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Trading carbon credits, or "cap and trade," is a promising free-market solution.
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- Added: Jan 12, 2007
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The green building trend hasn?t been lost on higher education.
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Unlike its animated counterpart, the barefoot-banded gecko is a secretive lizard that likes to stay out of the limelight.
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Have you ever wondered where migratory birds get all the energy for such long, grueling flights? Well, there are pit stops along the way, like the ...
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Scientists studied seven plots of rainforest in Borneo, Malaysia, India, Puerto Rico, Panama, and Thailand. They took a complete census of all the ...
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First, pollution and over-harvesting caused the population of Puget Sound oysters to plummet. And then, a new sea creature came to town! The "arche...
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From the rubble of post-war Afghanistan, a movement is emerging to protect the county's spectacular wildlife.
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Car sharing is catching on in cities across the country. Today, about 92,000 people belong to car-sharing services like Zipcar and Flexcar.
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Fish farming - also known as aquaculture - helps to keep fish stocks up and prevent over-fishing. But fish farms are usually located in shallow wat...
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Every so often you hear a story about hydrogen power - water being turned into fuel using electricity. It sounds futuristic, but in the state of M...
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Why do we grow old and die? Most scientists cite genetics, environmental factors, and chance. Shane Rea, a scientist at the University of Colorado,...
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Many of the world's fisheries and marine ecosystems are in trouble from overfishing and high "bycatch" - the accidental killing of millions of mari...
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The volunteer stewards also participate in scientific projects. Working with biologists and other scientists, the volunteers gather seeds for genet...
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Small but mighty is one way to describe the organism called "salp." A report in the journal Deep Sea Research suggests that salp, along with the ti...
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Have you ever wanted to help "green up" your town, but the project seemed too daunting? This inspiring story is about how a handful of folks in Tac...
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A lot of medicines are derived from plants. And today, the growing popularity of traditional medicine has many of us using herbs to prevent and tre...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
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There's an alternative way to treat wastewater: filtering it with live plants and even snails!
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Open-field coffee cultivation emerged some 30 years ago. While the method may be productive in the short run, it often degrades the environment, an...
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Aquaculture is becoming big business in a hungry world. The challenge is to develop methods and technologies that produce sustainable yields while ...
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A team of expert veterinarians is always on alert to help save animals from the devastating consequences of marine oil spills.
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
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Though many companies already recycle their office paper, the truly paperless office is still a rarity. With some dedication, though, there are ple...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
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Could more accurate weather forecasts help prevent epidemics? Yes, according to recent research.
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"Green" buildings incorporate the latest technology to squeeze the most out of the energy that's used for heating, cooling, and lighting. They're a...
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American chestnut trees once made up 25 percent of the eastern forest. People could pick chestnuts and roast them on an open fire. Their wood was ...
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"Syriana," a political thriller about the oil industry, has become the first "carbon neutral" film. The producers offset 100 percent of the carbon ...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
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