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Microbes have major effect on climate change
Posted: April 24, 2015Carbon, held in frozen permafrost soils for tens of thousands of years, is being released as Arctic regions of the Earth warm and is further fueling global climate change, according…
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Cleaner buses could result in fewer school absences
Posted: April 23, 2015The use of clean fuels and updated pollution control measures in the school buses 25 million children ride every day in the United States could result in 14 million fewer…
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What countries have the most endangered animals?
Posted: April 23, 2015If you had to guess which countries are losing the greatest number of endangered mammals to extinction, which would you pick? Actually, you don’t have to guess. There’s a new…
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Putting a value on our Oceans
Posted: April 23, 2015The ocean’s wealth rivals those of the world’s leading economies, but its resources are rapidly eroding, according to a new World Wildlife Fund (WWF) report. The analysis, Reviving the Ocean Economy: The…
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A brief history of Earth Day
Posted: April 23, 2015Each year, Earth Day — April 22 — marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.The height of hippie and flower-child culture…
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On Earth Day, Give Fiber Its Due…
Posted: April 22, 2015There's a touch of green associated with receiving phone service, using the Internet and streaming video over an all-fiber-optic network. It's not the color of laser-generated light that carries massive…
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America's Greenest Cities
Posted: April 22, 2015A solid majority, 71% of Americans, believe the country “should do whatever it takes to protect the environment,” according to a 2014 poll by the Pew Research Center.This strong public…
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Energy-tracking app encourages sustainable behaviors
Posted: April 22, 2015We've all heard of fitness trackers and apps that help us stay on track with our daily nutrition and exercise, but what about an app to monitor our personal energy…
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Ants avoid traffic jams
Posted: April 22, 2015Rather than slowing down, ants speed up in response to a higher density of traffic on their trails, according to new research published in Springer's journal The Science of Nature –…
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The Sage Grouse is NOT getting Endangered Species Act protection
Posted: April 22, 2015The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today abandoned its plan to give Endangered Species Act protection to Mono Basin sage grouse, a small and isolated population of prairie birds in Nevada…
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