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Warm Winter in Pacific Northwest means less snowpack and water worries
Posted: March 11, 2015If it seemed like Oregon has had a lot of unseasonably warm days this winter, well, it’s because we have. Now the focus is on a very low snowpack –…
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Wetland restoration can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Posted: March 10, 2015Restoration of wetlands can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This is shown in a report that has been written in part by researchers from the University of Gothenburg. Former wetlands that have…
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What inspires people to support conservation?
Posted: March 10, 2015What inspires people to support conservation? As concerns grow about the sustainability of our modern society, this question becomes more important. A new study by researchers at Cornell University provides…
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Solar Impulse going around the world on sunshine
Posted: March 10, 2015After 13 years of planning, the Solar Impulse SI2 took off last night from Al-Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi at 7:12 a.m. local time. This initiated the first leg…
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CO2 increase may intensify future droughts in tropics
Posted: March 9, 2015A new study suggests that increases in atmospheric CO2 could intensify extreme droughts in tropical and subtropical regions — such as Australia, the southwest and central United States, and southern…
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Why Do We Have Daylight Savings Time?
Posted: March 9, 2015We lost an hour this morning, awaking to an already sunny sky. Some may feel robbed an hour from their day. So why, again, do we do this?To some degree,…
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Good news! We're eating healthier!
Posted: March 9, 2015The big news from the 2015 Natural Products Expo West was that the American consumer is buying healthy foods at volumes never seen before. Health and wellness products are achieving three times…
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Tobacco smoke impacts the unborn too
Posted: March 8, 2015A fetus exposed to tobacco smoke may be at increased risk for diabetes in adulthood, a new study of adult daughters finds. The results will be presented in a poster…
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Alcoholic Russian Bears may finally get the help they deserve!
Posted: March 7, 2015Taken in as cubs, two bears have been living in a small trash-ridden cage at a restaurant in Sochi, Russia, for over 20 years. In an effort to help the…
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Is rain dependent on soil moisture?
Posted: March 6, 2015It rains in summer most frequently when the ground holds a lot of moisture. However, precipitation is most likely to fall in regions where the soil is comparatively dry. This…
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