 Los Angeles bans plastic bagging in stores July 23, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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The city of Los Angeles announced it will ban all plastic bags from retail stores as of July 1, 2010, following similar anti-pollution regulations already enforced in San Francisco. | |
Researcher says Gulf dead zone bigger than ever July 23, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- A "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas-Louisiana coast this year is likely to be the biggest ever and last longer than ever before, with marine life affected for hundreds of miles, a scientist warned. | |
 More EU states eyeing ESA July 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Four countries that joined the European Union (EU) in 2004 are knocking on the door of the European Space Agency (ESA), French Research Minister Valerie Pecresse said here on Tuesday. | |
 Phoenix Mars Lander Works Through the Night July 22, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- To coordinate with observations made by an orbiter flying repeatedly overhead, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is working a schedule Monday that includes staying awake all night for the first time. ... | |
 The 2008 Perseid Meteor Shower July 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Mark your calendar: The 2008 Perseid meteor shower peaks on August 12th and it should be a good show. | |
 Air Quality Forecasts for China July 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
With less than a month remaining before the Beijing Olympics, Chinese officials have introduced a series of measures to improve air quality for the Games. A new tool has been installed in the capital city ... | |
Action needed now for Minnesota to reach goals in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2015 July 22, 2008 | User rating: 2.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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The state of Minnesota must act now if it wants to reach its Minnesota Next Generation Energy Act goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent by 2015, according to a team of University of Minnesota transportation ... | |
 Tropical Storm Dolly nears hurricane force July 22, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Forecasters issued a hurricane warning Tuesday as Tropical Storm Dolly churned over the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to land the US-Mexican border region. | |
 Study sets high economic value on threatened Mexican mangroves July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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The ecological value of coastal mangrove forests in Mexico has been apparent to marine scientists for years. Now, for the first time, researchers have used a wide-ranging compilation of fisheries landings, ... | |
Amazon powers tropical ocean's carbon sink July 21, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Nutrients from the Amazon River spread well beyond the continental shelf and drive carbon capture in the deep ocean, according to the authors of a multi-year study. | |
Researchers find key to saving the world's lakes July 21, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
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After completing one of the longest running experiments ever done on a lake, researchers from the University of Alberta, University of Minnesota and the Freshwater Institute, contend that nitrogen control, in which the European ... | |
 Spitzer Reveals 'No Organics' Zone Around Pinwheel Galaxy July 21, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Pinwheel galaxy is gussied up in infrared light in a new picture from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. | |
 Study reveals air pollution is causing widespread and serious impacts to ecosystems July 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
If you are living in the eastern United States, the environment around you is being harmed by air pollution. From Adirondack forests and Shenandoah streams to Appalachian wetlands and the Chesapeake Bay, a ... | |
 New Project To Develop GPS-Like System For Moon July 21, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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The same Ohio State University researcher who is helping rovers navigate on Mars is leading a new effort to help humans navigate on the moon. | |
Outdoor enthusiasts scaring off native carnivores in parks July 21, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Even a quiet stroll in the park can dramatically change natural ecosystems, according to a new study by conservation biologists from the University of California, Berkeley. These findings could have important ... | |
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