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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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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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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 -
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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Viable renewable energy storage via giant gravel batteries
Energy sources like the sun and wind have the capacity to provide endless amounts of clean energy if we could only figure a way to properly store them when the sun isn't shining… | Read the full article ›
By Lucy Meskill (127 days ago) 4 comments- Definitions
- Renewable energy, Solar power, Water, Sustainable, Emissions, Lead, Renewable, Down, Trade, Technology, battery
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- Water
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EPA calls greenhouse gases harmful
From the Department of Oh, Really?: In case you didn't already have suspicions of your own, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that greenhouse gases are… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (269 days ago) 0 comments- Companies
- Environmental Protection Agency
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- Lisa Jackson, Barack Obama
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- Greenhouse gas, Climate change, Pollutants, Air pollution, Clean Air Act, Emissions
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Utah's four-day workweek saving energy
We always thought working four days a week instead of five would save some sanity—and as it turns out, it saves energy, too. According to the Associated Press, Utah's… | Read the full article ›
By Lisa Poisso (387 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Greenhouse gas, Emissions, Energy usage, Air pollution
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Clean energy trumps fossil fuel spending worldwide
Check mate, fossil fuels. Green energy investments have finally one-upped fossil fuel investments on a global scale. The official score: Solar, wind and other clean power… | Read the full article ›
By Kim Lachance Shandrow (452 days ago) 0 comments- People
- Barack Obama, Steven Chu
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- Wind power, Solar-thermal power, Hydroelectric, Renewable energy
- Web News
- news.xinhuanet.com
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Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD)
In a recent issue of Conservation Letters, there is a study that strongly suggests that a rainforest, for many reasons, is more valuable standing: Carbon payments as a safeguard…BBC News: http://bit.ly/10Tc2K | Read the full article ›
By Judith Meskill (453 days ago) 0 comments- Definitions
- Conservation, Biodiversity, Rainforest
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- news.bbc.co.uk , Environmental News Network , latimes.com , TreeHugger
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China planning stricter gas mileage rules than U.S.
China's desire to reduce an increasing reliance on oil imports appears dominant in their much talked about plans to impose stricter gas mileage standards than recently released…NYT: http://bit.ly/ksWMs | Read the full article ›
By Judith Meskill (462 days ago) 1 comment- Definitions
- Greenhouse gas, Emissions, Renewable
- Web News
- EcoGeek , Plenty Magazine , Yahoo! Green , businessinsider.com (4 comments) , nytimes.com
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