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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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One of America's largest utility providers may switch from coal to natural gas

Wed, Oct 14, 2009 11:46 AM

Southern Company may switch to cleaner, greener natural gas as the commodity becomes more economical than coal.
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Midweek links: Climate change
Wed, Oct 14, 2009 10:38 AM by Shea Gunther
Coal waste is nuclear, tea baggers don't like climate change politics, and small hydro power rocks.
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Regulation nation
Tue, Oct 13, 2009 7:09 PM by Jessica A. Knoblauch
Federal regulators are cracking down on everything from consumer products to workplace violations.
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Going greener is easier when it's fun
Tue, Oct 13, 2009 5:26 PM by Shea Gunther
The Fun Theory posits that people are more likely to change their behavior if the change is fun. How can we use that in the environmental movement?
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Australia's red dust storm good for the ocean
Tue, Oct 13, 2009 4:22 PM by Bryan Nelson
One positive outcome of the dust storm that covered Sydney several weeks ago was an explosion in microscopic life within Sydney Harbor and beyond.
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Power plants clean air, pollute waterways
Tue, Oct 13, 2009 3:37 PM by Jessica A. Knoblauch
Coal-burning power plants are cleaning up the air, but it's at the expense of the nation’s waterways.
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Vegetarian spider loves leaves, not bugs

Tue, Oct 13, 2009 12:01 PM

B. kiplingi is the world’s only known vegetarian spider, eating a diet that consists almost entirely of solid plant matter.
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The bike hearse makes dying greener
Tue, Oct 13, 2009 11:31 AM by Shea Gunther
A funeral home in Eugene, Oregon goes the extra green mile by offering their customers the option of a bike hearse.
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The last auction hero
Mon, Oct 12, 2009 5:13 PM by Jessica A. Knoblauch
College student Tim DeChristopher faces slammer for interfering with land auction.
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Monkey mamas in love
Mon, Oct 12, 2009 4:44 PM by Katy Rank Lev
When interacting with babies, primate behavior is strikingly similar to that of human mothers.
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Assignment Earth: Florida panthers

Mon, Oct 12, 2009 4:14 PM

Video: Efforts to keep the endangered Florida panther protected proves challenging.
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Around the world on three gallons of gas
Mon, Oct 12, 2009 3:15 PM by Shea Gunther
Winners of the Honda Sponsored Eco-Run build cars that take hypermiling to extreme levels.
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Assignment Earth: Whitebark pine beetle

Mon, Oct 12, 2009 3:08 PM

Video: A tiny beetle threatens the existence of Whitebark pine forests.
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Assignment Earth: Mexican wolves

Mon, Oct 12, 2009 1:49 PM

Video: Understand the balancing act between conservationists trying to save the endangered Mexican wolf and ranchers who say the animals are destroying their cattle.
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The No Impact Week starts Sunday
Mon, Oct 12, 2009 12:55 PM by Shea Gunther
Spend a week living a cleaner, greener life with me, the Huffington Post and No Impact Man.
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