Global Health News
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Scotland bids on floating wind farm
Statoil, Norway’s largest energy company, plans to build a demonstration site to test its “floating” offshore wind turbines. This move is based upon the success… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (14 days ago) 8 comments- Companies
- Statoil
- Definitions
- Renewable energy, Renewable, Technology, Wind turbine, testing, Alternative energy
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Microbe managing the gulf spill
A host of tiny microbe managers have taken up the cleanup effort in the Gulf of Mexico. According to an Article in The New York Times, hoards of heroic hydrocarbon-chewing… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (28 days ago) 6 comments- Companies
- BP
- Definitions
- Down
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From Urban Decay to Farming Heyday
On the fringes of what was once touted as the "Paris of the West," "Motor City" and "Motown," Detroit's outlying areas have long suffered from profound vacancy issues. … | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (30 days ago) 6 comments- Definitions
- Victory Garden, Conservation, Biodiversity, Organic
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Largest Oil Leak in Midwest History
These are some mighty dark days for oil. In the wake of the still unfolding BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, news of another massive oil spill in the U.S. is mighty bad news… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (36 days ago) 7 comments- Companies
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Web News
- detnews.com
, battlecreekenquirer.com , edition.cnn.com , freep.com , TreeHugger
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Bat populations in the U.S. plummet
My neighbor's barn loft was once host to more than 3,000 bats. At dusk they would swarm out in a great river, riding low over the fields to feed, then disperse upward to capture… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (39 days ago) 6 comments- Definitions
- Conservation
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A National Ocean Policy, good news for beleaguered seas
If there was ever an element that needed defending, it is the element of water. These days, our oceans are particularly at risk. For too long we have functioned under the "out of… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (42 days ago) 6 comments -
Why we love cool roofing
It seems that light-colored rooftops and roads really can curb carbon emissions and combat global climate change, according to a study by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National… | Read the full article ›
By (43 days ago) 8 comments- People
- Steven Chu
- Definitions
- Global warming, Greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, Global, National, Emissions, Land
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Five easy ways to avoid harmful chemicals
"Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget us." Henrik TikkanenThere are so many harmful pollutants in our environment that we have little, immediate,… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (46 days ago) 7 comments -
Joining hands in peaceful protest
People all across the country will be joining Hands Across The Sand tomorrow. Hands Across The Sand is a movement that inspires people everywhere, to transcend their social borders… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (70 days ago) 13 comments- Definitions
- Conservation, Marine conservation
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Feature How to pick your noise and tweet it
In a world where news is noise and there is plenty of it to go around, it is important to practice discretion. Global warming, climate change, environmental innovations, gains and… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (79 days ago) 10 comments- Definitions
- Conservation, Global
How to join the Canvolution
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