America’s Renewable Energy Report Card
Do as the Danes Would do. Obama said it well last week in Iowa on Earth day “I don’t think we should be followers, I think it’s time for us…
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The Arctic Ice Melting
Scientists will warn this week that the projected sea level rise from IPCC’s most updated report in 2007 was underestimated. Scientists now feel that low lying areas including the Netherlands,…
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The Arctic Ice Melting
Scientists will warn this week that the projected sea level rise from IPCC’s most updated report in 2007 was underestimated. Scientists now feel that low lying areas including the Netherlands,…
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Smart Grid in our Future
Google is working on a prototype system called the Google Powermeter to help energy consumers monitor and track their energy consumption. It would require something called a smart meter, a…
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Endangered Giant Pandas
One of the most adored and rare animals of the whole world is the Giant Panda. Their population is pretty alarming at a low 3,000. It is one of the…
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Chicken Feed Additive: Health Risk
A popular chicken feed additive which has been in use since the 1960’s containing arsenic to produce pinker, healthier, big breasted birds could cause diseases in humans according to a…
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Farm Animal Waste: An Environmental Hazard!
Just to be clear, I am not talking about your simple family farm or rural America for that matter. This weeks theme is based on the large scale industrial production…
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Environmental Impact of Disposable Diapers
Disposable Diaper DilemmaThe problem with disposable diapers, besides them being really expensive, is that they end up in landfills by the millions. These diapers take an estimated 500 years to…
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Wind Power and Bird Deaths
According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, they have constructed voluntary guidelines for wind developers to follow to try and minimize the risk associated with wind power and bird…
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Peak Oil and War
The authors of a new study warn that food and water shortages that could potentially be caused by global warming could spark wars. The study conducted, evaluated the history and…
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