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2 Years Later, Fish Sick Near BP Oil Spill Site
When fishermen returned to the deep reefs of the Gulf of Mexico weeks after BP’s gushing oil well was...
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EPA to Reduce Gas Drilling Pollution
The Obama administration is issuing the first-ever national standards to control air pollution from gas wells that are drilled...
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How Well, and How Poorly, We Harvest Ocean Life
To hear some people tell it, the increasingly energetic and sophisticated fishing industry has left the world’s oceans a...
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Nanosponges Soak Up Oil Again and Again
Researchers at Rice University and Penn State University have discovered that adding a dash of boron to carbon while...
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Eat Less Meat to Prevent Climate Disaster
Fertilizers used in growing feed crops for cattle produce the most potent of the greenhouse gases causing climate change
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Global Warming Mystery: Some Himalayan Glaciers Getting Bigger
The Himalayan glaciers are the planet's largest bodies of ice outside the polar caps. New research shows some Himalayan...
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Proposed Satellite Would Beam Solar Power to Earth
An energy-hungry Earth is in need of transformational and sustainable energy solutions. For decades, researchers have been appraising the...
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Electricity and Carbon Dioxide Used to Generate Alternative Fuel
Imagine being able to use electricity to power your car – even if it’s not an electric vehicle. Researchers...
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True Economic Measures Factor In Natural Resources
Traditional measures showing strong economic growth in Brazil and India over nearly two decades fail to take account of...
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Most Cities Unprepared for Coming Population Boom
The world’s cities are mushrooming at the rate of around 1 million people a week as the planet’s population...