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Consumer Price Decline Prompts Fear of Deflation - NYTimes.com

Consumer prices fell in October by 1 percent, the largest drop in the history of the survey, raising the specter of deflation.

The Dead Tell a Tale China Doesn’t Care to Listen To - NYTimes.com

The Tarim mummies have become protagonists in a political dispute over who should control the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region.

Climate change opens new avenue for spread of invasive plants
PhysOrg.com: Plants that range northward because of climate change may be better at defending themselves against local enemies than native plants.

BBC NEWS | South Asia | India 'sinks Somali pirate ship'

An Indian navy warship has destroyed a Somali pirate "mother ship" that fired on it in the Gulf of Aden, officials say.

Phasing Out Water Softeners: A Coming Necessity In Drought? : TreeHugger

Civilizations have collapsed from water becoming too salty: to the point where foods can no longer be grown and where drinking water is either unpalatable or dangerous. Farmland and water salinization risk is greatest where annual natural evaporation and transpiration

Welcome to GHG Photos

GHG is the scientific shorthand for Greenhouse Gases, the gases whose build up in the upper atmosphere is the cause of anthropogenic climate change. GHG Photos is a coalition of science, environmental, nature, and documentary photographers who have spent the last several years focused on the emissions and effects of those Greenhouse Gases emissions, as well as attempts to mitigate their release and adapt to the changing climate.Photographers include Gary Braasch , Ashley Cooper, Benj Drummond , Peter Essick , Steve Kazlowski , Sara Joy Steele and Joshua Wolfe

Trek Embraces Chainless Bikes, Via Carbon Belt Drives : TreeHugger

Belt drives for bicycles are a great thing. Especially for those who don’t want to fuss with maintenance and lubrication. Though we wonder if Associated Press might’ve got a bit too carried away when they stated that, “While some

A New Wind Is Blowing in Chicago - NYTimes.com

With Barack Obama’s election, the city is basking in a moment of triumph that goes well beyond politics.

Observatory - Invasive Plants in Galápagos May Really Be Native - NYTimes.com
Some plants that were thought to be invasive species in the Galapagos Islands predate humans by thousands of years.

Stocks Drop Sharply and Credit Markets Seize Up - NYTimes.com

As a new bout of fear gripped the financial markets on Thursday, stocks fell sharply again, and the credit markets seized up as confidence in the nation’s financial system ebbed.

Common cold virus came from birds

PhysOrg.com: A virus that causes cold-like symptoms in humans originated in birds and may have crossed the species barrier around 200 years ago, according to an article published in the December issue of the Journal of General Virology. Scientists hope their findings will help us understand how potentially deadly viruses emerge in humans.

Sea level rise alters bay's salinity

PhysOrg.com: While global-warming-induced coastal flooding moves populations inland, the changes in sea level will affect the salinity of estuaries, which influences aquatic life, fishing and recreation.

Evidence of vast frozen water reserves on Mars: scientists

PhysOrg.com: Vast Martian glaciers of water ice under protective blankets of rocky debris persist today at much lower latitudes than any ice previously identified on Mars, says new research using ground-penetrating radar on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

How to Save and Purify the World's Water Supply: Experts Weigh In - Popular Mechanics

Four water experts came to the Hearst Tower in New York City to discuss how the country can deal with the water crisis, why global warming will exacerbate the problem and what will happen if we do nothing.

Failing Home Economics - NYTimes.com
As Americans attempt to perform cost-benefit analyses of their needs and behaviors, some are practicing economies that may not deserve the name.

Op-Ed Contributor - Let Detroit Go Bankrupt - NYTimes.com

A managed bankruptcy may be the only path to the fundamental restructuring the auto industry needs.