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  • Dolphins: Unexpected treasure hunters

    Mon, May 20, 2013 4:50 PM

    by Marshall Honorof, TechNewsDaily

    The U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program combines technology and biology to train bottlenose dolphins to find sea mines, enemy divers and even artifacts.

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    Top 10 ways to prepare for the total breakdown of society without looking like a (complete) lunatic

    Fri, Oct 16, 2009 11:21 PM by Shea Gunther

    Here are the top 10 ways to prepare for the total breakdown of society without looking like a (complete) lunatic.

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  • Today's eco photos: April 20th

    Today's eco photos: April 20th

    Fri, Oct 16, 2009 11:21 PM by Devereaux Bell

    See what's going on with the today's green photos.

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  • Eco-photos of the week: April 12-17

    Eco-photos of the week: April 12-17

    Fri, Oct 16, 2009 11:21 PM by Devereaux Bell

    A selection of photos from this week's eco-happenings around the globe. 

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  • 10 animals on the verge of extinction

    10 animals on the verge of extinction

    Fri, Oct 16, 2009 11:21 PM by Shea Gunther

    We've displaced animals with our buildings and roads, introduced invasive species to wreak havoc on local habitats, and mercilessly hunted down game for sport, food, medicine or reality television.

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  • Inauguration photo gallery: A new day dawns

    Inauguration photo gallery: A new day dawns

    Fri, Oct 16, 2009 11:21 PM by Sarah Hicks

    Browse photographs of the events surrounding Inauguration Day, when Barack Obama becomes the 44th president of the United States.

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  • Top 10 eco-disaster movies

    Top 10 eco-disaster movies

    Fri, Oct 16, 2009 11:21 PM by Sarah Hicks

    The cinematic destruction of planet earth, or part of it, has been a favorite Hollywood movie theme for decades, but has increased in popularity recently with new awareness of man’s damaging impact on the environment.

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  • Breaking the ice

    Breaking the ice

    Fri, Oct 16, 2009 11:21 PM by Devereaux Bell

    Photographs of ice shelves, glaciers and sea ice from frigid spots throughout the world, all taken by NASA's LANDSAT satellite over the last few years.

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  • The greenest parks in America

    The greenest parks in America

    Fri, Oct 16, 2009 11:21 PM by Tracy Alverson Euler

    These 10 U.S. parks are taking steps to be the greenest spaces in America.

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  • NASA photos of hurricanes seen from space

    NASA photos of hurricanes seen from space

    Fri, Oct 16, 2009 5:22 PM by Katherine Butler

    The view from the East Coast can be frightening during hurricane season, but consider these amazing storms from a different perspective: what do they look like from space?

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  • Assignment Earth: White-nose syndrome in bats

    Fri, Oct 16, 2009 4:44 PM

    Video: Learn more about the disease that has killed one million bats since its discovery in 2006.

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  • Pittsburgh to play host again

    Fri, Oct 16, 2009 4:20 PM by Katy Rank Lev

    U.N. selects city to host World Environment Day 2010.

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  • Americans beginning to embrace e-bikes

    Fri, Oct 16, 2009 2:55 PM by Shea Gunther

    Popular overseas, electric bikes are just now starting to make inroads into the American market.

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  • We're winning: Fossil fuel use in big decline

    Fri, Oct 16, 2009 1:02 PM by Shea Gunther

    Fossil fuel use has dropped dramatically since 2007 as we burn less coal and waste less electricity.

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  • California may be first to ban power-hungry big-screen TVs

    Fri, Oct 16, 2009 11:19 AM

    Legislators in California will vote to set maximum energy-consumption standards for televisions, possibly becoming the first state to ban inefficient televisions.

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  • Without proper bike lanes, bicyclists die

    Thu, Oct 15, 2009 4:47 PM by Shea Gunther

    Seven year old Kylie Bruehler was made an orphan when a truck driver accidentally swerved and killed her bicycle riding parents. With proper bike lanes, it would have never happened.

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