On Our Radar: Tackling the Tsunami Debris
May 18, 2012An agency official said that the federal government lacked the financing to cover a cleanup of the tsunami debris washing up in Alaska and other states.
- Filed under: Breaking News + Business + Endangered Species + Oceans + Politics and Policy + renewable energy + Solar Energy + Toxic Pollution + Transportation + "The Avengers" + apple + bicycles + clean energy + debris + mercury + steven chu + Tsunami
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Swapping Out Charcoal With Ethanol
May 18, 2012A company opened a biofuel plant to supply ethanol to households in the Mozambican capital that rely on charcoal for cooking fuel.
- Filed under: Air Pollution + Biofuels + Business + Emissions Reduction + charcoal + CleanStar + cookstoves + emissions + Ethanol + Mozambique + soot
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In the Gulf's Depths, a Rare Time Capsule
May 18, 2012Using a remotely operated vehicle on the ocean floor, federal scientists happened upon the wreckage of a ship evoking a time when nations vied for power in the Americas.
- Filed under: Oceans + Research/Studies + Science + bathymetric maps + Bureau of Ocean Energy Management + Gulf of Mexico + noaa + sunken ships
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Billboard Wars, Chapter 2 (or Is It 3?)
May 17, 2012The media company that accepted the conservative Heartland Institute's controversial ad about climate change rejected one rival billboard but accepted another.
- Filed under: climate change + Politics and Policy + advertising + billboards + Clear Channel + Forecast the Facts + Heartland Institute + Pfizer + The Climate Reality Project + Comcast Corporation|CMCSA|NASDAQ + Microsoft Corporation|MSFT|NASDAQ + Pfizer Inc|PFE|NYSE
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On Our Radar: A Nuclear Snapshot
May 17, 2012China has led the way in expanding nuclear generating capacity over the last decade.
- Filed under: Breaking News + Business + Endangered Species + forests + Nuclear Energy + Politics and Policy + wildlife + Brazil + Canada + cap and trade + carbon tax + deforestation + Energy I + nuclear power + Sumatran elephants
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Q. and A.: How to Save Bangladesh?
May 17, 2012Bangladesh, buffeted by climate change and flooding, is a prime example of a country whose fate could be determined by what happens at a conference in Rio next month.
- Filed under: Agriculture + climate change + land use + Oceans + Politics and Policy + Rivers + Water Quantity + Weather Extremes + Bangladesh + Famine + Floods + Rio + 20 + typhoons
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Sterilizing That Blasted Ballast
May 17, 2012Science tries to keep pace with new rules setting limits on microorganisms in the ballast of ships plying American waters.
- Filed under: fisheries + Invasive Species + Oceans + Politics and Policy + Research/Studies + Rivers + Science + Transportation + wildlife + ballast + Chesapeake Bay + Maritime Environment Resource Center
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Clouds and Climate, Redux
May 17, 2012A new, accessible book may be useful to people taking their first dive into the role of clouds in climate.
- Filed under: climate change + Research/Studies + Science + books + clouds + Global Warming + Princeton University Press
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Engine Could Boost Fuel Economy by Half
May 17, 2012Delphi says its diesel-like engine runs cleanly on gasoline.
- Filed under: Energy
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Germany Detains Activist 'Whale Wars' Captain
May 16, 2012Paul Watson is being held in a German jail as Costa Rica seeks his extradition on a navigational violation.
- Filed under: Breaking News + fisheries + Oceans + Politics and Policy + wildlife + Costa Rica + Sea Shepherd
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