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Fireplace and wood stove tips for a cleaner burn from EPA
Posted: December 23, 2014Across the country this holiday season, families and friends will gather around fires in woodstoves or fireplaces. But how you build that fire – and what you burn – can…
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New study analyzes sound sensitivity of marine invertebrates
Posted: December 22, 2014Noise pollution in the ocean is increasingly recognized as harmful to marine mammals, affecting their ability to communicate, find mates, and hunt for food. But what impact does noise have…
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Fish Distribution Influenced by Fishing and Climate
Posted: December 22, 2014Scientists studying the distribution of four commercial and recreational fish stocks in Northeast U.S. waters have found that climate change can have major impacts on the distribution of fish, but…
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Carnivorous Plants Follow the Vegetarian Trend
Posted: December 22, 2014Carnivorous plants catch and digest tiny animals in order and derive benefits for their nutrition. Interestingly the trend towards vegetarianism seems to overcome carnivorous plants as well. The aquatic carnivorous…
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Going green has benefits beyond being good for you and the planet!
Posted: December 22, 2014You know that going green helps the environment and often your bank account, but it can also play a key role in reducing accidents. Green lifestyles are generally healthier ones,…
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Diesel truck air pollution better thanks to California regulations
Posted: December 21, 2014Ever wonder what's in the black cloud that emits from some semi trucks that you pass on the freeway? Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) scientist Thomas Kirchstetter knows very…
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Some fish adapt to climate change by following their prey
Posted: December 20, 2014Not all species may suffer from climate change. A new analysis shows that Dolly Varden, a species of char common in southeast Alaska, adjust their migrations so they can keep…
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Is Australia on the wrong track on climate change?
Posted: December 19, 2014Despite record heat and drought Australia's emissions and coal exports are soaring, says a new report, and both are increasing as a matter of government policy. But a homegrown climate…
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New York State to Ban Fracking Due to Health Risks
Posted: December 19, 2014This week, New York state joined the growing list of states and communities to ban hydraulic fracturing (fracking) within its boundaries. After years of contentious debate over the safety of…
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Organic Chemistry Found on Mars
Posted: December 19, 2014NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has measured a tenfold spike in methane, an organic chemical, in the atmosphere around it and detected other organic molecules in a rock-powder sample collected by…
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