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Nature And Man Blamed For Thawing Arctic
There's more to the recent dramatic and alarming thawing of the Arctic region than can be explained by man-made global warming alone, a new study found. Nature is pushing the Arctic to the edge, too.
There's more to the recent dramatic and alarming thawing of the Arctic region than can be explained by man-made global warming alone, a new study found. Nature is pushing the Arctic to the edge, too.
Environment
Source: CBS News
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 03, 2008, 9:13am
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Source: CBS News
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 03, 2008, 9:13am
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Alaska oil exploration to begin
The US government says it will offer exploration rights for oil and gas in a north-western region of Alaska.
The US government says it will offer exploration rights for oil and gas in a north-western region of Alaska.
Environment
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 03, 2008, 9:13am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 03, 2008, 9:13am
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"Oddball" Weather Events Add to Record-Breaking 2007
It was a record year for all-time weather records. Temperatures shot past previous highs on 263 occasions in the U.S. alone. A tornado in Brooklyn?
It was a record year for all-time weather records. Temperatures shot past previous highs on 263 occasions in the U.S. alone. A tornado in Brooklyn?
Environment
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 03, 2008, 9:12am
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Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 03, 2008, 9:12am
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New light shed on night clouds
Global warming might be responsible for changes in brightness and reach
Global warming might be responsible for changes in brightness and reach
Environment
Source: MSNBC
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 03, 2008, 9:12am
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Source: MSNBC
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 03, 2008, 9:12am
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Warming Autumns May Hinder Plants' Climate-Cooling Role
As Earth warms and seasons shift, plants may become less efficient at keeping a greenhouse gas out of the atmosphere, a new study suggests.
As Earth warms and seasons shift, plants may become less efficient at keeping a greenhouse gas out of the atmosphere, a new study suggests.
Environment
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 03, 2008, 9:11am
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Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 03, 2008, 9:11am
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Listen: Hawaii Couple Reestablishes Ancient Plant Species
Climate change threatens many of the world's native plant species on Kaua'I, Hawaii's oldest island. But a husband and wife are leasing the land around an ancient cave in hopes of recreating a lost world.
Climate change threatens many of the world's native plant species on Kaua'I, Hawaii's oldest island. But a husband and wife are leasing the land around an ancient cave in hopes of recreating a lost world.
Environment
Source: NPR
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 02, 2008, 9:45am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 02, 2008, 9:45am
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Cyclists' cellphones help monitor air pollution
Cellphones used by bicycle couriers are monitoring air pollution in Cambridge, UK, and beaming the data back to a research lab.
Cellphones used by bicycle couriers are monitoring air pollution in Cambridge, UK, and beaming the data back to a research lab.
Environment
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 02, 2008, 9:45am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 02, 2008, 9:45am
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Helium supplies endangered, threatening science and technology
The element that lifts things like balloons, spirits and voice ranges is being depleted so rapidly in the world’s largest reserve, outside of Amarillo, Tex., that supplies are expected to be depleted there within the next eight years.
The element that lifts things like balloons, spirits and voice ranges is being depleted so rapidly in the world’s largest reserve, outside of Amarillo, Tex., that supplies are expected to be depleted there within the next eight years.
Environment
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 02, 2008, 9:45am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 02, 2008, 9:45am
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Climate Pollution From Aviation Increasing
EU environment ministers have failed to seize a key opportunity to curb emissions from the aviation sector through the European Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), WWF said at the conclusion of the EU Environment Council in Brussels.
EU environment ministers have failed to seize a key opportunity to curb emissions from the aviation sector through the European Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), WWF said at the conclusion of the EU Environment Council in Brussels.
Environment
Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 02, 2008, 9:44am
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Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 02, 2008, 9:44am
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In 2008, a 100 Percent Chance of Alarm
Thanks to availability entrepreneurs, misinterpreting the weather is getting easier and easier.
Thanks to availability entrepreneurs, misinterpreting the weather is getting easier and easier.
Environment
Source: NYT
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 02, 2008, 9:44am
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Source: NYT
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 02, 2008, 9:44am
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Era of Overwhelmed Planet Needs New Name
We humans are having such a dramatic impact on our planet that some leading scientists think the current era needs a new name. We're no longer in the Holocene epoch, they say. We're now well into what they are calling the Anthropocene.
We humans are having such a dramatic impact on our planet that some leading scientists think the current era needs a new name. We're no longer in the Holocene epoch, they say. We're now well into what they are calling the Anthropocene.
Environment
Source: ABC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 02, 2008, 9:44am
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Source: ABC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 02, 2008, 9:44am
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A New Year's Resolution: Use Less Plastic
To my already-overburdened list of New Year's resolutions, I'm adding yet another, and I'm going to take it seriously: using less plastic.
To my already-overburdened list of New Year's resolutions, I'm adding yet another, and I'm going to take it seriously: using less plastic.
Environment
Source: Wired
Posted on: Monday, Dec 31, 2007, 11:46am
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Source: Wired
Posted on: Monday, Dec 31, 2007, 11:46am
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Tough mussel pain, no easy remedy
The prolific quagga has invaded Southern California reservoirs, and with no way to eradicate it, water officials are alarmed.
The prolific quagga has invaded Southern California reservoirs, and with no way to eradicate it, water officials are alarmed.
Environment
Source: LA Times
Posted on: Monday, Dec 31, 2007, 11:46am
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Source: LA Times
Posted on: Monday, Dec 31, 2007, 11:46am
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Rock Snot Hitches Ride on Fishing Gear
Serious fly fishermen may remember 2007 as the year that the invasive species known as "rock snot" turned into a national problem. For at a least decade, nasty carpets of this algae have been fouling up pristine fishing streams in the western United States. Then, last summer, it turned up in fishing streams in several eastern states.
Serious fly fishermen may remember 2007 as the year that the invasive species known as "rock snot" turned into a national problem. For at a least decade, nasty carpets of this algae have been fouling up pristine fishing streams in the western United States. Then, last summer, it turned up in fishing streams in several eastern states.
Swap site a global recycling phenomenon
When Laura Gernell heard about a place where people gave away perfectly good things to strangers -- no money changing hands, no questions asked -- she figured it was too good to be true.
When Laura Gernell heard about a place where people gave away perfectly good things to strangers -- no money changing hands, no questions asked -- she figured it was too good to be true.
Environment
Source: CNN.com
Posted on: Monday, Dec 31, 2007, 11:45am
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Source: CNN.com
Posted on: Monday, Dec 31, 2007, 11:45am
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Listen: France Set to Ban Smoking in Social Outlets
Starting New Year's Day, France bans smoking in bars, restaurants, nightclubs and cafes. It's a move with widespread public support, though some worry that a way of life may be lost, especially in small villages far from Paris where the cafe is often the only place for social interaction.
Starting New Year's Day, France bans smoking in bars, restaurants, nightclubs and cafes. It's a move with widespread public support, though some worry that a way of life may be lost, especially in small villages far from Paris where the cafe is often the only place for social interaction.
Times Square Ball Is Greener, Brighter
The Times Square New Year's Eve ball is celebrating its centennial by going green.
The Times Square New Year's Eve ball is celebrating its centennial by going green.
Environment
Source: ABC News
Posted on: Monday, Dec 31, 2007, 11:45am
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Source: ABC News
Posted on: Monday, Dec 31, 2007, 11:45am
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NASA's James Hansen Says Atmospheric CO2 is Already Beyond Safe Limit
The Washington Post ran a column today on famous NASA climatologist James Hansen's speech at the American Geophysical Union's December meeting stating that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are already too high.
The Washington Post ran a column today on famous NASA climatologist James Hansen's speech at the American Geophysical Union's December meeting stating that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are already too high.
Environment
Source: Wired
Posted on: Sunday, Dec 30, 2007, 2:03pm
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Source: Wired
Posted on: Sunday, Dec 30, 2007, 2:03pm
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Can the world act fast enough to save the disappearing tuna?
Scientists say drastic measures need to be taken to restore the bluefin.
Scientists say drastic measures need to be taken to restore the bluefin.
Beijing’s Olympic Quest: Turn Smoggy Sky Blue
For the world’s Olympians, Beijing’s air is a performance issue. For the city’s estimated 12 million residents, pollution is an inescapable health and quality-of-life issue.
For the world’s Olympians, Beijing’s air is a performance issue. For the city’s estimated 12 million residents, pollution is an inescapable health and quality-of-life issue.
Antarctica's Adelie Penguins Extinct in a Decade?
Rapid warming of the Antarctic Peninsula is decimating local populations of the tiny birds, which rely on winter sea ice to feed.
Rapid warming of the Antarctic Peninsula is decimating local populations of the tiny birds, which rely on winter sea ice to feed.
Environment
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Friday, Dec 28, 2007, 4:00pm
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Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Friday, Dec 28, 2007, 4:00pm
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A reef villain's archnemesis: the Super Sucker
Hawaii's solution to seaweed that's smothering coral is a huge but gentle vacuum. The lowly urchin will take care of algae stragglers.
Hawaii's solution to seaweed that's smothering coral is a huge but gentle vacuum. The lowly urchin will take care of algae stragglers.
Environment
Source: LA Times
Posted on: Friday, Dec 28, 2007, 1:33pm
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Source: LA Times
Posted on: Friday, Dec 28, 2007, 1:33pm
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Drug smugglers curtail scientists' work
Along the U.S.-Mexican border, scientists say their work is under growing threat from drug traffickers and other criminals who have been pushed into remote areas by tighter U.S. border security.
Along the U.S.-Mexican border, scientists say their work is under growing threat from drug traffickers and other criminals who have been pushed into remote areas by tighter U.S. border security.
Environment
Source: USA Today
Posted on: Friday, Dec 28, 2007, 1:32pm
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Source: USA Today
Posted on: Friday, Dec 28, 2007, 1:32pm
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Concern Lingers on Success of Artificial Reefs
Artificial reefs made of everything from oil rigs to subway cars to concrete rubble are sunk these days to the ocean floor to provide homes for marine life. But are they actually helpful?
Artificial reefs made of everything from oil rigs to subway cars to concrete rubble are sunk these days to the ocean floor to provide homes for marine life. But are they actually helpful?
Environment
Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Friday, Dec 28, 2007, 1:32pm
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Friday, Dec 28, 2007, 1:32pm
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Building on the trunks of ruined pines
As bark beetles ravage Rocky Mountain forests, entrepreneurs scramble to find uses for the dead wood left behind.
As bark beetles ravage Rocky Mountain forests, entrepreneurs scramble to find uses for the dead wood left behind.
Environment
Source: LA Times
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 27, 2007, 2:41pm
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Source: LA Times
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 27, 2007, 2:41pm
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Solar Powered Bottle Sorter And Other Eco-friendly Inventions By Students
The assignment was wide open: Design something based on the principles of reduce, reuse and recycle, and develop it into a prototype product. The results ranged from simple mechanical devices to complex electronic machines, but all served that central purpose in original ways.
The assignment was wide open: Design something based on the principles of reduce, reuse and recycle, and develop it into a prototype product. The results ranged from simple mechanical devices to complex electronic machines, but all served that central purpose in original ways.
Environment
Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 27, 2007, 2:41pm
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Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 27, 2007, 2:41pm
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Melting sea ice threatens walruses, seals, bears
Federal marine mammal experts in Alaska studying the effects of global warming on walruses, polar bears and ice seals warn there are limits to the protections they can provide.
Federal marine mammal experts in Alaska studying the effects of global warming on walruses, polar bears and ice seals warn there are limits to the protections they can provide.
Environment
Source: CNN.com
Posted on: Monday, Dec 24, 2007, 9:59am
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Source: CNN.com
Posted on: Monday, Dec 24, 2007, 9:59am
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Ancient Tsunami Lore Could Save Lives
Three years after the devastating tsunami that destroyed coastal communities around the Indian Ocean, the exact death toll remains uncertain. But survivors' tales of similarly massive waves sweeping in from the ocean are passed down by elders in certain communities and may be enough to save lives in the event of another disaster like the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, a researcher says.
Three years after the devastating tsunami that destroyed coastal communities around the Indian Ocean, the exact death toll remains uncertain. But survivors' tales of similarly massive waves sweeping in from the ocean are passed down by elders in certain communities and may be enough to save lives in the event of another disaster like the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, a researcher says.
Environment
Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Monday, Dec 24, 2007, 9:59am
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Monday, Dec 24, 2007, 9:59am
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How Green is Your Neighborhood?
If we're using fluorescent bulbs in our lamps and solar panels on the roof, but averaging 14 car trips a day, how eco-friendly is our lifestyle, really?
If we're using fluorescent bulbs in our lamps and solar panels on the roof, but averaging 14 car trips a day, how eco-friendly is our lifestyle, really?
Environment
Source: Time Magazine
Posted on: Sunday, Dec 23, 2007, 4:37pm
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Source: Time Magazine
Posted on: Sunday, Dec 23, 2007, 4:37pm
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Is EPA Playing Dirty With Clean Air Law?
The EPA this week rejected stricter auto emissions laws which were to be implemented by California and 16 other states. Now Calif. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says he'll fight in court for the right to demand cleaner cars.
The EPA this week rejected stricter auto emissions laws which were to be implemented by California and 16 other states. Now Calif. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says he'll fight in court for the right to demand cleaner cars.
Environment
Source: CBS News
Posted on: Saturday, Dec 22, 2007, 4:34pm
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Source: CBS News
Posted on: Saturday, Dec 22, 2007, 4:34pm
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