Environment – Page 25

Going Green: India Bets on Eco-Friendly Tech
By the Editor on June 28, 2012
Green technology is proving lucrative in India, clean energy investments here were worth $10.3 billion, a growth of 52%...
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Harnessing Human Power for Electricity
By the Editor on June 27, 2012
From footfalls to button pushes, scientists seek to generate current to power small devices
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Appeals Court Upholds EPA Pollution Limits
By the Editor on June 27, 2012
A U.S. federal court of appeals upheld the right of environmental regulators to curb harmful carbon emissions via clean...
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Condors’ Comeback Imperiled By Lead Poisoning
By the Editor on June 27, 2012
The California condor’s return from near extinction is threatened by persistent exposure to lead-based bullets, despite intensive efforts to...
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Beyond Rio: Pursuing ‘Ecological Citizenship’
By the Editor on June 25, 2012
Andrew Revkin reflects on the end of the “Rio+20” United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in his Dot Earth...
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U.K. Farmers Adapt to Climate Change
By the Editor on June 25, 2012
Farmers, used to betting on the weather, are changing their tactics to cope with changes in the rules of...
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Scientists Criticize Lack of Urgency in Rio+20 Accord
By the Editor on June 25, 2012
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) ended with an international agreement on the need for all countries...
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East Coast a Hotspot for Rapid Sea Level Rise
By the Editor on June 25, 2012
Cities from North Carolina to Massachusetts see waters rising more rapidly
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Global Shift to Obesity Packs Serious Climate Consequences
By the Editor on June 23, 2012
Expanding waistlines are not just tipping scales but may also push the mercury higher around the world, according to...
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Top Predators Key to Extinctions as Planet Warms
By the Editor on June 22, 2012
Global warming may cause more extinctions than predicted if scientists fail to account for interactions among species in their...
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