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We are always extolling the virtues of garage sales; the joy of recycling and re-using and respecting perfectly good finds. And then there is the joy of Ansel Adams' photography: he was one of the original environmentalists who understood the beauty and inspirational quality of nature.

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Another reason to take the train: Apparently planes cannot fly in volcanic ash. An eruption in Iceland is shutting down airports across the UK and spreading to the rest of Europe.

The Telegraph, reports that the ash can shut down the engines and be sucked into the ventilation systems.

Photo: Eyjafjallajökull erupting as onlookers stand by (Christopher Lund, National Geographic)

After lying dormant for almost two centuries, Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull (that's pronounced AY-uh-full-ay-ho-kul) volcano blew its top on March 30 - in th

Alex notes that earthworms are a hot topic in the forums; the Spring issue of Ontario Nature Magazine looks at the subject of invading European earthworms, and Sharon Oosthoek writes that the very trait that makes the works the darling of gardeners everywhere makes them a menace in the forests.

photo: Recycled Surfboards

Surfers have always been known to have a connection with nature, they're one on one with the planet every time they take to the waves. And it comes as no surprise that many surfers also consider themselves environmentalists.

Photo via Whitepod.

Consumer demand for greener hotels has been on the rise over the last few years -- and as a result, many hotels now use green practices as marketing messages, not always truthfully.

Guest blogger Sara Snow is a green lifestyle expert and board member for Discovery's 24/7 future-forward network Planet Green.

Discovery Channel launches their newest series, another provocative look at the goings-on on our beautiful planet.

Image via About My Planet.

Guest blogger Sara Snow is green lifestyle expert and board member for Discovery's 24/7 future-forward network Planet Green.

Beginning back in 2006, beekeepers began reporting that their honeybees were disappearing, sometimes at rates as high as 90% of their hives.

Credit: Locks Gallery/Diane Burko.

You've seen the before and after climate change pictures. What about before and after climate change paintings?

Photo credit Ferdinand Rodil.

This tiny verdant island, called Vulcan Point or sometimes Vulcan Island, lies at the center of a strange-but-entirely-true natural wonder.