US judge blocks gas drilling in Michigan forest July 12, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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(AP) -- A federal judge has overturned a decision by the U.S. Forest Service to allow oil and gas drilling near a forest and a river in Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula. | |
 Helium Balloon in Paris Displays Air Pollution Levels July 09, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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People in Paris won't have to look far to see the city's air pollution levels. A giant tethered helium balloon will display real-time reports of atmospheric pollution using an innovative lighting system, which ... | |
Report: 2nd oldest US wildlife refuge in jeopardy July 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The nation's second oldest national wildlife refuge, a chain of barrier islands southeast of New Orleans, is in danger of being lost unless the islands are restored, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday. | |
 White House rejects regulating greenhouse gases July 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The Bush administration, dismissing the recommendations of its top experts, rejected regulating the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming Friday, saying it would cripple the U.S. economy. | |
 As planet swelters, are algae unlikely saviour? July 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 40 vote(s)
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As the world mulls over the conundrum of how to satisfy a seemingly endless appetite for energy and still slash greenhouse gas emissions, researchers have stumbled upon an unexpected hero: algae. | |
 Summer Storms Could Mean More Dead Zones July 11, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It's summertime and people are flocking to the coasts around the country. But when summer storms arrive, it's not only beach-goers who are affected; the rains can also have an impact on living ... | |
EPA: Smog could get worse with global warming July 11, 2008 | User rating: 1.9 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Global warming could worsen smog and stretch what typically is a summer pollution problem into the spring and fall, government scientists predicted Thursday. | |
 A third of reef-building corals face extinction July 10, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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A third of reef-building corals around the world are threatened with extinction, according to the first-ever comprehensive global assessment to determine their conservation status. The study findings were ... | |
 Japanese sailor first to cross Pacific in wave-powered boat July 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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Japanese sailor and environmentalist Kenichi Horie has completed a 110-day solo voyage across the Pacific Ocean in a boat propelled by wave power to claim another world first. | |
Management practices key to watershed condition July 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Animals thrive on the banks of waterways. And those same tree-covered, green grassy areas are keys to maintaining healthy watersheds for creeks and rivers. Landowners must learn how to manage these properties to strike an ... | |
 Genes could solve pollution mysteries July 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have for the first time identified environmental pollutants by looking at the genes of a small, freshwater crustacean. This new gene-based ... | |
Crop Residue May Be Too Valuable to Harvest for Biofuels July 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In the rush to develop renewable fuels from plants, converting crop residues into cellulosic ethanol would seem to be a slam dunk. | |
 Ice dam to break prematurely on Argentine glacier July 08, 2008 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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A huge ice dam on Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier will break apart for the first time in the southern hemisphere winter, likely as a result of global warming, scientists and environmentalists said Monday. ... | |
EPA experts detail global warming's health risks July 15, 2008 | User rating: 2.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Government scientists detailed a rising death toll from heat waves, wildfires, disease and smog caused by global warming in an analysis the White House buried so it could avoid regulating greenhouse gases. | |
Higher CO2 levels may be good for plants: German scientists July 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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The dramatic rise in dangerous greenhouse gases in the atmosphere may be troubling scientists and world leaders but it could prove to be a boon for plants, German researchers said Tuesday. | |
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