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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 12th, 2014
Radiation from Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant Detected in US Waters

Radiation from Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant Detected in US Waters

Radioactive cesium was detected in the waters off the coast of California, about 100 miles (161 kilometers) from shore

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 12th, 2014
Ford Wants to Fit 4 of Its Dealerships with Solar Panels and Wind Turbines

Ford Wants to Fit 4 of Its Dealerships with Solar Panels and Wind Turbines

The company says the costs associated with implementing this green-oriented project will amount to $750,000 (€603,200)

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 10th, 2014
BMW Wants to Build Streetlights That Double as EV Charging Stations

BMW Wants to Build Streetlights That Double as EV Charging Stations

The BMW Group revealed a prototype for one such streetlight during the Eurocities conference in Munich, Germany

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 10th, 2014
Strain of Malaria Is Passing from Monkeys to Humans Worryingly Often

Strain of Malaria Is Passing from Monkeys to Humans Worryingly Often

Specialists say number of human infections and deaths linked to this strain is increasing due to deforestation

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 7th, 2014
Virus Threatens to Wipe Out the World's Remaining Tiger Population

Virus Threatens to Wipe Out the World's Remaining Tiger Population

Environmental group the Wildlife Conservation Society says the canine distemper virus could cause tigers to go extinct

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 7th, 2014
Solar Bike Path Will Be Unveiled in the Netherlands on November 12

Solar Bike Path Will Be Unveiled in the Netherlands on November 12

The one-of-a-kind bike path will harvest sun energy and have the resulting power keep street lights up and running

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 6th, 2014
This October, Wind Power Accounted for 12% of the UK's Energy Use

This October, Wind Power Accounted for 12% of the UK's Energy Use

What's more, recently released figures say that, on October 20, wind power supplied 24% of the energy used in the UK

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 6th, 2014
Watch: Top 10 Animals You Really Don't Want to Mess With

Watch: Top 10 Animals You Really Don't Want to Mess With

Unless you're masochistic and looking forward to being put to shame by creatures you think are beneath you, that is

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 6th, 2014
Exposure to Air Pollution Can Make Kids Misbehave, Evidence Indicates

Exposure to Air Pollution Can Make Kids Misbehave, Evidence Indicates

Study finds behavior problems are more common among children whose mothers were exposed to dirty air while pregnant

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 6th, 2014
Gorgeous Mercedes-Benz Concept Car Is Basically One Big Solar Panel

Gorgeous Mercedes-Benz Concept Car Is Basically One Big Solar Panel

The concept car was unveiled during the opening of a new research and development center in Beijing earlier this week

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 4th, 2014
Hyundai and Kia Fined $100M (€80M) for Lying About Their Cars' Emissions

Hyundai and Kia Fined $100M (€80M) for Lying About Their Cars' Emissions

The automakers are guilty of having sold vehicles whose emissions output was greater than they certified to the US EPA

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 4th, 2014
Bangladesh Creates Its First Marine Reserve Ever

Bangladesh Creates Its First Marine Reserve Ever

The newly established marine protected area will serve as a safe haven for sharks, dolphins, whales and sea turtles

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 3rd, 2014
Dracula Orchids Risk Going Extinct, Conservationists Warn

Dracula Orchids Risk Going Extinct, Conservationists Warn

Members and supporters of environmental group the Rainforest Trust hope a new nature reserve in Ecuador will save them

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 3rd, 2014
Baby Lemur Thriving at Fort Wayne Children's Zoo in the US

Baby Lemur Thriving at Fort Wayne Children's Zoo in the US

The baby lemur is a girl, caretakers say it spends most of its time exploring the world around it on its mother's back

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 31st, 2014
Nissan LEAF Sells in Record Numbers in the US, Yet Again

Nissan LEAF Sells in Record Numbers in the US, Yet Again

2014 is not even over yet, but Nissan LEAF has already set a new record for the most EVs sold in the US

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 31st, 2014
Wildlife Traffickers Guilty of Selling Tiger Parts Arrested in Indonesia

Wildlife Traffickers Guilty of Selling Tiger Parts Arrested in Indonesia

The two men stand accused of trafficking tiger paws, claws, skins and even stuffed heads, authorities say

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 30th, 2014
Folks in the US Are Clueless About Where the Shrimp They Eat Comes From

Folks in the US Are Clueless About Where the Shrimp They Eat Comes From

New Oceana report says some people in this country unknowingly eat shrimp meant to be kept as an aquarium pet

 
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