered Animal Babies to See Now at Zoos Around the World (Video Slideshow)
Captive breeding programs all over the world are experiencing a bit of an endangered animal baby boom this year.
