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Daily Briefing: Tues. 7/5/2011

Yellowstone oil spill festers, autism linked to RXs, shuttle crew arrives for last launch, and more.



  • Green News Roundup

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Daily Briefing: Tues. 7/12/2011

Drought grips U.S., GOP wages battle of the bulb, fish uses tools, and more.



  • Green News Roundup

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Daily Briefing: Tues. 7/19/2011

Last shuttle heads home, pine trees in peril, EPA sued over L.A. smog, and more.



  • Green News Roundup

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Daily Briefing: Tues. 7/26/2011

Fires to reshape Yellowstone, GOP pushes pipeline, hints of 'God particle' seen, and more.



  • Green News Roundup

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Daily Briefing: Tues. 8/2/2011

U.S. suffers record heat, lethal radiation in Japan, 'unicorn' plant at risk, and more.



  • Green News Roundup

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Daily Briefing: Tues. 8/9/2011

EPA may delay ozone rule (again), Japan hid radiation info, DNA traced to meteorites, and more.



  • Green News Roundup

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Daily Briefing: Tues.

Cities adapt to climate shifts, oil fouls North Sea, walking lengthens lives, and more.



  • Green News Roundup

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Welcome to Niue, the first country recognized as a Dark Sky Place

The island nation of Niue may be the best place in the world to soak up a starry night.




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Biodiesel corrosion could cause leaks in fuel infrastructure

New findings show that microbes present in biodiesel cause reactions that weaken the steel in fuel storage tanks.




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Daniel Gomez Iniguez: Biodiesel entrepreneur

Daniel Gomez Iniguez isn't a typical college student. Gomez and his three partners have developed biodiesel production technology designed to be accessible in a



  • Arts & Culture

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Advantages of biodiesel fuel blends for home heating

Virtually sulfur-free biodiesel fuel is available in blends for home oil burners.




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Solved: The mystery of the biofuel-filled train that kept crossing the border

A Canadian company and a partner are the latest to defraud an EPA system designed to bring more renewable fuels into the market.




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Food waste should be used for fuel

A thought-provoking infographic explains how we could be turning our food waste into fuel.




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Cow power: Indiana farm uses manure to fuel its dairy trucks

Fair Oaks Farms now powers 42 tractor-trailers with compressed natural gas from methane, the largest project of its kind to date.




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Washington to take on several environmental and energy issues

While cap and trade and the Gulf Oil Spill dominate headlines, congress is taking on issues ranging from Asian Carp to jobs in National Parks.




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Scientists mimic photosynthesis to create new 'solar fuel'

Sunlight in the form of fuel? A breakthrough new discovery brings science one step closer to creating clean hydrogen fuel using only water and sunlight.



  • Research & Innovations

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Fish that regrows cardiac tissue could mend human hearts

Scientists hope to end heart transplant surgery forever thanks to help from the amazing zebrafish.



  • Research & Innovations

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Using brain meld, scientist remotely controls colleague in another building

A scientist successfully used his mind to control the hand of a researcher playing a video game in another building.



  • Research & Innovations

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Shellfish-inspired protein glue even sticks underwater

A lab-created substance composed partly of mussel foot proteins is even stickier than the adhesive used by real mussels.



  • Research & Innovations

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Why energy efficiency is the fifth fuel

Better technology and more accessible data are helping drive new change.




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There's a picturesque town in the French Alps that generates cheese power

The same thing that keeps the lights on and appliances humming tastes great on a cracker.




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Bionic leaf converts solar energy into liquid fuel

Photovoltaic cells convert the sun's energy into electricity — but what if solar energy could instead be converted directly into liquid fuel?




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Renewable energy is quickly becoming cheaper than fossil fuels, report finds

By 2020, onshore wind and solar power are expected to be cheaper sources of new electricity than any fossil fuel.




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From fat to fuel: Genetically modified bacteria could convert waste into energy

Plant waste has been seen as a possible source of sustainable biofuels, now modified E. coli would convert plant waste into fatty acids, and then into fuel.




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Our chocolate supply is getting squeezed

Cocoa trees are under attack, and demand is skyrocketing worldwide. What this means for chocoholics now and in the future.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Kitty rescued in Bangladesh after getting stuck in a window

Video from Dhaka, Bangladesh shows a young man climbing out to rescue a kitty stuck in a window.




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Meet Narwhal, the rescue puppy with a tail on his forehead

Narwhal, the healthy and happy unicorn puppy, has a tail growing out of his forehead.




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Dog gear company plays fairy godmother to thousands of animal rescues

Max and Neo sends donation boxes to thousands of rescue groups every year.




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This blind, deaf puppy was just rescued from the snow by a kind delivery driver

A UPS driver thought he saw something in the snow. Turns out it was a tiny, white puppy that had been abandoned.




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Watch these rescue pups pick out their Christmas presents

A Rehoming Center in Ireland celebrates Christmas with adoptable dogs by allowing them to pick their own present from donated toys.




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Dying rescue dog is a police K-9 for a day

Eddie Spaghetti, a dying rescue dog, gets to suit up and be a police K-9 for a day.




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Rescue dogs find help in unlikely places

Businesses help homeless dogs get adopted through beer cans and pizza boxes.




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The drive-in movie theater may be just the cure for lockdown fatigue

After years in decline, drive-ins are prospering amid the coronavirus pandemic.




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6 questions pet owners are asking during the COVID-19 pandemic

From veterinary visits to buying dog food, pet owners have questions about how to keep their pets healthy and safe during the coronavirus pandemic.




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Vogue celebrates its 100th anniversary with 100-year-old model

An unexpected move by the magazine, which is usually young-model obsessed, is a welcome change.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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Take a guess what Gumshoes are made of

Carefully "harvested" from the streets of Amsterdam, sticky gum litter is put to good use in these kicks.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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Gen Set: Green Locomotives Cut Fuel Consumption by 25%

Gen Set: Green Locomotives Cut Fuel Consumption by 25%



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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The Crescent Corridor: Save 100 Million Gallons of Fuel

The Crescent Corridor: Save 100 Million Gallons of Fuel



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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The Crescent Corridor: Fuel and Money Savings State-by-State

The Crescent Corridor: Fuel and Money Savings State-by-State



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Yellow and Blue Make Green

Yellow and Blue Make Green



  • Arts & Culture

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'The Climate War: True Believers, Power Brokers, and the Fight to Save the Earth'

Bloomberg Businessweek's Eric Pooley gives an insider’s view of the American campaign to cut carbon emissions and halt global warming.



  • Climate & Weather

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Al Gore slams President Obama on climate change issues

The former vice president did not hold back in his 7,000-word essay in Rolling Stone about the climate change debate.




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Critics weigh in on Al Gore's 'An Inconvenient Sequel'

Debuting at Sundance, the follow-up to the 2007 documentary continues the former vice president's efforts to educate on the climate crisis.



  • Climate & Weather

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GPS on the West Coast might not work due to mysterious military tests

Strange tests centered around a military installation in the Mojave Desert could mess with your GPS, warns FAA.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Why male honeybees try to blind their queens

New research finds a protein in honeybee semen that makes the queen temporarily blind.




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[Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.]<br />MHPS the Global Market Share Leader in 2019 for Flue Gas Desulfurization Systems -- Market Research from the McCoy Power Report --

・ Top share with 37.2% of the global market, fifth time since 2014 ・ Contributing to a significant reduction in air pollutants, and improvement in the global environment




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6 questions to ask yourself daily for a healthier quarantine mindset

Ask these 6 daily quarantine questions to make sure you're doing OK and taking care of yourself.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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An etiquette guide to surviving a pandemic

Here's how to get through the socially challenging times of coronavirus with grace, dignity and good health.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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These electric-blue night clouds are expanding around the globe, says NASA

Beautiful phenomenon of noctilucent blue clouds may be growing due to greenhouse gas emissions.



  • Climate & Weather

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5 questions to ask before you bring chickens home

Whether you want them for eggs or see them as pets, chickens can be fun — if you do your homework.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening