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• Yet Another Reason To Love Apartment Living

  Published: August 3, 2007, 1:20 pm

  Tags: Apartments, Noise Pollution, Sleep Deprivation

  I gotta tell ya, this freakin' lease we are stuck in won't be over soon enough. The bird shit has been somewhat cleaned up....they power washed our patio & the roof (but have not taken care of the bird infestation itself....go figure.) but now we are contending with new neighbors who have a penchant for partying every morning at 2:45 am. I

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• Trappings of modern life bring an early death to Valley of the Immortals

  Published: August 8, 2007, 8:16 am

  Tags: Pollution, International News, Travel, Travel News

  Vilcabamba was once fabled for its longevity but now the locals are not living as long.

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• Flea-like robots double as pollution detectors

  Published: August 17, 2007, 8:27 am

  Tags: Detection, Leap, Leaping, Leaping Robot, Leapingrobot, Pollution, Sensor, Sensors, Toxic, Toxings

  compared to less efficient pollution-seeking alternatives. Currently, the critters are purportedly being loosed in the wild with "special mercury-deteting sensors," so be sure not to squash any hard workin' mechanical pests if one accidentally hops in your tent. [Via The Raw Feed] Read Permalink Email this CommentsOffice Depot

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• Study sheds light on Earth's CO2 cycles

  Published: May 20, 2007, 12:04 pm

  Tags: Global, Co2, Pollution, Earth, Warming, Environment

  A research team, including Kent State Professor of Geology Dr. Joseph Ortiz, tracing the origin of the large carbon dioxide increase in Earth's atmosphere at the end of the last ice age has detected two ancient "burps" that originated from the deepest parts of the southern ocean around Antarctica.According to Eurekalert, the news service of the

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• What's Most Polluting: Heating or Cooling Your Home?

  Published: August 30, 2007, 4:33 pm

  Tags: Air Pollution, Coal, Greenhouse Gases, Solar

  I was a little surprised by the answer, according to this NPR story. But it all really depends on the weather, now doesn't it? [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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• Fish reproduction impairemet due to low oxygen at coastal waters

  Published: August 30, 2007, 5:21 am

  Tags: Fish Stock, Fish Hatchery, Coastal Pollution

  Low oxygen levels in coastal waters interfere with fish reproduction by disrupting the fishes' hormones, a marine scientist from The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute has found Incidents of seasonal low levels of oxygen, known as hypoxia, have increased dramatically in coastal waters throughout the world over the past few

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• Diesel spill endangers whales

  Published: August 24, 2007, 2:42 am

  Tags: Whale, Oil Spill, Coastal Environment, Coastal Pollution, Endangered Species

  A diesel spill from a capsized barge is threatening pods of vulnerable killer whales in Robson Bight, off Canada's Pacific Coast, environment officials said Wednesday. More than 30 killer whales and other marine animals are at risk of breathing in fumes from a diesel truck dumped Monday morning from the barge into the waters near an ecological

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• Oil spill and pollution

  Published: August 24, 2007, 3:03 am

  Tags: Coastal Pollution, Oil Spill

  These days, hydrocarbon and oil spills represent damages to ecosystems which cause irreversible effects to the wildlife where they occur. These spills not only produce severe damages to the global flora and fauna, but they also affect ecosystems in an irreversible way. Sophisticated skills for the recovery of spilt hydrocarbons and oils, as well

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• Labor Day: Time To Reflect on How America Works- Or Doesn't

  Published: September 2, 2007, 1:41 pm

  Tags: Global Warming, Air Pollution, Climate Change, Utah, Big Oil, Coal, Renewable Energy, Al Gore, Sprawl, Robert Murray

  A new study shows that Americans are about the laziest workers in the world. Seems odd given that generations of us have grown up believing America... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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• Low Oxygen In Coastal Waters Impairs Fish Reproduction

  Published: September 3, 2007, 6:55 am

  Tags: Coastal Environment, Coastal Pollution

  Low oxygen levels in coastal waters interfere with fish reproduction by disrupting the fishes' hormones, a marine scientist from The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute has found.Incidents of seasonal low levels of oxygen, known as hypoxia, have increased dramatically in coastal waters throughout the world over the past few

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• People vs. Bush: Ignoring Supreme Court in Permitting New Coal Plant

  Published: September 4, 2007, 10:11 am

  Tags: Air Pollution, Sierra Club, Utah, Utes, Inversion, Coal, Renewable Energy, Greenhouse Gases

  The new coal plant proposed for eastern Utah got approved with no environmental curbs despite the U.S. Supreme Court's upholding of greenhouse gas... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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• Tougher Ozone Standard Is Needed

  Published: September 4, 2007, 1:07 am

  Tags: Ozone, Epa, Pollution

  to act to stop industrial pollution, and are fixing to allow several new coal-burning power plants that will just exacerbate the problem.Sadly, the technology exists to bring all areas into compliance with lower standards. What doesn't exist is the political will to force industrial compliance and mandate cleaner vehicles.We must put pressure

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• NASA Satellites monitoring Coastal Water Quality

  Published: September 5, 2007, 6:30 am

  Tags: Coastal Environment, Coastal Pollution

  of coastal development or pollution can cause changes in water turbidity -- a measure of the amount of particles suspended in the water. Sediments suspended from the bottom by strong winds or tides may also cause such changes. Knowing where the sediments come from is critical to managers because turbidity cuts off light to the bottom,

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• Protecting beaches from Agricultural Pollution

  Published: September 5, 2007, 6:24 am

  Tags: Coastal Environment, Coastal Pollution

  Bathing beaches and lakes could fail the new cleanliness standards set by the 2006 Bathing Waters Directive, but a new risk assessment tool developed by rural studies and water management experts may help reduce the transfer of disease causing bacteria from the farmed environment, according to scientists The British government and other European

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• Increase in fish brings huge leap in marine mammals at Thames River

  Published: September 5, 2007, 5:00 am

  Tags: River Dolphin, Fish Stock, Coastal Pollution

  Dolphins, seals and porpoises could soon become a far more common sight along the Thames, scientists said today.More than 100 of the sea mammals have been spotted in the river over the last year.Researchers say numbers could greatly increase in coming years as the creatures begin to feed in the river more often because of an increased number of

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