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  Patagonia Mapmakers Helped by Sea Lions, Penguins

  By David Bois | Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:15 PM ET

  Wildlife Conservation Society President Steven Sanderson expresses enthusiasm for the completion of the atlas as well as for how it came to be:"The Patagonian Sea is a remarkable intersection of global physics, marine biodiversity, and climate and economic change. The Atlas of the Patagonian Se Read More

  More like this in: Conservation, EurekAlert, biodiversity, Wildlife Conservation Society, South America, Marine Biology, Science, Americas, Environment, Innovation & Discovery, Life Sciences, Animals & Pets
• Heroes and Street Dogs

  By Jimmy Langman | Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:30 AM ET

  arrived to find dozens of dogs were made homeless after a May 2008 volcano eruption near the town of Chaiten, located in northern Chilean Patagonia. Earlier this month after another research visit, she flew back to Oregon -- with seven street dogs. Some of them are from Chaiten, and sh Read More

  More like this in: YouTube, Chile, Cameras, World, Entertainment, Life & Style, Americas, Movies, Animals & Pets
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  Geo-Protesting Takes on Dams

  By Jimmy Langman | Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:00 AM ET

  region are taking advantage of an unlikely tool to raise awareness, Google Earth. Now, when you take flight through Google Earth to southern Chilean Patagonia expect to see widespread protests.Marcos Dollfus, a geography student at Chile’s Concepcion University, recently geo-localized the river Read More

  More like this in: Google, Nonprofit, Chile, Activism, Science, Social Responsibility, Environment, Activism
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  To Profit or Not to Profit?

  By Katherine Gustafson | Mon Jul 6, 2009 2:33 PM ET

  Rarely the twain have met, though in the instances when they have, in the form of socially responsible companies such as Stoneyfield Farm and Patagonia, the results have been fantastic.So it's about time that we're entering a brave new world of hybrid institutions that allow organization Read More

  More like this in: Business, US, Business, Social Responsibility, Politics & Policy, Good Ideas, Stocks & Investing, Giving, Fundraising, Activism, Development
• Telecom That Chooses Its Customers Carefully

  By Marc Hertz | Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:29 PM ET

  and organizations supporting social justice and sustainability. Their customers include Greenpeace, the National Peace Corps Organization, Patagonia Clothing Company and YES! Magazine. So, if you do good, you get BetterWorld's business. An interesting meritocracy, don't you think? I Read More

  More like this in: Children, Economy, Business, Money, Education, Sustainability, GreenPeace, Peace Corps
• Alien Floods

  By Jimmy Langman | Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:16 AM ET

  are due to global warming and are called by the acronym, GLOFs, for Glacier Lake Outburst Floods.Jonathan Leidich, a Colorado native who founded Patagonia Adventure Expeditions, which offers treks to the region's glaciers, has taken the lead on getting the region prepared for living wit Read More

  More like this in: Global Warming, Chile, Radio, Glaciers, Floods, World, Science, Americas, Environment
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  In 2009, Summit for Someone

  By Laura Jones | Wed Dec 31, 2008 10:52 AM ET

  Alaska's Denali National Park to Mexico's Orizaba) and to raise money for an incredible cause. I first heard of this program while backpacking in Patagonia earlier this year, right before embarking on an eight-day trek through Torres del Paine. I'll testify: There's really nothing like a littl Read More

  More like this in: Life & Style
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  Tracking Patagonia's Footprint

  By Steve Enders | Tue Dec 2, 2008 7:37 PM ET

  interactive multimedia presentation you can track how Patagonia makes its gear, step-by-step, and participate in a discussion geared to make Patagonia an even better corporate citizen. Of course, to make even a T-shirt there's a process involved and by-products are created. The shir Read More

  More like this in: Organic, Turkey, Cotton, Thailand, Ethics, Life & Style
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  Kyle Hepp: All the Small Things

  By Kyle Hepp | Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:12 AM ET

  they’re spreading the right message, who am I to complain? In the past couple days I saw a stencil painted symbol of an anti-television sign, a “Patagonia Sin Represas,” (a message against the dams that could be built in the South to bring energy to the rest of the country), scrawled acros Read More

  More like this in: Economy, Europe, Recycling, Pollution, Chile, European Union, Air Quality, Kyle Hepp, Santiago, Chile, Consciousness, Graffiti
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  Normal Green: Eco-friendly Back-to-school Fashion That's Actually Fashionable

  By Stefania Pomponi Butler | Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:47 AM ET

  company deeply committed to quality and the environment at all phases of production from raw materials to the finished garment.Need a rain coat? The Patagonia Kids' Rain Shadow jacket is a raincoat with a higher purpose. The 100 percent recycled polyester raincoat is also 100 percent recyclabl Read More

  More like this in: Children, Recycling, Fashion, Organic, Recycle, Sustainability, Shopping, Cotton, Dresses, K.I.D.S., Thrift Stores