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The pleasures of a tiny house
Posted: January 10, 2015There is a simple solution to the problems of rampant consumerism, debt and a lifetime of servitude, writes Samuel Alexander – radical down-sizing to a truly tiny house. For a…
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Seychelles fossils illuminate temperature/ocean level relationships
Posted: January 9, 2015The balmy islands of Seychelles couldn't feel farther from Antarctica, but their fossil corals could reveal much about the fate of polar ice sheets.About 125,000 years ago, the average global…
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Global Warming “hiatus” connected to volcanic eruptions
Posted: January 9, 2015The “warming hiatus” that has occurred over the last 15 years has been caused in part by small volcanic eruptions. Scientists have long known that volcanoes cool the atmosphere because of…
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Denmark Sets New Wind Power World Record
Posted: January 9, 2015Denmark has long been one of the world’s leaders in wind power. The country of 5.6 million has set a goal of generating 50 percent of its power from clean…
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Carbon capture and the UN Economic Commission for Europe
Posted: January 9, 2015The only way to limit global warming to less than two degrees is to combine renewable energy and energy efficiency with a large expansion in the use of carbon capture and…
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January Marks National Radon Action Month
Posted: January 8, 2015The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has designated January as national Radon Action Month, a perfect time for you to protect your family by testing your home for radon. Radon is a…
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Which fossil fuels must remain in the ground to limit global warming?
Posted: January 8, 2015A third of oil reserves, half of gas reserves and over 80% of current coal reserves globally should remain in the ground and not be used before 2050 if global…
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Wave Energy looks very favorable from a cost standpoint
Posted: January 8, 2015A new analysis suggests that large-scale wave energy systems developed in the Pacific Northwest should be comparatively steady, dependable and able to be integrated into the overall energy grid at…
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Study reveals new method to estimate the global impacts of dams
Posted: January 7, 2015When dams are built they have an impact not only on the flow of water in the river, but also on the people who live downstream and on the surrounding…
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Most Earth-like Planet Revealed
Posted: January 7, 2015Scientists analyzing data from NASA’s Kepler satellite have boosted the tally of known or suspected planets beyond our solar system to more than 4000, they reported here today at a…
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