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 Science & Tech  Mari - 35 days ago - ucsusa.org Now it's time for new voices to inspire us to fight the dangers of global warming. The submission process is open to anyone in the United States through November 15, 2008. A panel of judges will select the top essays and photographs to be included
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Science & Tech  Neelakant - 130 days ago - news.cnet.com Most Americans live and work in buildings awash in chemicals blamed for asthma, lung cancer, and a host of other maladies.
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 Science & Tech  Isabel - 132 days ago - livescience.com A mat of nanowires with the touch and feel of paper could be an important new tool in the cleanup of oil and other organic pollutants, scientists announced today.
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 Science & Tech  Raven - 141 days ago - orcanetwork.org The NOAA is gaining new insight into the contaminants of the Southern Resident Orca whales. Since the banning of PCB's in the 70's and the ESA listing of the orcas in 2005, new evidence shows higher levels of PBDE's in the whales. read full article for mo
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 Science & Tech  Susan - 153 days ago - sciencedaily.com GlobeScan today unveiled a new mechanism for measuring and comparing individual consumer behavior as it relates to the environment. Individuals around the world can find out where they rank.
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 Science & Tech Susan - 182 days ago - newswise.com The study is unprecedented in terms of not only the number of species examined (some 2,315 species in six groups), but also because of the project's scale and resolution.
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 Science & Tech  Clayton - 197 days ago - gas2.org As if it wasn't bad enough that particulate matter from diesel exhaust causes a range of respiratory problems including 15,000 premature deaths each year, new research shows that even short-term exposure to diesel exhaust can affect brain function.
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 Science & Tech  Bonnie - 200 days ago - brightcove.tv Case study on the carbon footprint of United States annual consumption of the humble cheeseburger...
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 Science & Tech  James - 200 days ago - treehugger.com It turns out our Chinese imports aren't limited to just cheaper goods - pollution accounts for a fairly hefty slice. In fact, that pollution may be equivalent to a not trivial 15% of local emissions in Canada and the U.S.
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 Science & Tech  Cathryne - 202 days ago - sciencedaily.com In a new NASA study, researchers taking advantage of improvements in satellite sensor capabilities offer the first measurement-based estimate of the amount of pollution from East Asian forest fires, urban exhaust, and industrial production that makes its
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 Science & Tech  Kate - 214 days ago - news.yahoo.com In the course of a five-month inquiry, the AP discovered that drugs have been detected in the drinking water supplies of 24 major metropolitan areas -- from Southern California to Northern New Jersey, from Detroit to Louisville, Ky
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 Science & Tech Susan - 214 days ago - newscientist.com A DEFINING feature of smoking addiction is that smokers pursue their habit even when it's clear they are forgoing other benefits, such as good health. Now brain scans suggest that this dodgy decision-making may extend into other areas of their lives.
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 Science & Tech  Ingrid - 220 days ago - msnbc.msn.com Scientists discovered that European starlings can change their tune after consuming worms containing pollutants that mimick estrogen.
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 Science & Tech  John - 223 days ago - sciencedaily.com In 2002, Bruce Rittmann, PhD, director of the Biodesign Institute's Center for Environmental Biotechnology, received a patent for an innovative way to use nature to lend society a hand. He invented a treatment system, called the membrane biofilm reactor
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 Science & Tech  Terrah - 229 days ago - ubergizmo.com While the MPG per person is fairly good. People have been pointing their fingers towards the airline industry when it comes to pollution. Reaction Engine has a hydrogen-poweed A2 aircraft concept that would be capable of hitting Mach-5 - five times ..
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