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Tuesday, September 06, 2005
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Decades of research have created a scientific mountain of evidence about global warming. So where can doubting politicians and other climate skeptics turn? To the social science journal Energy & Environment. Paul D. Thacker of Environmental Science & Technology profiles the little-known publication, 8/31/05. By p_thacker@acs.org. [SEJ Environmental Journalism Today]
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Although the water that now covers much of New Orleans is a fetid broth of sewage, with gasoline from gas stations, solvents from dry cleaners and chemicals from household cleaners mixed in, it could have been much worse, say experts. Kenneth Chang of The New York Times explains, 9/1/05. [SEJ Environmental Journalism Today]
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Katie Zezima of The New York Times reports some are flush with excitement in Vermont. The state has installed a system that uses plants and organisms to clean wastewater at a rest stop, and then pumps the treated water back to the toilets. But some are seeing red over the green project, 8/31/05 [SEJ Environmental Journalism Today]
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In the sea of fans dressed in garnet and gold for tonight's clash between Florida State and the University of Miami, you may see some green. Some students will be wearing a large green-and-white sticker on their left sleeve, symbolizing a new tradition in the making. The stickers read: "Please recycle!" [Source: Tallahassee Democrat]
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A former maternity hospital and the site of an old gas station in Minneapolis soon will be transformed into affordable housing. But just because the residents will be low-income doesn't mean the housing will be low-cost. Developers behind the two projects plan to build environmentally friendly housing, with rain gardens, solar heat panels, energy-efficient washers and dryers, and recycled building materials. [Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press -- need a login/pw?]
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Many of the answers are in Las Vegas' latest designs. [Source: Las Vegas Business Press]
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GREENVILLE, S.C. - Researchers across the state are working on alternatives to help wean the nation off fossil fuels that leave millions vulnerable to volatile gas prices. By The Associated Press. [Stateline.org RSS - Energy]
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Via sustainablog:
From Kirksville, MO's KTVO, a story about a new switchgrass processing center in Chillicothe, Iowa. The developers see switchgrass as a more sustainable alternative to biofuels made from traditional agricultural products:
Burning switchgrass provides cleaner air by reducing carbon dioxide emissions. It's a renewable energy source that also preserves the soil.
Using switchgrass could also have an effect on the local economy.
"Hopefully it can be a viable crop. It can be an alternative crop versus corn or soybeans and be a crop that can be produced on marginal land. It's harvested usually in fall and winter months," said Doug Goben with Chariton Valley Resource Conservation and Development. At this point, they're still testing the new facility, but the project looks promising...
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With an increase in gasoline prices, consumers are looking to alternative fuels for their cars. One such fuel source may help some consumers with ethanol-friendly engines. [NPR Topics: Technology]
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UC Merced is a campus of a different color: green. The University of California's newest campus, which welcomed its inaugural class this morning, has been built incorporating environmental measures that were not even on the horizon when its last campus, UC Santa Cruz, opened in 1965. [Source: San Francisco Chronicle]
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The new College of Business building will be as important in its place on the University of Illinois campus as are Memorial Stadium, Foellinger Auditorium and the Undergraduate Library, says the UI campus architect. It will be the UI's first sustainable building, designed to be environmentally friendly, reduce operating costs and provide a comfortable and healthy place to work. [Source: Champaign-Urbana (IL) News-Gazette]
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From stain-resistant pants that repel liquids with tiny bristles to tennis rackets reinforced with carbon nanotubes, more products that rely on nanotechnology are hitting the market. But investigation of possible hazards from nanomaterials has lagged (Science, 1 July 2005, p. 36). To assess the state of the research, visit this new database of nanotech's risks. A joint project of the International Council on Nanotechnology and Rice University's Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology (CBEN) in Houston, Texas, the site compiles abstracts for hundreds of nanoparticle-related environmental health and safety studies dating back to 1962. For example, you can locate recent papers on the possible harm to cells from quantum dots, minute semiconductor crystals deployed to pinpoint cancer, and track molecular movements. "The real value added here is that the research is being interpreted [and catalogued] by people who understand nanoparticles," says Kevin Ausman, co-executive director of CBEN. Targeted initially at scientists, the database will eventually include summaries for the general public and the media.[Source: Science Magazine's NetWatch]
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2005
Laura L. Barnes.
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