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In the Tshuapa, Lomami and Lualaba river basins in the DRC where the bonobos live, humans have it very rough – we couldn’t say if they have it better or worse than the bonobos. However, we can say that the human women have it worse than the human men in the DRC. In the United States, women are free to get jobs, go to school and live by themselves – you may think it’s strange that we’re even mentioning those things because we are so used to these freedoms!

There are currently about 170 bonobos in zoos across the world. And, while zoos are usually great, sometimes bad things can happen at zoos. On Christmas Day, 2007, a Siberian Tiger escaped from its zoo home and attacked three people in the zoo. Which makes us wonder for the bazillionth time:

Are zoos good or are zoos bad? What do you think?

Can we educate our children about environmental science without the politics that often accompanies such discussions? Do environmental efforts have to be political or even politically motivated?

An awesome blog for kids and parents aimed at helping the bonobos - our closest ape cousins who are dangerously near extinction in the DRC, Africa. This post lists and describes professions kids can strive for that will help save the bonobos and the world.

Are you and your kids ready to party this Tuesday? Earth Day (April 22nd) is the perfect time to teach the kids about the environment and get them excited about protecting it. After all, what kid doesn’t love a holiday party? Check out this link to find the Earth Day party that works best for you.

March will mean more than the start of Spring in DUMBO. SEED, the new sustainability initiative in this Brooklyn neighborhood — aka Smart Environmental Efforts in DUMBO — is getting right to business with a couple of green events coming up: Oil Drum Art on 3/20 and How to Green Your Kid on 3/24.

Great alternative from the usual soaps for washing kids' hands.

Fair Trade Toys are not only educational and creative; they are also safe and unique.  Most of them are handmade and use natural materials just because that what is available for small craftsmen in developing countries.

Move over, Tupperware. A new wave of parties is about waste-free school lunches and energy-efficient laundry.

Now teenagers can spend their summer vacation growing organic fruits and vegetables, setting up a water harvesting systems, creating habitats for threatened species, brewing biodiesel, making and using compost, and living in structures that tread lightly on the earth's natural resources.

The second circuit federal appellate court on Thursday will hear a challenge to an EPA rule that allows people to be used as guinea pigs in tests of toxic pesticides. A loophole in the new EPA rule will allow testing of pregnant women, infants and children and the agency provides no guarantee of medical coverage, providing only $300 in compensation.

If you're dismayed and disgusted by the plethora of plastic (and nothing else) that you find when looking for baby and children's non-breakable dishware, Green Mom Finds has found a fabulous plastic-free solution!

On a recent morning here, teams of elementary school students participating in a Ford Motor Co. competition were putting the finishing touches on their environmentally friendly car designs. "In 100 years, oil will be gone," said Andrew Friedman, 11, one of...

At the United Nations Climate Change Conference now under way in Bali, Indonesia, UNICEF has held a series of events to highlight the effects of global warming on children and to ensure that young people are involved in debate on this issue.