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France to Have 3,000 MW of Offshore Wind by 2015... Posted in Environmental Issues on 09 3rd, 2010 | No Comments
According to Agence France Presse (AFP), the French government will launch next month a tender for contracts of 10 billion euros ($12.6 billion) to build 3,000 MW of offshore wind capacity. 600 wind turbines will be implemented within five to ten sites in Normandy, Brittany and the regions... 
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A Sculptor’s Raw Material? Finds from Flea Market (Video)... Posted in Environmental Issues on 09 3rd, 2010 | No Comments
Hunting for more than bargains at the Brooklyn Flea. The rest is here: A Sculptor’s Raw Material? Finds from Flea Market (Video)  Read More →
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The Environmentalist’s Paradox... Posted in Air, Climate, Environmental Issues, Indoor Environment, Water on 09 3rd, 2010 | No Comments
The signs are all around. Many places in the world show degradation of the air, water, and soil. Species becoming extinct as natural habitats are being destroyed. The emissions of greenhouse gases that can alter the planet’s climate are unacceptable. All the environmental issues put together... 
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Priceless rock art in National Conservation Lands being defaced, destr... Posted in Environmental Issues, Indoor Environment on 09 3rd, 2010 | No Comments
Ongoing investigations of sites within our National Conservation Lands in the Southwest and southern California are uncovering evidence of cultures and traditions dating back thousands of years. These sites are providing a one-of-a-kind opportunity to research, study, and assess how these different... 
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Indonesian Volcanos... Posted in Ecosystems, Indoor Environment, Living Green on 09 3rd, 2010 | No Comments
The geography of Indonesia is dominated by volcanoes that are formed due to subduction zones between the Eurasian plate and the Indo-Australian plate. Some of the volcanoes are notable for their eruptions, for instance, Krakatau for its global effects in 1883, Lake Toba for its supervolcanic... 
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Test shows water problem near natgas drill site... Posted in Ecosystems, Environmental Economics/Politics, Health, Living Green, Water on 09 3rd, 2010 | No Comments
U.S. government officials urged residents of a Wyoming farming community near natural gas drilling sites not to use private well water for drinking or cooking because of chemical contamination. “Sample results indicate that the presence of petroleum hydrocarbons and other chemical compounds... 
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Fuel tanker runs aground in Canadian Arctic
Fuel tanker runs aground in Canadian Arctic... Posted in Environmental Issues, Water on 09 2nd, 2010 | No Comments
by Agence France-Presse. OTTAWA — A fuel tanker has run aground in Canada’s far north, carrying 2.4 million gallons of diesel fuel that risk spilling into the Arctic waters, the Canadian Coast Guard said Thursday. A Coast Guard spokesman told AFP no leaks from the tanker had yet... 
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Oil slick spreading after rig explosion forced 13 workers into the Gulf
Oil slick spreading after rig explosion forced 13 workers into the Gul... Posted in Ecosystems, Environmental Issues, Pollution, Water on 09 2nd, 2010 | No Comments
by Agence France-Presse. NEW ORLEANS — A mile-long slick is spreading from an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico after an explosion forced its 13 rig workers into the water, one of whom was injured, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The workers told rescue crews that the slick was about 10... 
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Feds lease prime solar land, but nary a panel is in sight
Feds lease prime solar land, but nary a panel is in sight... Posted in Air, Climate, Coal, Energy, Environmental Issues on 09 2nd, 2010 | No Comments
by Randy Rieland. Ready for your morning bowl of crazy? Five years ago, Congress set aside millions of acres of public land in the Southwest for the development of solar farms. This was primo real estate for solar, considered one of the best spots in the world. So far not one solar panel has... 
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Oil-platform explosion in the Gulf. Yes, another one.
Oil-platform explosion in the Gulf. Yes, another one.... Posted in Disasters, Energy, Environmental Issues, Water on 09 2nd, 2010 | No Comments
by Jonathan Hiskes. Oopsy daisy : An offshore oil platform exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday morning, injuring one worker, the United States Coast Guard said. The platform, which was owned by the Houston-based Mariner Energy, was floating in relatively shallow waters 340 feet deep... 
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