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Deadly Cargo: Oil Spill Threatens Ocean Ecology

May 31, 2018 08:41AM

The Iranian tanker Sanchi oil spill in the East China Sea has scientists worried about unknown impacts caused by the toxic nature of the ultra-light, highly flammable oil.

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Eco-Villains: Cleanup Cites Worst Plastic Polluters

May 31, 2018 08:41AM

A beach cleanup in the Philippines resulted in the finding that Nestlé, Unilever and the Indonesian company PT Torabika Mayora were the top sources of plastic waste there.

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Green Team: Seattle Mariners Win Eco-Award

May 31, 2018 08:41AM

The Seattle Mariners’ Safeco Field recycles 96 percent of all waste, garnering the team Major League Baseball’s Green Glove Award for 2017.

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Explore the Love of Ramen at Loft Cinema

May 02, 2018 11:32PM

In Ramen Heads, Japan’s reigning King of Ramen, Osamu Tomita, takes audiences deep into his world by revealing every single step of his obse...

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Tucson Metaphysics Fair

May 02, 2018 11:30PM

The Tucson Metaphysics Fair takes place on the first and third Sunday of every month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Best Western at 6201 Nort...

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Women Warriors: Africans Unite to Save Rhinos

Apr 30, 2018 08:17AM

The first majority-female anti-poaching unit in South Africa is saving rhinos and with it, the moral fabric of communities.

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All That Glitters: Sparkly Microbeads Face Ban

Apr 30, 2018 08:17AM

Decorative plastic glitter and the microbeads used in scrubs and shower gels pose a threat to fish and oceans, say scientists.

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Temporary Protection: Locals Prevail Against Bristol Bay Mine

Apr 30, 2018 08:17AM

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has decided not to rescind Obama-era environmental protections that restricted the opening of a copper and gold mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay that would threaten fisheries and other natural resources.

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‘Sink’ Setback: Tropical Forests Releasing Excess Carbon

Mar 30, 2018 09:17AM

Logging, drought and wildfires may be turning forests in Africa, Asia and Latin America into carbon emitters rather than absorbers.

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Clear Gain: Window-Like Solar Cells Could Power 40 Percent of U.S. Needs

Mar 30, 2018 09:17AM

Scientists have developed a transparent, luminescent solar concentrator that looks like clear glass that could potentially supply two-fifths of U.S. energy needs.

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Scientists’ Security: France Welcomes Beleaguered Climate Researchers

Mar 30, 2018 09:17AM

To counter U.S. President Donald Trump’s anti-science stance, French President Emmanuel Macron has awarded 18 climate scientists from the U.S. and elsewhere millions of euros to relocate to France to “Make Our Planet Great Again.”

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Top Polluters: Just 100 Companies Emit Most Global Emissions

Mar 30, 2018 09:17AM

New research shows that a 100 fossil-fuel producers globally are responsible for 71 percent of all global greenhouse gas emissions during the last 30 years.

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We Need Trees: Arbor Day More Vital Now than Ever

Mar 30, 2018 09:17AM

With the loss of 73.4 million acres of tree cover globally in 2016, annual tree-planting programs like Arbor Day in the U.S. and more massive tree-planting programs like those in Brazil, India and New Zealand are sorely needed.

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Waxworm Wonders: Caterpillars Offer Clues to Plastic Cleanup

Mar 30, 2018 09:17AM

Bacteria found in waxworms can digest plastic in mere weeks or months, far outperforming other plastic decomposition processes requiring 10 to 1,000 years.

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Sway Congress: Save Wild Horses Campaign Update

Mar 30, 2018 09:17AM

The Trump Administration’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget again calls on Congress to lift long-standing prohibitions on the destruction and slaughter of wild horses and burros.

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