Tag: News
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Global Warming Pushes Native Plants to New Habitats Leaving Dependent Species at Risk
By Tim Radford By 2100, vegetation patterns will be shifting in almost half the land area of the planet, according to new research in the journal Global and Planetary Change. Song Feng of the University of Arkansas in the U.S. and colleagues in Nebraska, China and South Korea have taken a long cool look at…
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New Evidence Exposes Gov. Kasich’s Role in PR Plan to Promote Fracking in State Parks
As reported Sunday, new evidence was released today showing Ohio Gov. Kasich’s involvement in the communications plan that detailed how the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) would “marginalize” opponents of fracking by teaming up with “allied” corporations—including Halliburton, business groups and media outlets—to promote this controversial drilling technique in state parks. [caption id="attachment_321854" align="alignnone" width="500"] Barkcamp State Park…
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Researchers Find Energy Efficient Way to Convert Plastic Bags Into Diesel Fuel
Plastic shopping bags, an abundant source of litter on land and at sea, can be converted into diesel, natural gas and other useful petroleum products, researchers report. [caption id="attachment_321839" align="alignnone" width="500"] Used plastic shopping bags can be converted into petroleum products that serve a multitude of purposes. Graphic by Julie McMahon[/caption] The conversion produces significantly…
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Chinese Government to Pay Cities $1.6 Billion to Reduce Air Pollution
The Chinese government is so disturbed by its nation’s growing reputation for poor air quality that is willing to pay cities that try to buck the trend. China’s cabinet has announced the development of a fund worth $1.6 billion to reward cities and regions that make efforts to control key areas of pollution, according to a report from…
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New York and California Introduce Legislation to Ban Plastic Microbeads in Cosmetics
Design matters more than recycling. Microbeads don’t make the cut, designed to wash down the drain into your local waterway. They are irrecoverable and therefore never recycled. Microbeads, those little polyethylene scrubbers in facial cleansers, are now on the way out thanks to the one-two legislative punch. The New York state district attorney’s office proposed…