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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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An electric assist bike in every garage
Fri, Jul 24, 2009 4:36 PM by Shea Gunther
Electric assist is the coolest thing to happen to bicycles since they added the second wheel.
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Living super small in Seattle
Fri, Jul 24, 2009 2:13 PM by Shea Gunther
A new apartment complex in downtown Seattle offers 90-square-foot pads of cheap city living.
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Americans for Prosperity: Fighting clean air, global warming action and health care for all

Fri, Jul 24, 2009 1:05 PM

Lobbying organization that funded global warming denial campaign produces misleading ads about Obama’s health care plan.
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Watch: The World According To Monsanto
Thu, Jul 23, 2009 3:25 PM by Shea Gunther
The World According to Monsanto delves into one of the largest chemical companies in history, regarded by many as one of the world's great corporate villains.
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Green vs Greener: It's catching on
Thu, Jul 23, 2009 1:04 PM by Shea Gunther
The language of environmentalism is important-- what's the difference between "green" and "greener"?
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Drill, baby, drill: Palin spends last days in office Twittering about oil

Thu, Jul 23, 2009 12:03 PM

As the seas of controversy - and climate change - rise around her, Sarah Palin spends her time Tweeting about oil and the ANWR.
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Video: Man loses fingers to save dog from gator

Thu, Jul 23, 2009 10:01 AM

David Grounds is recovering from injuries after he pried his dog from the jaws of a 7-foot alligator.
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Eco fail: Subway car reef project disintegrates
Wed, Jul 22, 2009 4:11 PM by Shea Gunther
An ambitious project to create a marine habitat out of retired subway cars is canceled after most of the cars fall apart.
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Dilbert creator envisions Cheapatopia, a green experimental city

Wed, Jul 22, 2009 1:55 PM

Scott Adams, creator of the cartoon Dilbert, calls on readers to help create a hypothetical city where less is more.
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Jon Stewart bores himself to sleep over climate change bill
Wed, Jul 22, 2009 1:01 PM by Shea Gunther
Before interviewing Energy Secretary Steven Chu, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart fell asleep talking about the Markey-Waxman energy bill.
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Tuvalu plans to be first 100% solar-powered nation
Tue, Jul 21, 2009 9:27 PM by Michael d'Estries
South Pacific island sets ambitious goal to harness sun for more than just tourism.
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Sharing restaurant space saves energy
Tue, Jul 21, 2009 5:50 PM by Shea Gunther
The latest new hotness in greener restaurants is sharing space.
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Nate Silver challenges climate change skeptics over temperature cherry-picking

Tue, Jul 21, 2009 2:04 PM

Statistician and writer Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com calls out climate skeptics over exaggerations of cool summer temperatures.
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Video: Asia readies for solar eclipse

Tue, Jul 21, 2009 1:41 PM

Preparations are underway in India, China and Japan for viewing tomorrow's solar eclipse.
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#EcoGood: Share your green tips via Twitter
Tue, Jul 21, 2009 1:26 PM by Shea Gunther
The Summer of Social Good harnesses the power of social media to raise funds and awareness for charity and wants to know what you do to make the world a cleaner place.
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