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Where Green Technology Clashes with Culture

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In Yemen, traditions and chaotic governance block efforts to build a sustainable water supply. Experts say that within 15 years, Sanaa could be the first capital city in the world to run out of groundwater. The rest of the country will not be far behind.

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The hormones, my friends, are blowing in the wind

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On any given day, some 750K U.S feedlots are beefing up between 11 million and 14 million head of cattle. The vast majority of these animals will receive muscle-building steroids, hormones they will eventually excrete into the environment. But traditional notions about where those biologically active pollutants end up may need substantial revising.

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Report: Google Double Decker Shuttles Help Environment

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These babies are a boon to environment: A full 63 percent of regional shuttle passengers would otherwise have driven solo to work, meaning 327,000 car trips were kept off the streets by these buggers.

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Top 10 green living myths

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There is more to being green than driving a Prius and buying local produce. Duncan Clark sheds further light on the eco-friendly messages we've come to take for granted

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Feds Raid Gibson Guitars For Using Illegal Wood

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US Fish & Wildlife Services agents issued a search warrant on Gibson Guitars' manufacturing plant in Nashville, TN. At issue is whether Gibson violated the Lacey Act, which prohibits the importation of rosewood from Madagascar because it serves as a home for lemurs.

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What Explains Past Climate Change?

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Roughly 1,000 years ago, Europe enjoyed several centuries of balmier average temperatures. Dubbed the "Medieval Warm Period," it was the last time before the present that agriculture could flourish in Greenland.

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China's $9 Trillion Global Warming Problem

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A detailed analysis of the potential economic impacts of rapid global warming, put together by insurance-industry experts and underwritten by the World Wildlife Fund and insurance giant Allianz, found that China stands to suffer a whopping $9 trillion in economic damage by 2050.

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Global warming increases risk of civil war in Africa

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Climate change is likely to increase the number of civil wars raging in Africa, according to Stanford researchers. Historical records show that in warmer-than-average years, the number of conflicts rises. By 2030 Africa could see a greater than 50 percent increase in civil wars, which could mean an additional 390,000 deaths just from fighting alone

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TED: Turning dunes into architecture

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TED Talks Architecture student Magnus Larsson details his bold plan to transform the harsh Sahara desert using bacteria and a surprising construction material: the sand itself.

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World's Water Demand Now Exceeds Supply

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According to a new report from McKinsey & Co., Global demand for water now exceeds supply -- about 1.1 billion people don't have access to clean water -- and the so-called water gap is increasing at an accelerating rate. But cost-effective, sustainable solutions may soon help close the gap.

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World's First Osmotic Power Plant Opens

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Mix salt water with fresh water and there you have it: instant carbon-neutral energy. The process is called osmotic power, and a company called Statkraft has just opened the world’s first osmotic power plant in Norway.

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Editorial: Hiding Evidence of Global Cooling

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Scientific progress depends on accurate and complete data. It also relies on replication. The past couple of days have uncovered some shocking revelations about the baloney practices that pass as sound science about climate change.

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The Last Lion in Kenya

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Article about the rapid loss of wild lions in Kenya due to poisonings, spearings, and habitat loss.

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SuperFreakonomcs: Geoengineering

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Find out what authors Levitt and Dubner have to say about solutions to global warming.

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How Do Toxic Chemicals Move Around the Planet?

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Toxic chemicals created by human activity reach unusual concentrations in the Arctic, among other places.

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