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Canadian Tar Sands Look Like Tolkein’s Mordor Says UN Water Advisor : TreeHugger
photo: WWF-UK, from the report Unconventional Oil: Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel? Environmental Defense has called Alberta’s tar sands ‘the most destructive project on earth’, but perhaps the UN’s senior advisor on water, Maude Barlow, says it best.
Anniversary of Killer Smog Event That Sparked US Clean Air Movement Commemorated in Pennsylvania Museum : TreeHugger
British air pollution advice video from 1947 Just as a reminder that the type of persistent and deadly air pollution that currently plagues many places in China once happened elsewhere as well (one which I hope most TreeHugger readers
UK Beekeepers Demonstrate to Demand Government Action on Colony Collapse Disorder : TreeHugger
Image source: Lela Dowling/Bee Culture magazine Wednesday, November 5, beekeepers from all over Britain will don their pitchforks, er, smokers, and placards and head to 10 Downing Street to demand action on the current bee crisis. Though, this demonstration
What Happens To E-Waste Generated By The Shift To High Definition Television? : TreeHugger
A recent Business Week article points out that 'Next year the volume of e-waste will probably surge. In February, U.S. consumers must switch from analog to digital television service, a move that is expected to result in the mass
Trees Are Nature's Climate Air Conditioners, Study Finds : TreeHugger
Image from twoblueday If you're reading this, I probably don't need to waste my time trying to convince you that trees are great. They absorb carbon dioxide, they can be used to power small remote sensors and they're pretty
Hints of Comeback for Nation’s First Superhighway - NYTimes.com
After decades of decline, commercial shipping has returned to the Erie Canal as high fuel prices have made barges an attractive alternative to trucks.
Square Feet - Detroit Seeks a Revival in Book Cadillac Hotel - NYTimes.com
The completion of a $200 million renovation of the Book Cadillac hotel in downtown Detroit is another sign for residents that the city is working to regain some polish and prestige.
Findings - Study Shows Conservatives May Enjoy Humor More - NYTimes.com
Do conservatives have more fun? Should liberals start describing themselves as humor-challenged? Scientists try to find out.
Asymmetric gear heart sculpture - Hack a Day
The War on Dengue Fever - NYTimes.com
In Bangkok, researchers hunt for a vaccine to protect U.S. troops, and millions of third-world civilians, from dengue fever.
Rainforest Fungus Naturally Synthesizes Diesel | Wired Science from Wired.com
A fungus that lives inside trees in the Patagonian rain forest naturally makes a mix of hydrocarbons that bears a striking resemblance to diesel, biologists announced today. And the fungus
Did The Planet's Tectonics Trigger Human Evolution?
The Daily Galaxy -News from Planet Earth & Beyond, is an eclectic text and video presentation of fascinating news and original insights on science, space exploration, technology, and their reflections in popular culture (film, books, events).
Posterity PostEditorial - So Little Time, So Much Damage - NYTimes.comMost presidents put on a last-minute policy stamp, but in President George W. Bush’s case it is more like a wrecking ball.
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