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Fresh calls for Antarctic regulation
Environmentalists and IMO call for ship review
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Shade trees reduce electricity usage in summertime
A recent study in California has demonstrated that planting shade trees on the west and south sides of a house can reduce homeowners air conditioning ...
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Cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill?
Cynanchum acutum plants quickly absorbed hydrocarbons and encapsulated oil on contact, absorbing anything from three up to 20 times its weight in oil.
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Climate change: individuals who are making a difference
There are those out there who, backed by large financial resources, are quietly getting on with trying to make an impact.
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Time to become greener and cleaner
“The tragedy unfolding on our coast is the most painful and powerful reminder yet that the time to embrace a clean energy future is now.”
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The effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster on Wetlands
Monitoring studies around the world have found that oil commonly has a negative impact on wetlands ecosystems.
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Ecologists to discuss impacts of mountaintop mining at special ESA symposium
Current mitigation does not compensate for losses.
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US Scientists found cold water proteobacteria is consuming Gulf oil spill
The dominant microbe in the oil plume is a new species, closely related to members of the Oceanospirillales.
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The most comprehensive census of sea life ever and the Convention on Biological Diversity meeting
The total number of marine species described is now about 244,000, but experts estimate there could be more than 1 million.
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Alternative energy sources - is wind the answer?
Policies and financial supports are directed toward the wind industry.
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