By Jon Powell, Julie Zimmerman & Timothy G Townsend

The amount of municipal waste being disposed of in the US is more than double – 262 million tonnes (metric tons) versus 122 million tonnes in 2012 – …

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/nF01IZiZiH4/waste-disposal-in-us-landfills-has-been-underestimated-1732517793

By Jamie Condliffe

If you need to understand the depths of the wilds, there’s nobody better to turn to than someone that lives and breathes the environment. This beautiful video tells the story of an African hunter who decided to stop killing animals — and help scientists find them instead.

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