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US wood pellet exports to Europe hit record high
Posted: April 24, 2014Europe’s boom in biomass demand has led to a doubling of wood pellet exports from North America in just two years to reach 4.7 million tons in 2013, according to…
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Odds of storm waters flooding Manhattan up 20-fold, new study finds
Posted: April 23, 2014Maximum water levels in New York harbor during major storms have risen by nearly two and a half feet since the mid-1800s, making the chances of water overtopping the Manhattan…
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Lava source may not be as deep as previously thought
Posted: April 23, 2014History is littered with evidence of events where vast lava outpourings originated deep in the Earth. However, new research at Michigan State University shows that the source of some of…
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Are Large Dams Economical?
Posted: April 23, 2014A study of 245 large dams carried out at Oxford University shows that big hydropower is uneconomic. Actual costs are typically double pre-construction estimates – and have not improved over…
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Colgate-Palmolive Commits to Recyclable Packaging
Posted: April 23, 2014Colgate-Palmolive recently committed to making 100 percent of its packaging fully recyclable for three out of four product categories by 2020. The three categories set to go recyclable are home,…
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The Andes’ pulsating rise
Posted: April 22, 2014New research by Carmala Garzione, Earth and Environmental Sciences professor from the University of Rochester suggests that the Antiplano plateau in the central Andes Mountains along with the entire mountain…
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The Evolution of Earth Day
Posted: April 22, 2014Each year April 22nd, marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the environmental movement in 1970. Not only did this movement help pass landmark legislation like the…
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Agencies and Regulators Step Up to Combat ‘Pirate Fishing’
Posted: April 22, 2014A new study shows that a surprisingly large amount of the seafood sold in U.S. markets is caught illegally. In fact, 90 percent of U.S. seafood is imported, and according…
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Narcotics + Deforestation = Narco-Deforestation
Posted: April 21, 2014Narco-Deforestation, a newly coined term for the destruction of sensitive forest ecologies in Central and South America has been identified as a greater threat to the South and Central American…
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Turtle Trouble: 20-year study finds large decrease in green turtle catch rates
Posted: April 21, 2014Sea turtle populations have been exploited for hundreds of years, and even though conservation efforts have increased substantially in modern times, populations still suffer across the globe. In fact, according…
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