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After Boom and Bust, Solar Power Has a Place in the Spanish Sun

StuNews — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:23:11 +0000

A national commitment to solar power transformed one community but big subsidies led to unsustainable growth.

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China and India to Join Copenhagen Climate Change Accord

StuNews — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:23:11 +0000

The countries are the last two major economic powers to agree with the aims of the nonbinding agreement.

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Observatory: Scientists Propose a More Efficient Way to Make Ethanol

StuNews — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:23:11 +0000

Researchers said they found a way to break down lignocellulose, the basic structural material of all plants, to make fuel from crop waste.

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On the Causes of Climate Deadlock

StuNews — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:23:11 +0000

Is the deadlock on climate policy a result of failed communications or failed policy making and politics?

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Computer, TV recycling progress slow

StuNews — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:23:11 +0000

Environmentalists and industry groups have urged the federal government not to drop the ball on a national scheme for dealing with the disposal of unwanted computers and televisions.

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Atom smasher to hit high speed in April

StuNews — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:28:40 +0000

THE world’s most powerful atom smasher will be brought up to unprecedented power by early April.

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The ‘Real’ Take on Methane and Warming

StuNews — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:15:19 +0000

Scientists reach out to remind the public that carbon dioxide, despite methane rumbles in the Arctic, is the most important factor in gauging warming prospects.

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Study Says Undersea Release of Methane Is Under Way

StuNews — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:39:24 +0000

But a scientist who led the study said it was too soon to say whether the findings suggest the potential for a dangerous release of methane — a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide.

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US city changes name to Google

StuNews — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:52:21 +0000

A city in Kansas seeking to be a test hub for a high-speed broadband network being built by Google has temporarily changed its name to… Google.

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Fuel Taxes Must Rise, Harvard Researchers Say

StuNews — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:35:21 +0000

Harvard researchers find that fuel taxes may need to go up in order to meet the Obama administration’s greenhouse gas emission targets.

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NASA finds moon craters filled with ice

StuNews — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:30:42 +0000

A US radar launched into orbit aboard an Indian spacecraft has detected craters filled with ice on the moon’s north pole, NASA says.

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A Megacity Girds for a Major Quake

StuNews — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:21:01 +0000

One of the world’s great cities works to cut losses from an inevitable disaster before the ground shakes.

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As Clock Ticks, Nuclear Plant Searches for Leak

StuNews — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:21:01 +0000

By fixing a tritium leak, Vermont Yankee hopes to reverse a vote in Vermont’s state Senate that it has to close by 2012.

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Underwater Plate Cuts 400-Mile Gash

StuNews — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:21:01 +0000

The magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck off the coast of Chile early Saturday morning occurred along the same fault responsible for the biggest quake ever measured.

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Chilean Quake a Warning to U.S. Northwest

StuNews — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:21:01 +0000

The Chilean disaster holds lessons for the Pacific Northwest, where a similar sub-sea fault is a ticking seismic bomb.

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Back to Basics on Climate and Energy

StuNews — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:18:57 +0000

An effort to cut through the heat and find points of agreement on climate and energy.

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Cats on Camera

StuNews — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:39:53 +0000

A new set of photos of big cats in India are “an encouraging sign,” say conservation organizations aiming to protect biodiversity hotspots.

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First images from high-tech telescope

StuNews — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:39:52 +0000

NASA has unveiled the first images captured by its new $350 million telescope, including one of a comet discovered in Australia.

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What Matters Most?

StuNews — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:29:30 +0000

Artists plan to create works based on varied views of “what matters most” on humanity’s planet.

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Does an Old Climate Critique Still Hold up?

StuNews — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:56:19 +0000

A climate scientist’s strong critique of a climate panel report from 2005 resurfaces.

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Hawaii Senate Says Cutting Back on Paper Has Saved $1.2 Million

StuNews — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:53:15 +0000

By eliminating the use of millions of sheets of paper, the lawmakers said they saved more than 800 trees.

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Signs of Damage to Public Trust in Climate Findings

StuNews — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:23:02 +0000

Signs mount that credibility in climate findings has suffered following recent flareups over errors and email messages.

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If the Climate Accord Works, Will the Climate Notice?

StuNews — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:23:02 +0000

A member of the American negotiating team in Copenhagen assesses whether the resulting accord can limit climate risks.

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Researcher on Climate Is Cleared in Inquiry

StuNews — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:29:32 +0000

An academic board has largely cleared Dr. Michael E. Mann of misconduct arising from the unauthorized release of more than 1,000 e-mail messages from the servers of the University of East Anglia in England..

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President Touts His Alternative Fuels Plan

StuNews — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:29:32 +0000

President Obama ordered the rapid development of technology to capture carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of coal.

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Study Finds a Tree Growth Spurt

StuNews — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:53:13 +0000

Forests in the eastern U.S. appear to be growing faster in response to rising levels of carbon dioxide.

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(Climate) Information Wants to Be Free

StuNews — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:04:27 +0000

in 1984, when Stewart Brand mused at the first Hackers Conference on how information “wants” to be both expensive and free, he was talking about monetary value.
In fights over information related to global warming, the tug of war is partly about money …

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On Water Vapor and Warming

StuNews — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:23:06 +0000

Lessons from a new study that blames swings in water vapor for boosting, and slowing, warming over the last two decades.

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New Panel Will Study Disposal of Waste

StuNews — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:23:06 +0000

The Energy Department plans to announce formation of a “blue ribbon” commission to study the disposal of nuclear waste, an issue that has stymied other administrations.

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Mars rover stuck fast, final mission begins

StuNews — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:01:37 +0000

NASA said efforts to free the Spirit rover bogged down by Martian sand were over and instead the plucky robot was hunkering down to brave the harsh Mars winter.

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Wind Power Grows 39% for the Year

StuNews — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:01:37 +0000

The growth was spurred by a federal stimulus package, but the advance could slow this year as the effects of the 2009 recession kick in.

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The Ozone Hole Is Mending. Now for the ‘But.’

StuNews — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:01:37 +0000

The hole in the Earth’s ozone layer is slowly mending, a big victory for environmental policy makers. But a new report says its repair may contribute to global warming.

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Adjustments Likely in Hudson River Cleanup

StuNews — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:01:37 +0000

General Electric may have to adjust its dredging operation in the Hudson River.

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Expanding Use of Wind Power Feasible, but May Be Costly

StuNews — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:58:27 +0000

According to a study, heavy reliance on wind energy is “technically feasible,” but will require significant expansion of the power grid.

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Gaining a Minute in the Race Against Time

StuNews — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:02:23 +0000

The Doomsday Clock is adjusted — positively.

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In Reversal, Jaguar Habitat Will Be Protected

StuNews — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:31:28 +0000

Thirteen years after the jaguar was listed as endangered, the Fish and Wildlife Service will protect its habitat.

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Astronaut wee clogs space water system

StuNews — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:10:22 +0000

NASA scientists say they have “learned a lot more about urine than we ever needed or wanted to know” while fixing a toilet.

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Europe, in Grip of Low Temperatures, Faces Flaring Tempers and Disrupted Travel

StuNews — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:19:31 +0000

Governments are struggling with the breadth and cost of helping citizens through a cold snap that has left snow in even Spain and southern France.

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A Call to Rein In Cold or Hot Climate Hype

StuNews — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:11:00 +0000

A climate scientist challenges peers to do more to clarify what extreme weather — cold or hot — means in relation to global warming.

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Temperatures Drop Across Europe, and Tempers Flare

StuNews — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:11:00 +0000

Governments are struggling with the breadth and cost of helping citizens through a cold snap that has left snow in even Spain and southern France.

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China Tries a New Tack to Go Solar

StuNews — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:52:12 +0000

The country is taking tentative steps to master an alternative energy industry: using mirrors to capture sunlight, produce steam and generate electricity.

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Feeling That Cold Wind? Here’s Why.

StuNews — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:52:12 +0000

Why has it been so cold this winter? It’s not global cooling. A mass of high pressure in the Arctic is the culprit.

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Cold Patches in a Warm World

StuNews — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:52:12 +0000

Some populous places are frigid, but the world remains unusually warm.

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Australian fossil unlocks secrets to the origin of whales

StuNews — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:57:07 +0000

Research by a Monash University palaeobiologist has shed new light on the evolution of a whale species thought to be unique to Victoria's coastline.

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Search for new Earth: five new planets found

StuNews — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:57:06 +0000

NASA’s Kepler space telescope has discovered five new planets beyond the solar system, the US space agency says, just 10 months after Kepler launched into space to find Earth-like planets.

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Large Oil Spill Reported in China

StuNews — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:30:14 +0000

The spill has heavily polluted a tributary of the Yellow River, and threatens to reach one of the country’s longest and most important sources of water.

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LED Signals Seen as Potential Hazard

StuNews — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:30:14 +0000

LED stoplights save energy but can be obscured by accumulating snow. A driver was killed last year in Oswego, Ill., because a red light was obscured.

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In California, a Scrub Oak Is an Old Pro at Cloning

StuNews — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:59:22 +0000

Researchers said a low thicket of about 70 stem clusters appeared to have been cloning itself for at least 13,000 years.

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Report Cites Crippling Infighting at Nuclear Site

StuNews — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:21:49 +0000

Infighting among the federal officials in charge of the cleanup of the Savannah River nuclear site in South Carolina is so severe that it threatens to undermine public confidence in their work, a federal watchdog warned.

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E.P.A., Concerned Over Gas Drilling, Questions New York State’s Plans

StuNews — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:21:49 +0000

The federal agency’s concerns about the impact on water supply and air quality gave a lift to opponents of hydraulic drilling.

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