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How green is your house? Recycling favorite activity among Brits says new survey
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Seventy percent of households always separate their rubbish for recycling, but only 2 percent buy their energy on a green tariff, according to the early findings of a major new annual household survey, called "Understanding ...
Researcher uncovers koalas' creature comforts
Mar 10, 2009 |
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University of Queensland Master of Science student Maren Dammann is aiming to uncover what makes a koala's wish list when it comes to choosing a place to live.
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American adults flunk basic science
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Mar 12, 2009 |
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Are Americans flunking science? A new national survey commissioned by the California Academy of Sciences and conducted by Harris Interactive reveals that the U.S. public is unable to pass even a basic scientific literacy ...
Report blames petroleum industry for 25% of toxic pollutants
Jun 11, 2009 |
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The US petroleum industry accounted for a quarter of toxic pollutants recorded across North America in 2005 by a government-backed environmental watchdog, an annual report said on Wednesday.
Coordination needed to support green-fingered youths
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Aug 13, 2009 |
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The project, which was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), found that many young volunteers travelled long distances from cities to short-term projects in rural areas and felt they were being punished ...
American Cancer Society calls for new strategies to monitor exposure to environmental carcinogens
Oct 28, 2009 |
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A new report from an American Cancer Society scientific advisory subcommittee on cancer and the environment says exposure to carcinogens should be minimized or eliminated whenever feasible, and calls for new strategies to ...
Climate change aims need to be better integrated
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Specific measures to tackle climate change, such as emissions trading, will only be successful if they are coherently supported by other government policies addressing economic and social issues, says a report ...
New research may help to reduce global supply chain disruptions
Nov 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With consumer spending dwindling over the past couple months, retailers are hoping to see it increase with the holiday shopping season. In order to seize the opportunity and boost sales, retailers need to ...
Forest Service Web-based tool helps manage environmental risk
Sep 25, 2009 |
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The U.S. Forest Service Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center (EFETAC) recently launched the Comparative Risk Assessment Framework and Tools (CRAFT), a user-friendly, Web-based support system that helps natural ...
Darwin's collections 'cocooned' at London museum
Sep 08, 2009 |
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London's Natural History Museum on Tuesday unveiled an eight-storey extension in the shape of a cocoon to house the collections of Charles Darwin.
Contamination under boats no worse than elsewhere in California bay, study says
Mar 13, 2009 |
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A yearlong federal study has determined levels of contaminated sediment found under obsolete, rotting government ships anchored in Suisun Bay, in central California, are no higher than those found elsewhere in local waters, ...
Waste water treatment plant mud used as 'green' fuel
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Catalan scientists have shown that using mud from waste water treatment plants as a partial alternative fuel can enable cement factories to reduce their CO2 emissions and comply with the Kyoto Protocol, as well as ...
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