A portion of the Keystone pipeline began delivering oil early Wednesday. The Keystone XL pipeline has generated controversy because of the transport of sticky diluted bitumen from the tar sands in …
West Virginia Water Woes
West Virginia has had its share of water woes. The latest came last week from a leaky chemical storage facility when MCHM, a little-studied chemical, contaminated the drinking water supply of …
DIY Drip Irrigation for Under Ten Dollars
If you've ever come home from work in the summer and found your lovely garden wilted, this DIY drip irrigation system might be just the thing for you. Best of all, it costs less than $10. There are a …
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Northwest Passage Business Booming
The Northwest Passage is open for business and shipping companies are ready to take advantage of it. Shipping between the destinations along the Atlantic Ocean and ports in the Pacific Ocean has …
Hand Washing with Hot Water Unnecessary, Study Says
Hand washing with hot water is unnecessary, says a new study by researchers at Vanderbilt University. Many of us were taught as children to wash our hands in hot water (and with soap) in order to …
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An Aquifer Under the Sea?
Australian researchers have found evidence of aquifers under the sea. 120,000 cubic miles of fresh and low-salinity water might be stored and available for human use. “The volume of this water …