Once upon a time, there was going to be a ban on the sale of bottled water at the Grand Canyon, because apparently people can’t … Grand Canyon bans bottled waterRead more
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Temperature is rising in Reactor Number 2
Temperatures rose unexpectedly in one of the reactors at the embattled Fukushima nuclear power plant this week. The Japanese utility Tepco injected the reactor with … Temperature is rising in Reactor Number 2Read more
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How Syngenta Investigated the Press and Shaped the News About its Controversial Weed-Killer Atrazine
Documents obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy, recently unsealed as part of a major lawsuit against Syngenta, reveal how the global chemical company’s … How Syngenta Investigated the Press and Shaped the News About its Controversial Weed-Killer AtrazineRead more
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Oldest living thing on earth
Australian scientists sequenced the DNA of samples of the giant seagrass, Posidonia oceanic, from 40 underwater meadows in an area spanning more than 2,000 miles, … Oldest living thing on earthRead more
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Farm to table
On a recent trip to Nashville, I was impressed with a group of restaurants, organized as “Nashville Originals,” that are devoted to independent dining with … Farm to tableRead more
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Alternatives emerging from the Greek crisis
Greece is gripped by an official self-fulfilling rhetoric that ‘there is no alternative’ to a hard-line, socially divisive, austerity-driven return to business-as-usual. It’s a policy … Alternatives emerging from the Greek crisisRead more
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What Nuclear Renaissance?
If you listen to the rhetoric, nuclear power is back. Smashing atoms will replace burning carbon-based coal, gas and oil. In the face of a … What Nuclear Renaissance?Read more
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Wind Power Market Rose 41 Gigawatts in 2011
The global wind power market rose 6 percent to 41 gigawatts last year, led by China, which captured more than two-fifths of the total, the … Wind Power Market Rose 41 Gigawatts in 2011Read more
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Apple, Accustomed to Profits and Praise
Protesters visited a half-dozen Apple stores around the world to deliver petitions calling for reforms in the working conditions at factories run by Apple’s suppliers … Apple, Accustomed to Profits and PraiseRead more