Learn more about global warming. World Oceans Month Brings Mixed News for Oysters by the National Science Foundation Ocean acidification inhibits shell formation, but interventions at hatcheries may offset some effects, scientists find In World Oceans Month, there’s mixed news for the Pacific Northwest oyster industry. For the past several years, it has struggled with […]
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Are Bio-fuels Worse for the Environment?
by Daniel Brouse The Membrane Domain Q: Are bio-fuels, ethanol, and re-cycled restaurant oils worse for the environment? A: Yes. The more volatile nature and ozone emissions used as a fossil fuel substitute appear to be much more harmful to the environment than fossil fuels. Though fossil fuels need to be eliminated as soon as […]
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Grasshoppers Pump-up the Volume for Sex
What do grasshoppers do to deal with human’s noise pollution? PARIS – For city grasshoppers, noise just isn’t cricket. Loud traffic drowns out the song the male grasshopper makes, rubbing a toothed file on his hind legs against a protruding vein on his front wings, to lure a mate. But, German biologists have discovered, […]
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Sweet Find: Space Sugar Discovered
NASA — The prospects for life in the Universe just got sweeter, with the first discovery of a simple sugar molecule in space. The discovery of glycolaldehyde in a giant cloud of gas and dust near the center of our own Milky Way Galaxy was made by scientists using the National Science Foundation’s 12 Meter […]
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When the World Burned Less
More On Climate Change In the years after Columbus’ voyage, burning of New World forests and fields diminished significantly – a phenomenon some have attributed to decimation of native populations by European diseases. But a new University of Utah-led study suggests global cooling resulted in fewer fires because both preceded Columbus in many regions worldwide. […]
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Australia Carbon Tax
On July 1, 2012 Australia will impose a price on carbon emissions. A price on carbon is the most environmentally effective and economically efficient way to reduce pollution. This means our economy can continue to prosper – without our pollution continuing to grow. The Government’s plan for a clean energy future includes four key components. […]
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Gummi Bears: Expert Says Global Warming May Be The End
WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Will human induced climate change cause the extinction of the Gummi Bear? An expert from West Chester University says, “Yes.” Stay tuned for the gooey details. More from the experiment “Human Induced Climate Change”
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Ben Cohen Brings Ben & Jerry’s to Occupy Philly
City Hall, Philadelphia, PA November 15, 2011 by Daniel Brouse It was almost like being served your last meal at Occupy Philadelphia today. Ben Cohen of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream brought free deserts for everyone at the encampment. As Ben & Jerry’s gradually grew into a nationwide business and one of the largest ice […]
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Increased Ethanol In Gasoline
There are concerns about using ethanol in gasoline. It is possible that ethanol is actually worse for the environment and increasing the rate of global warming; however, the EPA is allowing E15. E15 (a blend of gasoline and ethanol) In response to a request by Growth Energy under section 211(f)(4) of the Clean Air Act, […]
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