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Your Gadgets' Afterlife

November 19, 2009 - 10:17am
from Web Ecoist
When your toaster, television or bicycle has seen its day, where does it end up? Welcome to the afterlife of your favorite gadget.
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Another Reason Golf is An Eco-Nightmare

November 16, 2009 - 6:59am
from Simple Earth Media
Golf courses are often criticized by environmentalists for their use of water, fertilizers, and pesticides. Now the attention towards greening golf has shifted to the golf balls themselves, which can take 1,000 years to decompose.
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Planting Trees: Bad for the Environment?

November 9, 2009 - 6:22am
from Nature.com
According to new studies, planting trees can have negative effects on our environment by reducing the local availability of water.
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Climate Change Proves Deadly

November 2, 2009 - 7:15am
from Telegraph.co.uk
Children are more vulnerable to sicknesses brought on by changes in the climate. This fact leaves them at greater risk for catching deadly diseases within coming years.
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Running Out of Time

October 26, 2009 - 6:17am
from The Daily Gleaner

Large groups of concerned citizens are taking to the streets to rally for a change in the way we treat the planet.


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Would You Drive a Car That Looked Like a Golf Ball?

October 23, 2009 - 7:14am
from AutoBlog
On Mythbusters-- a show that tests myths to see if they are true or not--a group of men decided to test the fuel efficiency of a car dimpled like a golf ball. The result?
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Stop Eating Fish to Save the Ocean

October 21, 2009 - 8:47am
from Los Angeles Times
Studies done by people at a California aquarium have found that the human demand for seafood is the primary factor in the oceans' decline. 

 


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Goodbye Ice Caps

October 19, 2009 - 6:48am
from Mother Nature Network
New studies show that the melting of the arctic ice caps is not simply a speculation. Scientists say that the ice caps will grealty diminish within ten years and completely melt within twenty years. The transformation will change life as we know it...
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Would You Rather Breathe Fresh Air or Drink Clean Water?

October 15, 2009 - 7:37am
from Mother Nature Network
Power plants have begun to clean up the air by installing high-tech scrubbers designed to clean the plant's emissions. The problem? The scrubbers pollute nearby waterways.
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Is the Globe Actually Warming?

October 14, 2009 - 8:01am
from BBC News
Books, movies and various articles have been created to make us all aware of the crisis that our planet is in. But, is it true? Or is it all just natural cycles of the Earth?
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