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Long term ocean cooling ended with global warming
Posted: August 18, 2015Prior to the advent of human-caused global warming in the 19th century, the surface layer of Earth's oceans had undergone 1,800 years of a steady cooling trend, according to a…
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High levels of natural uranium identified in 2 major U.S. aquifers
Posted: August 17, 2015Nearly 2 million people throughout the Great Plains and California live above aquifer sites contaminated with natural uranium that is mobilized by human-contributed nitrate, according to a study from the…
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Quantifying CO2 from Streams
Posted: August 17, 2015Work by a University of Wyoming professor and a recent UW Ph.D. graduate has provided a more complete picture of the role of rivers and streams in the global carbon…
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Neighborhood electric vehicles
Posted: August 17, 2015While much of the focus of late has been upon mainstream electric vehicles it seems as though the popularity of Neighborhood electric vehicles continues to grow. These vehicles have a…
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Commentary on the US plan to reduce carbon emissions
Posted: August 16, 2015President Obama's plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions may look like a climate victory, writes Tim Kruger – but it's no such thing. It's feeble because the US can meet…
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US EPA proposes regulations to reduce methane emissions from landfills
Posted: August 15, 2015As part of the Administration's Climate Action Plan – Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued two proposals to further reduce emissions of methane-rich gas from…
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Long-term Protection Achieved for the Sumatran Forest
Posted: August 14, 2015One of the last places on Earth where Sumatran elephants, tigers and orangutans coexist in the wild has received long-term protection. The Indonesian Ministry of Forestry approved a conservation concession…
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Apes show abilities related to speech
Posted: August 14, 2015Koko the gorilla is best known for a lifelong study to teach her a silent form of communication, American Sign Language. But some of the simple sounds she has learned…
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Toxic blue-green algae pose increasing threat to nation's drinking, recreational water
Posted: August 13, 2015A report concludes that blooms of toxic cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, are a poorly monitored and underappreciated risk to recreational and drinking water quality in the United States, and may…
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Greenland ice sheet's winds driving tundra soil erosion
Posted: August 13, 2015Strong winds blowing off the Greenland Ice Sheet are eroding soil and vegetation in the surrounding tundra, making it less productive for caribou and other grazing animals, carbon storage and…
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