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Bangladesh tries to save lone coral island

Space & Earth / Environment

Dec 29, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 1

Bangladesh has ordered a building freeze on its lone coral island in a bid to save its wildlife and natural beauty from a boom in construction fuelled by tourism, its environment minister said Tuesday.

Pressure rises to stop antibiotics in agriculture

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Dec 28, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (5) | 2

(AP) -- The mystery started the day farmer Russ Kremer got between a jealous boar and a sow in heat.

Climate change puts ecosystems on the run, researchers say

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Dec 27, 2009 | 2.6 / 5 (20) | 46

(PhysOrg.com) -- Global warming is causing habitats to move across the landscape. Can the creatures living there keep up? If they can't, some species may die out, researchers say.

Housing growth near national parks may limit conservation value

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Dec 22, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

The growth of housing near national parks, national forests and wilderness areas within the United States may limit the conservation value that these protected areas were designed to create in the first place, a new study ...

Disproportionate effects of global warming and pollution on disadvantaged communities

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Dec 22, 2009 | 2.8 / 5 (13) | 20

Global warming, pollution, and the environmental consequences of energy production impose a greater burden on low-income, disadvantaged communities, and strategies to prevent these inequities are urgently needed. A provocative ...

School classroom air may be more polluted with ultrafine particles than outdoor air

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Dec 22, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

The air in some school classrooms may contain higher levels of extremely small particles of pollutants — easily inhaled deep into the lungs — than polluted outdoor air, scientists in Australia and Germany ...

Feds mull regulating drugs in water

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Dec 22, 2009 | 3 / 5 (2) | 1

(AP) -- Federal regulators under President Barack Obama have sharply shifted course on long-standing policy toward pharmaceutical residues in the nation's drinking water, taking a critical first step toward regulating some ...

Ski Runs Are Not Created Equal

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Dec 21, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Building a new ski run by bulldozing a mountainside rather than only cutting its shrubs and trees is far more damaging ecologically, yet might offer only a week's earlier start to the downhill season, says ...

EPA, Army Corps urged to consider separating Great Lakes, river basin

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Dec 21, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

The once-radical idea of somehow plugging the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal to stop the flow of unwanted species from spilling between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basin is quickly picking up political support.

Polluting pets: the devastating impact of man's best friend

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Dec 21, 2009 | 1.7 / 5 (29) | 44

Man's best friend could be one of the environment's worst enemies, according to a new study which says the carbon pawprint of a pet dog is more than double that of a gas-guzzling sports utility vehicle.

MARES to provide comprehensive view of south Florida marine ecosystems

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Dec 21, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 1

A new $1.5 million NOAA-funded project, MARES will provide a comprehensive view of south Florida marine ecosystems. This will be the first study to include human dimensions science and deliver guidance for ...

Oceans becoming noisier thanks to pollution -- report

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Dec 20, 2009 | 3.4 / 5 (5) | 5

The world's oceans are becoming noisier thanks to pollution, with potentially harmful effects for whales, dolphins and other marine life, US scientists said in a study published Sunday.

Climate scientists underwhelmed by Copenhagen Accord

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Dec 20, 2009 | 2.8 / 5 (17) | 15

Top climate scientists said Saturday that the eleventh-hour political deal hammered out at UN talks in Copenhagen falls perilously short of what is needed to stave off catastrophic global warming.

Climate talks end with eye on next year

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Dec 19, 2009 | 1.7 / 5 (6) | 3

(AP) -- A historic U.N. climate conference ended Saturday with only a nonbinding "Copenhagen Accord" to show for two weeks of debate and frustration. It was a deal short on concrete steps against global warming, ...

Beijing vehicles exceed four million: state media

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Dec 19, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

The number of registered vehicles in Beijing topped four million this week, state media reported, meaning a quarter of the 16 million permanent residents in China's capital have a car.

Acid oceans: the 'evil twin' of climate change

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Dec 18, 2009 | 4.1 / 5 (21) | 26

(AP) -- Far from Copenhagen's turbulent climate talks, the sea lions, harbor seals and sea otters reposing along the shoreline and kelp forests of this protected marine area stand to gain from any global ...

Diplomatic frenzy at final day of UN climate talks

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Dec 18, 2009 | 4 / 5 (4) | 2

(AP) -- A diplomatic frenzy enveloped the final day of the U.N. climate conference Friday, with President Barack Obama twice meeting privately with China's premier as world leaders pressed to salvage a global ...

Not easy being green

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Dec 18, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- It was a battle to save a cherished piece of nature from the forces of economic growth. Preservationists formed groups to present their case, and public figures across the country spoke up ...