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Bottled water has become ubiquitous over the last decade or so. In fact, in 2006, Americans spent $15 billion on bottled water. Of course, as consumers have proved time and again, just because a product is popular doesn’t mean it’s a good thing for the planet, or even for their own health. ...
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Thursday,01 April, 2010 | Hits: 135

Climate science: The dark side of the light

Telling the truth does not offer sufficient protection from the limelight's unforgiving glare The damage has been incalculable, but the original sin appears milder by the day. While John Humphrys pronounced that the public were increasingly dubious about climate science on the BBC yesterday, an independent report into those now-infamous emails between its practitioners at East Anglia found that their output was not tainted at all. For all the conspiracy theories that have buzzed round the web, the Royal Society-nominated probe was asked to look beyond the scientists' casual remarks in personal notes and focus on their considered conclusions in published papers. The verdict was emphatic: "The basic science seems to have been done fairly and properly." ...
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Wednesday,14 April, 2010 | Hits: 145

Central assistance provided to take up rural water schemes in NE

The Union Ministry of Rural Development has released grant-in-aid for various Northeastern States, including Sikkim, to take up rural water schemes.Officials said Rs 20 crore has been sanctioned to the Assam Government towards additional funds under the Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission (NRDWP) during 2009-10 to provide safe drinking water facilities to rural habitations and schools. The funds have been released to the implementing agency, the State Water and Sanitation Mission, Assam. ...
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Friday,02 April, 2010 | Hits: 136

Asian hornet threatens British bees

An Asian hornet is heading for Britain that could wipe out our native honey bee hives, experts have warned. The predator insect "picks off" honey bees as they leave the hive until their colony is so exhausted the hornets can move in and destroy it completely. ...
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Tuesday,13 April, 2010 | Hits: 126

A guide to get the most out of green stimulus packages

There is need for an integrated response to the current economic and environmental crises, says a recently released report. It calls for greening of national economies, creating green jobs, and hiking public spending on R&D for energy-efficiency and clean energy. Greening of national economies entails allotting a bigger share of funds for environment-friendly initiatives, elaborates the report, Toward a Transatlantic Green New Deal: Tackling the Climate and Economic Crises, prepared by the Worldwatch Institute, a US-based research organisation, for the Heinrich Böll Foundation, a Germany-based nonprofit. ...
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Wednesday,24 March, 2010 | Hits: 158

Hello Jurassic Park: 95-Million-Year-Old Insects Found Fossilized in Amber

Photo: courtesy of PNAS and Alexander Schmidt, used with permission. Or Rather, Cretaceous Park The discovery of splendid fossilized specimens dating back about 95 million years ago in Ethiopia, Africa (though back then the continents weren't in the same relative position) could change our understanding of the origins of some species, including ants, and of the ecology of Cretaceous woodlands. The mainstream theory on ants is that they originated from what is now North-America or East Asia, but a fossilized wingless ant older than previous fossils (see the picture below) could change all that... Read the full story on TreeHugger read full article ...
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Thursday,15 April, 2010 | Hits: 311

First-Ever Animals Found Living Without Oxygen in Marine Dead Zone

Photos via the BBC Life Will Find a Way . . . You're likely familiar with the ever-growing marine dead zones, areas in the ocean where no life was believed possible due to depleting oxygen levels. But in a truly startling discovery, scientists have stumbled upon the first animal that can survive without oxygen--a feat that until now was only possible in bacteria. This has a number of implications: both regarding the possibility that life may yet adapt to more severe conditions on ear... Read the full story on TreeHugger read full article ...
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Thursday,15 April, 2010 | Hits: 232

What's the Impact of Getting the High Score?

Image credit: Good Video games have moved from the arcade into the living room and jumped into our palms and pockets. Whether you're on the couch or the train, chances are the option to play a game is there—but what impact does all this gaming have on the environment?... Read the full story on TreeHugger read full article ...
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Thursday,15 April, 2010 | Hits: 151

Solar Blossom Pop Up Art Gallery Powered By the Sun

Images via Demarco Architecture Outdoor art galleries can do more than just house beautiful creations. They can also be a way to promote sustainability and renewable power. DeMarco Architecture came up with the Solar Blossom, a proposal for a pop up art gallery that is powered by solar and is inspired by the Bluebonnet flower. With a subtle curve that creates a lovely space for visitors to view art, as well as a surface area that collec... Read the full story on TreeHugger read full article ...
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Thursday,15 April, 2010 | Hits: 238

GE Unveils New LED Bulb - 17 Year Life Span and $50 Price Tag

Image via TechEye For awhile there, GE was hoping to keep up incandescent light bulbs by releasing a high efficiency incandescent bulb. But they quietly dropped that dead end about two years later. Now, they've made a new announcement that they're bringing out an LED bulb that'll replace incandescents, giving you 17 years worth of light from a $50 bulb. So far, LED bulbs are much more expensive, and they haven't ma... Read the full story on TreeHugger read full article ...
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Thursday,15 April, 2010 | Hits: 239