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Tossing your table scraps 

CNN's Chris Lawrence reports on a new program that asks residents to weed out what they don't eat.

Bush may seek protection for island chains

President Bush will seek formal comment from his Cabinet agencies next week on a plan that could make three of the world's most remote and pristine island chains off-limits to commercial fishing and mineral exploration.

Masai Mara poaching bonanza 

The annual wildebeest migration in Kenya is a boon for poachers. CNN's David McKenzie investigates.

Ocean 'dead zones' becoming global problem

Like a chronic disease spreading through the body, "dead zones" with too little oxygen for life are expanding in the world's oceans.

Amphibians dying off 

Frogs and other amphibians are dying at an alarming rate. CNN's Dan Simon reports.

Planet in Peril: Battle Lines

Rwanda's mountain gorillas 

Anderson Cooper's sneak peak of Planet in Peril: Battle Lines. He's looking at the last remaining mountain gorillas.

Mountain gorillas murdered 

Gorillas are being murdered in Congo. CNN's Anderson Cooper reports.

Planet in Peril: Shark finning 

Anderson Cooper talks with special correspondent Lisa Ling about shark finning, a brutal practice.

Endangered great white sharks 

Great white sharks are dying off at an alarming rate. CNN's Anderson Cooper reports.

Tossing your table scraps 

CNN's Chris Lawrence reports on a new program that asks residents to weed out what they don't eat.

Bush may seek protection for island chains

President Bush will seek formal comment from his Cabinet agencies next week on a plan that could make three of the world's most remote and pristine island chains off-limits to commercial fishing and mineral exploration.

Masai Mara poaching bonanza 

The annual wildebeest migration in Kenya is a boon for poachers. CNN's David McKenzie investigates.

Ocean 'dead zones' becoming global problem

Like a chronic disease spreading through the body, "dead zones" with too little oxygen for life are expanding in the world's oceans.

Amphibians dying off 

Frogs and other amphibians are dying at an alarming rate. CNN's Dan Simon reports.

Planet in Peril: Battle Lines

Rwanda's mountain gorillas 

Anderson Cooper's sneak peak of Planet in Peril: Battle Lines. He's looking at the last remaining mountain gorillas.

Mountain gorillas murdered 

Gorillas are being murdered in Congo. CNN's Anderson Cooper reports.

Planet in Peril: Shark finning 

Anderson Cooper talks with special correspondent Lisa Ling about shark finning, a brutal practice.

Endangered great white sharks 

Great white sharks are dying off at an alarming rate. CNN's Anderson Cooper reports.

Indonesia's vanishing forests 

CNN's Arwa Damon reports from the rapidly vanishing forests of Sumatra in central Indonesia.

Gore's plan too much too fast? 

Critics say Al Gore's plan for green energy ignores red tape. CNN's David Mattingly reports.

Gray wolves back in protected column

A federal judge has restored endangered species protections for gray wolves in the Northern Rockies, derailing plans by three states to hold public wolf hunts this fall.

Ruthless drought in West Timor puts children in crisis

Maria's labored breath echoes within the walls of her family's mud hut. Her tiny, bony hands open and close in slow claw-like motions.

Dwindling penguins signal ocean woes

The dwindling march of the penguins is signaling that the world's oceans are in trouble, scientists now say.

Global warming could increase terrorism, official says

Global warming could destabilize "struggling and poor" countries around the world, prompting mass migrations and creating breeding grounds for terrorists, the chairman of the National Intelligence Council told Congress on Wednesday.

Town tries to ban porch sofas 

A Pennsylvania town considers a ban on couches on front porches and lawns. WFMZ reports.

Florida to buy 'missing link' of Everglades for $1.7 billion

The state of Florida has agreed to buy nearly 200,000 acres of land from a major sugar producer in a $1.7 billion deal to help restore the Everglades, Gov. Charlie Crist announced Tuesday.

Anderson's Reporter's Notebook 

Anderson Cooper on assignment for Planet In Peril: Battle lines with his reporter's notebook from Africa.

Harder done than said? 

While traveling through the Cameroonian jungle, the Planet in Peril team encounters a slight hurdle. Sanjay Gupta vlogs.

Plan to save whales strangling in red tape

Whaling fleets nearly wiped out North Atlantic right whales last century. Now these huge mammals are threatened by other human behavior: big ships, fishing gear and entanglement in federal bureaucracy.

Right whale protection delayed 

Government scientists want big ships to slow down near endangered right whales. CNN's Miles O'Brien reports.

Polar bear now listed as 'threatened' species

Polar bears will now be listed as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act.

Rebuilding wetlands 

CNN's Miles O'Brien investigates the loss of wetlands in Louisiana and what needs to be done to save them.

Teens work to save polar bears 

Nicole Lapin talks to Hayley and Connor Gilbert about a program that shows kids how climate change affects polar bears.

Ice shelves may be melting 

Arctic scientist Derek Mueller discuses possible new signs of global warming in northern Canada.

Coal controversy 

Mountaintop mining produces a lot of America's coal, but is it hurting the health of the surrounding communities?

Salmon season canceled 

Salmon fishing is banned for the entire West Coast for the first time ever. CNN's Dan Simon reports.

Air pollution a big headache for tiny town in Wyoming

There isn't anything metropolitan about this tiny unincorporated town in southwest Wyoming, where a few single-family homes and a volunteer fire station stand against a skyline of snowcapped mountains.

More commercial bee colonies lost

A survey of bee health released Tuesday revealed a grim picture, with 36.1 percent of the nation's commercially managed hives lost since last year.

Koalas under threat from toxic eucalyptus leaves

Koalas are threatened by the rising level of carbon dioxide pollution in the atmosphere because it saps nutrients from the eucalyptus leaves they feed on, a researcher said Wednesday.

Yellowstone bison to slaughter 

Critics say bison in Yellowstone National Park are being slaughtered unnecessarily. CNN's Dan Simon reports

Border-fence dispute snares rare jaguars

It's a tale of homeland security concerns blocking wildlife management, and the hue and cry that ensues.

The jaguar hits a wall 

CNN's Rusty Dornin reports on a barrier against efforts to preserve the jaguar -- the border wall with Mexico.

Trapped sea lions shot on Columbia River

For years, the sea lions lounging at the Bonneville Dam have had easy pickings from salmon waiting to go up fish ladders to upriver spawning grounds.

Disaster funding set for West Coast salmon fishery

Federal authorities have declared the West Coast ocean salmon fishery a failure, opening the way for Congress to appropriate economic disaster assistance for coastal communities in California, Oregon and Washington.

Judge deciding if polar bears are endangered

A federal judge has ordered the government to decide within 16 days whether polar bears should be listed as a threatened species because of global warming.

Debate over bison 

Montana cattle ranchers are at odds with conservationists over the population of bison.

Rangers caught in the middle 

Rangers at Yellowstone National Park find themselves caught in the middle of the debate over the bison population.

Where the buffalo roam -- and die

More than half of Yellowstone National Park's bison herd has died since last fall, forcing the government to suspend its annual slaughter program.

The case for bison slaughter 

Yellowstone officials face fierce criticism for slaughtering bison to prevent the spread of disease.

Michael Stipe talks with AC360 

R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe talks with Anderson Cooper about lending a song for the trailer of 'Planet in Peril.'

Greenhouse gases gathering at faster pace

Major greenhouse gases in the air are accumulating faster than in the past despite efforts to curtail their growth.

Restoration projects recharging rivers

Rosemary Lowe scoops up a shovel of dirt and dumps it into a hole around the base of a slender cottonwood tree.

EPA scientists cite political interference

Hundreds of Environmental Protection Agency scientists complain they have been victims of political interference and pressure from superiors to skew their findings, according to a survey released Wednesday by an advocacy group.

Riots, instability spread as food prices skyrocket

Riots from Haiti to Bangladesh to Egypt over the soaring costs of basic foods have brought the issue to a boiling point and catapulted it to the forefront of the world's attention, the head of an agency focused on global development said Monday.

U.S. to give $200M in food aid

U.S. President George W. Bush has ordered the release of $200 million in emergency aid to help countries where the soaring cost of basic food has spurred riots and instability.

Bush outlines goals to fight climate change

President Bush on Wednesday called for halting the growth of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 and said Congress -- not judges or regulators -- should take the lead role in grappling with global warming.

Bush shifts on climate change

Revising his stance on global warming, President Bush proposed a new target Wednesday for stopping the growth of the nation's greenhouse gas emissions by 2025.

Food prices rise 

A growing food crisis has prompted protests in some spots around the world. CNN's Brian Todd reports.

The 2008 Eco-Marathon 

Shell Oil President David Sexton talks about the "eco-marathon" to promote environmentally-friendly vehicles.

Salmon disappearance could bring fishing ban

The stunning collapse of one of the West Coast's biggest wild salmon runs has prompted even cash-strapped fishermen to call for an unprecedented shutdown of salmon fishing off the coasts of California and Oregon.

Fighting dengue in Rio's slums 

CNN's Harris Whitbeck tours Rio de Janeiro's most violent slum, which is ground zero in the dengue fever epidemic.

Neighbors fight, states scramble over clean power

Curt Mann's neighbors are livid, accusing him of erecting an ugly wind turbine among their historic homes for no other reason than to show off his environmental "bling."

Southern Baptist leaders shift position on climate change

Several prominent leaders in the Southern Baptist Convention said Monday that Baptists have a moral responsibility to combat climate change -- a major shift within a denomination that just last year cast doubt on human responsibility for global warming.

Gray wolf: Still endangered?

The gray wolf was officially removed from the Endangered Species Act's "threatened" list Friday after three decades -- a decision that has stoked controversy among environmentalists and ranchers.

Killings of mountain gorillas in Congo prompt U.N. probe

The shooting deaths of four mountain gorillas -- three females and an alpha male silverback -- are prompting a United Nations agency to send a mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Energy, wealth and wildlife: Wyoming looks for harmony

Call it modern horse-trading. Balancing the nation's energy needs with its interests in protecting wildlife and habitats.

Iceland phasing out fossil fuels for clean energy

Iceland may be best known for world-famous musical export Bjork but there's a new star quickly gaining this island nation worldwide acclaim -- clean energy.

Global warming: A natural cycle or human result?

Explorer Dennis Schmitt found an island nearly two years ago near Greenland.

Overpopulation could be people, planet problem

By the year 2050, China will no longer be the most populous country in the world.

Developers, ranchers encroaching on many of world's forests

The Amazon rainforest is so vast and full of life that even its defenders don't know exactly what it is they are protecting.

Documents: Bush asked for weaker smog standard

The Environmental Protection Agency agreed to weaken an important part of its new smog requirements after being told at the last minute that President Bush preferred a less stringent approach, according to government documents.

Al Gore kicks off massive global warming campaign

Former Vice President Al Gore on Monday launched a three-year, multimillion-dollar advocacy campaign calling for the U.S. to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.

Cities go dark to mark Earth Hour

From Rome's Colosseum to the Sydney Opera House, floodlit icons of civilization went dark Saturday for Earth Hour, a worldwide campaign to highlight the waste of electricity and the threat of climate change.

Ice shelf collapse: What does it mean?

From krill to king crabs, the collapse of a 160-square-mile portion of the Wilkins Ice Shelf in Antarctica could mean many changes for wildlife at the bottom of the world.

California lowers goal for zero-emission vehicles

California regulators have drastically cut the number of zero-emission vehicles required to be sold in the state by the year 2014, a decision that frustrated environmentalists but came as a relief to auto manufacturers.

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