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Iconic skyscrapers find new luster by going green
Jul 05, 2009 |
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(AP) -- When owners of the Empire State Building decided to blanket its towering facade this year with thousands of insulating windows, they were only partly interested in saving energy. They also needed ...
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In Brief: Drinking water fund tops $9 billion
May 18, 2006 |
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More than $9 billion has been invested in U.S. drinking water improvements on nearly 4,400 projects over the past decade, a report said Thursday.
Scientists warn restoration-based environmental markets may not improve ecosystem health
Jul 30, 2009 |
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While policymakers across of the globe are relying on environmental restoration projects to fuel emerging market-based environmental programs, an article in the July 31 edition of Science by two noted ecologists warns that t ...
Green firms rewarded by financial markets
May 29, 2008 |
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When a company improves its environmental performance, it is common to think that the accompanying economic improvements are based on the company's more efficient use of resources. However,
Air quality improvements over the last decade may be a factor in fewer ear infections
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Strides in improving the nation's air quality over the past ten years may be a factor in fewer cases of ear infections (otitis media) in children. These results are according to new research presented at the 2009 American ...
Study: Cleaner air adds 5 months to US life span
Jan 21, 2009 |
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A new study by researchers at Brigham Young University and Harvard School of Public Health shows that average life expectancy in 51 U.S. cities increased nearly three years over recent decades, and approximately five months ...
Climate change setback for acidified rivers
Dec 03, 2008 |
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Climate change is hampering the long-term recovery of rivers from the effects of acid rain, with wet weather offsetting improvements, according to a new study by Cardiff University.
Chesapeake Bay ecosystem health remains poor, but slightly improved in 2007
Apr 03, 2008 |
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An independent scientific analysis led by University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science researchers gives the Chesapeake Bay a C-minus in 2007, indicating that Bay ecological conditions were slightly better than ...
Climate-change set-back for acidified rivers
Dec 12, 2008 |
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Climate change is hampering the long-term recovery of rivers from the effects of acid rain, as wet weather counteracts improvements, according to a new study by Cardiff University.
Glacial melting may release pollutants in the environment
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Those pristine-looking Alpine glaciers now melting as global warming sets in may explain the mysterious increase in persistent organic pollutants in sediment from certain lakes since the 1990s, despite decreased ...
Workplace obesity program shows modest effects after just 1 year
Oct 29, 2008 |
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Environmental changes implemented at 12 Dow Chemical Company worksites helped employees' there achieve modest improvements in health risks, including weight management, decreasing tobacco use and blood pressure, says Emory ...
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