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Will Nanosponges Soak Up the Toxins in Our Bodies?
By Eartheasy.com, Posted May 16th, 2013By mimicking targeted cells rather than attacking toxins, nanosponges represent a single approach to combat a broad range of dangerous toxins in the bloodstream.
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Carbon Reduction Efforts Failing to Thwart ‘4-degree’ Climate Doomsday Scenario
By Eartheasy.com, Posted December 4th, 2012World Bank encourages countries, individuals to act more aggressively to achieve climate goals…
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New Fabric-Covered Blades to Lower Cost of Wind Energy
By Eartheasy.com, Posted December 3rd, 2012GE using architectural fabrics to make wind energy costs competitive with fossil fuels…
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Coral Reefs Communicate with Fish for Protection
By Eartheasy.com, Posted November 20th, 2012Some corals emit a chemical signal which alerts goby fish to destroy threatening toxic seaweed…
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As Easy as Riding a Bike
By Melissa Bruntlett, Posted November 1st, 2012Could you go car free? For one family it was easier than they thought…
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Arctic Sea Ice in Record Retreat
By Eartheasy.com, Posted September 4th, 2012Our planet is warming at an alarmingly rapid pace, evidenced by an accelerating rate of sea ice decline…
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White Roofs Offer a Simple Strategy to Help Combat Global Warming
By Juan Carlos P.E., Posted July 24th, 2012It’s amazing how the ambient temperature in a building can change so significantly through this simple action…
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Largest dam removal project in US history nears completion
By Eartheasy.com, Posted May 17th, 2012Focus turns to salmon restoration strategies, with a clash of visions…
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New Studies find Pesticide a Cause of Bee Colony Collapse
By Eartheasy.com, Posted April 2nd, 2012Non-lethal doses of common pesticides can still lead to colony collapse…
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Vestergaard Frandsen and Eartheasy Issue Three Million Liters Challenge
By Eartheasy.com, Posted March 29th, 2012Swiss disease control technology company and online retailer—along with consumers— to give the gift of water filtration to communities in developing countries…
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Is Coal Going the way of the Dinosaur?
By Eartheasy.com, Posted March 28th, 2012New EPA carbon standards could end the construction of conventional coal-fired power plants…
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Is the ‘Wind Lens’ a Green Energy Breakthrough?
By Eartheasy.com, Posted March 23rd, 2012New design by Japanese researchers can double or even triple the energy output of wind turbines…
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Ocean Acidification Accelerates, Threatening Marine Ecosystems
By Eartheasy.com, Posted March 8th, 2012The cause of heightened CO2 levels and resulting ocean acidification, the researchers note, is human activity…
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World Water Day Focus: Carbon for Water
By Eartheasy.com, Posted March 7th, 2012The Carbon for Water project provides access to safe drinking water for millions of people, while reducing CO2 emissions by 2 million tons per year…
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Apocalypse Not
By Greg Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted January 3rd, 2012It is easier to flirt with doomsday predictions than to take action against real threats to our planet…
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New Facebook App Promotes Energy Saving through Social Networking
By Eartheasy.com, Posted October 18th, 2011The seeds of change are nurtured by communication…
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Greening Your Car with Non-toxic Alternatives
By Eartheasy.com, Posted August 31st, 2011A few simple practices, and some new ‘green’ products, can help reduce environmental impacts associated with driving.
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Lumens are the New Watts
By Eartheasy.com, Posted August 17th, 2011Using lumens as the measure of a light bulb’s brightness will simplify shopping for light bulbs…
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5 Best Ways to Save Gas this Summer
By Greg Seaman, Eartheasy.com, Posted June 29th, 2011Would you like to get 30% fuel savings with your car this summer? It’s easy.
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Environmental Leaders Call for Civil Disobedience to stop Keystone XL Pipeline
By Naomi Klein, Bill McKibben, David Suzuki & Others, Posted June 27th, 2011Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline will make it easier and faster to trigger the final overheating of our planet…
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