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Chinese Tesla owner’s unique solution to range anxiety
Posted: July 21, 2014Chinese businessman Yi Zong decided to install charging stations himself after he purchased his Tesla earlier this year. He realized that charging his vehicle would be a problem in China…
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Obama allocates funds to help communities build climate adaptation
Posted: July 21, 2014More extreme droughts, floods and wildfires – these are just some of the impacts of climate change that won’t just occur in the distant future to our great-great grandchildren, but…
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What do volcanos look like deep underground?
Posted: July 20, 2014By measuring how fast Earth conducts electricity and seismic waves, a University of Utah researcher and colleagues made a detailed picture of Mount Rainier's deep volcanic plumbing and partly molten…
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Update: Melting permafrost and Global Warming
Posted: July 19, 2014You have probably heard that melting permafrost is a big contributor to increasing the levels of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere, and that melting permafrost may even cause an unstoppable…
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Two Years After Coming Into Effect, Australia Kills Carbon Tax
Posted: July 18, 2014In a significant victory for Prime Minister Tony Abbott, the Australian Senate has voted to repeal the country’s two-year-old carbon tax. Abbott made dismantling the tax one of the cornerstones…
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The mystery behind starling flocks explained
Posted: July 18, 2014The mystery behind the movements of flocking starlings could be explained by the areas of light and dark created as they fly, new research suggests. The research, conducted by the…
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California NEEDS dry farming!
Posted: July 18, 2014Residents of California have been noting something disconcerting when they hit the grocery store this year: it’s a terrible year for stone fruit. Despite the fact that it’s the height…
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Only 10% of Wind Farm Fires Reported
Posted: July 18, 2014Wind farming is one of the leading industries in the renewable energy sector. The process is simple: wind turns the blades, which spin a shaft, which connects to a generator…
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New Insect Repellent Graphic Released by EPA
Posted: July 17, 2014The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today unveiled a new graphic that will be available to appear on insect repellent product labels. The graphic will show consumers how many hours a…
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Aura’s Ten Year Mission Improves our Understanding of Ozone
Posted: July 17, 2014This week, on July 15, NASA’s Aura satellite celebrated its 10th anniversary. Happy belated, Aura! The mission of Aura, which is Latin for breeze, centers on obtaining measurements of ozone,…
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