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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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Guest bloggers rock: Thanks guys!
Fri, Jun 12, 2009 12:38 PM by Shea Gunther
Some awesome guest bloggers stepped in and helped me out this week with some great posts. (I've been moving.) Check out their blogs and Twitterstreams.
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Assignment Earth: Sea turtles thrive on African beaches

Fri, Jun 12, 2009 10:50 AM

Sea turtles thrive on African beaches
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Top U.S. environmental concern: Water pollution
Thu, Jun 11, 2009 3:48 PM by Shea Gunther
According to a Gallup poll, water pollution is the top environmental concern among U.S. citizens. What are we doing about it?
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Rwanda rainforest 99% destroyed, NASA photos reveal

Thu, Jun 11, 2009 3:30 PM

Satellite images show massive deforestation in the Gishwati Forest between 1986 and 2001.
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MNN week in review

Thu, Jun 11, 2009 2:43 PM

Catch up on the environmental headlines from the week of June 7-13.
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America's eco-mayors
Thu, Jun 11, 2009 12:47 PM by Leah Koenig
These seven bicycling, recycling, tree-planting mayors have made a national name for themselves by painting the town green.
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About our US state tag cloud

Thu, Jun 11, 2009 9:20 AM

How we determine our top 10 states
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Arctic people hit with pollution from half a world away

Wed, Jun 10, 2009 5:10 PM

Pollution is blown in the wind from the point of origin to the Arctic, falling in the form of rain and snow.
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Should we charge fossil fuel companies with human rights violations?
Wed, Jun 10, 2009 2:15 PM by Shea Gunther
Are clean soil, air and water considered basic human rights? More people are starting to think so.
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Texas fights back against global warming legislation
Wed, Jun 10, 2009 2:08 PM by Shea Gunther
Texas officials are creating a standoff against the Obama administration in the fight to curb global warming.
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Back to the Chattahoochee River Race and Festival

Tue, Jun 09, 2009 5:46 PM

Seventh annual race on the Chattahoochee is free and open to the whole family.
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DOE: Do as we say, not as we do
Tue, Jun 09, 2009 4:06 PM by Shea Gunther
The Department of Energy is hard at work making the U.S. energy efficient. Unfortunately, it failed its own energy audit.
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Will the oceans of the future be filled with jellyfish?

Tue, Jun 09, 2009 3:29 PM

Giant jellyfish weighing up to 440 pounds are taking over areas of the world’s oceans thanks to overfishing.
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NASA's Climate Time Machine
Tue, Jun 09, 2009 2:47 PM by Shea Gunther
For those of us who prefer pretty pictures to text, NASA's Climate Time Machine brings a visual component to the science of climate change.
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Indonesian rain forest worth more standing than cut down

Tue, Jun 09, 2009 2:09 PM

Palm oil production is lucrative, but selling carbon credits could replace that income and protect endangered orangutans.
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