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Sulfuring Succotash
Refiners should have no problem producing nearly sulfur-free diesel by 2006, according to a report released yesterday by an advisory panel to the U.S. EPA. The panel was convened last […]
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Delhi Pickle
India, the nation that is hosting the eighth in a series of U.N. meetings on climate change, is using the occasion to chastise industrialized nations for pressuring poor countries to […]
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Yukon Take Your SUV and Shove It
Despite increasing awareness of alternative-fuel technologies and growing concern over U.S. dependence on foreign oil, the fuel economy of American cars is only getting worse. Statistics released today by the […]
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Hot Pea Soup
Fog and rain are as much a part of London as bobbies and Buckingham Palace — but global warming will change all that over the next half-century, according to a […]
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The Personal Is Political
Never mind corporate responsibility, or government responsibility; let’s talk about personal responsibility. That’s the gist of Canada’s new plan for fighting global warming. The proposal, which is being released today, […]
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Give a Hoot
Today is the 30th anniversary of the Clean Water Act — and although the United States has made some strides in improving water quality, it has still got a long […]
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Oh My Cod!
Cape Wind Associates has been given the green light on a project to build a data-collection tower that could lead to the largest renewable-energy plant in the United States — […]
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What in the Sand Hill?
High on the list of Very Remote Places on Earth are the Great Sand Hills, a 730-square-mile stretch of sage brush and dunes in southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada. There is one […]
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Running Knows
Climate change is caused by human activities — and maybe by more of them than previously thought. That was the conclusion of a report released today by NASA, which found […]
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The Iceman Cometh
A Spanish scientist says that when giant gobs of ice fall from the sky, it’s a sure sign of global warming. Jesus Martinez-Frias, the director of planetary geography at Spain’s […]
