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Kansas City goes All-In for EV's
Posted: June 6, 2015Even though there is a long way to go before electric vehicles are accepted by all motorists, there is no doubt that the Kansas City Power and Light company is…
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“Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care.”
Posted: June 5, 2015Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care. That is the theme of this year's World Environment Day – celebrated today, June 5th! Established by the United Nations General Assembly in…
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Ladybird colors and toxicity to birds
Posted: June 5, 2015For one of Britain’s best-loved and colourful group of insects, ladybirds, their colour reveals the extent of their toxicity to predators, according to new research undertaken at the Universities of…
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Draining Greenland lakes unlikely to contribute to sea-level rise
Posted: June 4, 2015Each summer, Greenland’s ice sheet — the world’s second-largest expanse of ice, measuring three times the size of Texas — begins to melt. Pockets of melting ice form hundreds of…
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Could genetically modified mosquitos prevent mosquito-borne illnesses?
Posted: June 4, 2015When people think of genetically modified organisms, food crops like GM corn and soybeans usually come to mind. But engineering more complex living things is now possible, and the controversy…
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El Niños and Bunny Booms
Posted: June 4, 2015At times during the past 10,000 years, cottontails and hares reproduced like rabbits and their numbers surged when the El Niño weather pattern drenched the Pacific Coast with rain, according…
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Massive development possible near Grand Canyon National Park
Posted: June 4, 2015More than 200,000 people flooded the U.S. Forest Service with comments over the last month calling for the agency to reject a plan for roads and infrastructure that would enable…
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EU considering new limitations on diesel engines in non-road machinery
Posted: June 3, 2015As air pollution spikes in Europe’s cities prompt car-free days and talk of banning diesel cars, it’s easy to forget the other culprits behind the air quality crisis: diesel machines….
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The Dangers of Microbeads in Personal Care Products
Posted: June 3, 2015Microbeads, those tiny plastic beads included in personal care products for exfoliating power, have been popular for a number of years, with a growing number of companies sneaking them into…
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Connecting Elevation and Evolution
Posted: June 3, 2015About 34 million years ago, global temperatures took a dive, causing a sudden wave of extinctions among European mammals. In North America, however, life went on largely unscathed. A new…
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