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A Mussel-Bound Robot
No one pays much attention to the humble creatures that inhabit our shorelines. But a new technology may help us understand their unique vulnerability to climate change.
Comments (0) | August 28, 2008
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Canada's Wunderkind
Throw away a plastic bag and microorganisms will eventually break it down—in about 1,000 years.
Comments (0) | August 28, 2008
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China Opens
In an effort to assuage public discontent over environmental problems and to meet new targets for limiting pollution, China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection has put into effect national regulations allowing ordinary citizens access to national and local government environmental records.
Comments (0) | August 28, 2008
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Cleaning the Ports of L.A.
Imagine waking up and throwing open your bedroom window for a breath of fresh air, only to find black soot blanketing the sill and a yellow-brown haze hanging in the sky.
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Crude and Slimy
Is slime the next energy frontier?
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Germany's Buzzing
As researchers puzzle over the reasons for colony collapse disorder—the mass death of bees—German regulators are pointing the finger at pesticides.
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Imagine a Floating City
In the three years since Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, engineers, architects, artists, and designers have grappled in myriad ways with the city's central dilemma: how are its people and the Mississippi River to coexist?
Comments (0) | August 28, 2008
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Latin Super Model
Since fall 2006, NRDC has been pressing Chile to develop a progressive energy policy based on renewable, efficient energy.
Comments (0) | August 28, 2008
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Letters from Our Readers: Fall 2008
Readers write in about corporate environmentalism, environmental action and more.
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Look! Up in the Sky!
This time, it’s not your imagination: that cloud really does look like the Olympic rings.
Comments (0) | August 28, 2008