International Herald Tribune: Last year, a private company proposed “fertilizing” parts of the ocean with…
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Texas Is Fed Up With Corn Ethanol
Wall Street Journal: At what price will corn be so expensive that the federal government…
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Study: Climate change to produce extreme rains
Christian Science Monitor: I live in the Boston area, and the weather around here has…
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Silicon makers profits rise, output challenge weighs
Reuters: Solar silicon makers Renewable Energy Corp (REC) (REC.OL: Quote, Profile, Research) and Advanced Metallurgical…
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Population Bomb Author’s Fix For Next Extinction: Educate Women
Scientific American: It’s an uncomfortable thought: Human activity causing the extinction of thousands of species,…
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Pelosi open to vote on offshore drilling
CNN: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reversed her opposition to a vote on offshore drilling…
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Peak Population
Utne Reader: Americans have a long history of inciting political action by shaking one problem…
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Oil and gas projects in western Amazon threaten biodiversity and indigenous peoples
EurekAlert: The western Amazon, home to the most biodiverse and intact rainforest left on Earth,…
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Human activity, El Nino warming West Antarctic: study
Reuters: Human activity and the El Nino weather pattern over the last century have warmed…
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GOP sees advantage in offshore oil drilling
Christian Science Monitor: The lights are dim, the mikes are off, and the television cameras…