Tag: Environment
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Listening to Plants
Photo: Video screen capture EuroNews Plants, just like humans and animals, have a way of communicating with each other. Their language is comprised of electrical signals, through which they send messages to other plants. And now an international group of scientists is developing a way to analyze these electrical signals, and translate them into information…
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Two words you will never hear on your weather forecast.
These words are ‘climate change’. And the reason why you won’t hear them is that in Canada , our country is governed by people who have, it would seem, completely sold their souls to to the interests of big energy. Think of it this way. If you believe that carbon emissions from all the fossil…
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Erin Brockovich: Local Advocacy Drives Big Change
Environmental activist and consumer advocate Erin Brockovich said in a recent interview that individuals can—and should—exert influence …
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EPA Warns Against Unapproved Refrigerants in Air Conditioners
Subtitle: Cowboys in the HVAC industry have found another way to get around the R-22 phase-out Images: “A New Ze…
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Study: Environmental Policies Matter for Growing Megacities
A new study shows clean-air regulations have dramatically reduced acid rain in the United States, Europe, Japan and South Korea over the past 30 years, but the opposite is true in fast-growing East Asian megacities, possibly due to lax antipollution rules or lack of enforcement.