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Understanding the Forces of Abrupt Climate Change
Posted: February 23, 2015By studying African lake sediments from the past 20,000 years, scientists are learning more about abrupt climate shifts, advancing their understanding of changing weather patterns. In a recent paper published in Nature Geoscience, co-author…
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Putting a value on forests
Posted: February 23, 2015The day I first set foot in a tropical rainforest, in Malaysia in the early 1980s, I experienced something profound. From the echoes of gibbons calling from the canopy in…
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We need to focus on health and well-being, not economic growth
Posted: February 22, 2015The financial cost of the diseases of modern civilization is almost double the budget of the National Health Service, writes Jules Pretty, while the economy has grown past the point…
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Center for Biological Diversity launches new Environmental Health Program
Posted: February 21, 2015The Center for Biological Diversity this week launched its new Environmental Health program, greatly expanding its capacity to protect wildlife, people and the environment from pesticides, rodenticides, lead, mining, industrial pollution,…
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The best-and worst-places to drive your electric car
Posted: February 20, 2015For those tired of winter, you’re not alone. Electric cars hate the cold, too. Researchers have conducted the first investigation into how electric vehicles fare in different U.S. climates. The…
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ENERGY STAR now certifies Clothes Dryers
Posted: February 20, 2015For the first time, ENERGY STAR is certifying clothes dryers. Starting this past President’s Day weekend, 45 models of ENERGY STAR certified dryers, from five different manufacturers, were available in…
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Biodiversity may reduce threat of disease
Posted: February 20, 2015Biodiversity level changes can have consequences for species and habitats around the world. A new study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, reaffirms previous findings that higher…
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Giant African land snails invading Cuba
Posted: February 20, 2015Kennedy couldn’t manage it in 1961, but someone else has. According to the BBC, Giant African Land Snails have been spotted on Cuban soil, which is bad news for native molluscs…
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Going Tubeless
Posted: February 19, 2015Recently one of the country’s most popular paper goods suppliers, Scott Products, did away with the cardboard inner tube inside of its toilet paper rolls and is now going tubeless. Here’s…
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Massive Landfill Site Turns Into Thriving Eco-Park
Posted: February 19, 2015Israel’s largest landfill dump has undergone a massive makeover that has seen the mountain of garbage turn into a 2,000-acre ecological park three times the size of New York City’s Central…
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