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EarthToys emagazine recently published an interview with professor John Katers about alternative fuels. Katers has a doctorate in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Marquette University, a Master’s degree in Environmental Science and Policy, and a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science and Business Administration both from University of Wisconsin - Green Bay (UWGB). In [...]
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CNN-Health recently reported that cancer deaths seem to be decreasing for the first time since this information started being recorded in the U.S. That was 1930, by the way. Cancer deaths have dropped from 557,271 in 2002 to 556,902 in 2003. There is some debate as to what this means. Are [...]
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The commercial watchdog group Gardening Which? recently performed a study on commercially available composts. The results of the study were surprising. It was found that many organic composts available on the market are of very poor quality. You can read the full article here. We feel that the remedy to this [...]
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The Great Bear Rainforest in Canada is likely to be set aside as a protected area this year, making it one of the largest protected areas in North America. Located off of British Colombia’s north coast, this park would set aside millions of hectares of prime temperate rainforest, which are home to grizzly bears, [...]
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There are dozens of natural garden remedies that have been handed down from generation to generation and from family to family. In “The Truth About Garden Remedies,” things like putting a cup of beer out to trap slugs and snails and playing music to get your houseplant to grow are put under the microscope [...]
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Researchers are getting ready to test a new bio-jet fuel for the US Air Force that is made from crop oils, according to the AP news report. They don’t mention WHICH crop is used to make the oils.
Ted Aulich, a senior researcher at the Energy and Environmental Research Center, said the new fuel is cheaper [...]
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2005 was a tragic year in many parts of the world. Hurricanes, mudslides, and other natural disasters seemed to be a wakeup call to the world that the effects of global warming and other human activity are real and starting to wreak havoc. However, many people (including the most powerful of politicians) have [...]
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Pennsylvania State Line
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Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell hopes that protecting the environment will actually turn a profit for businesses and organizations in his state. The Compost Infrastructure Development Grant Program is an innovative way to help businesses create organic compost with the [...]
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The USPS is using two “hybrid alternative power plants” in California that, implemented with some efficiency increases, will reduce power and heating purchases by about 50 percent at two of the largest postal facilities in California.
Conspicuously absent from the press release (link is to a PDF file) is how much money they spent to build [...]
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Celebrating Black History Month, (February that is), the CS Monitor has published three profiles of celebrated African-American scientists who are achieving some amazing things in the world of science. Read more about them here.
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