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Colorado Oil and Gas Industry Sues Town That Bans Fracking Within City Limits
When the town of Longmont, Colorado banned hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and the storage of fracking waste within their city limits, the Colorado Oil and Gas Association, an industry group, filed …
Factory Fishing in the Yellow Sea
NASA's Earth Observatory posted this image of the Korea and the Yellow Sea at night. The bright group of lights in the center is South Korea. China is the left third of the image and Japan is on the …
TransCanada Gets Injunction Lifted in Texas
Texas landowner Mike Bishop went to court and got an injunction against TransCanada to prevent them from building the Keystone XL pipeline across his land. The injunction was temporary and would have …
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Route Map of the Keystone XL Pipeline
When photographer Thomas Bachand decided to document the route of the Keystone XL pipeline, he went looking for a map of the project. He soon found out there isn't one, so he made his own. The …
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Toilets for Health Twitter Chat Recap
UNICEF, Unilever, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine sponsored a twitter chat yesterday with the hashtag #Toilets4Health. The purpose of the chat was to discuss the issue of …
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Texas Landowner Wins Restraining Order Against Keystone XL Pipeline
Texas landowner Mike Bishop won a restraining order yesterday, preventing the Keystone XL pipeline from being built until he gets a hearing on December 19. TransCanada began building the Keystone XL …
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Tuna Fisheries Agree Not to Catch Whale Sharks
Several nations agreed last week not to catch whale sharks while fishing for tuna. Whale shark numbers have declined in recent decades, along with the populations of other shark species, but whale …
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Mexico's Marersa Expands Its Wave Power Offerings
Maremotrices de Energias Renovables (Marersa) is expanding its wave power offerings. Currently, Marersa has a three megawatt plant at Rosarita in Baja California. They are looking to expand to …
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3 Things Inside the House that Should be Removed to Conserve Water
Water is something we don’t often think about in our daily lives, it’s just there when we need it; whether to have a cold drink when thirsty, turn on the dishwasher, put a load of laundry on or flush …
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New Zealand, Australia Sue to Stop Japanese Whaling
New Zealand has joined Australia in a lawsuit against Japan to stop scientific whaling in the Southern Ocean. New Zealand announced last week that they would join Australia's lawsuit in the …
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Electrifying Weights May Save Endangered Hammerhead Sharks
Putting a mild electric field on fishing weights may save endangered hammerhead sharks from becoming part of the bycatch. Hammerhead shark numbers have declined precipitously in the last twenty …
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Coughing Scallops Key to Water Quality
Coughing scallops may provide a novel way to determine water quality. A scallop "coughs" when it cleans out its shell. If the inside gets dirty more often, the scallop coughs more often. A …
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Keystone XL Pipeline Still Being Built; Protestors Arrested
TransCanada began installing the first segments of the Keystone XL pipeline in east Texas on August 9, 2012. The pipeline will carry sticky tar diluted with a solvent from the tar sands in Alberta, …
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Happy Thanksgiving from Blue Living Ideas
Thanksgiving is that wonderful time of the year when the temperatures outside are perfect. The heat of summer is gone, but the chill of winter hasn't yet set in. We can enjoy the bounty of our table, …
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Mexico and the United States Reach Agreement on Colorado River Water
Mexico and the United States signed an agreement on the sharing of Colorado River water. Mexico will take less than its former allotment of water during times of drought, but will have the right to …
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Deforestation Contributes to Extreme Drought in Somalia
Massive deforestation is contributing to an extreme drought in Somalia. Areas that used to be savannah are now dusty and littered with tree stumps. Deforestation can cause drought by removing soil …
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White Whale Spotted Off Coast of Norway
A rare white whale was spotted off the coast of Norway by a British engineer. Dan Fisher was on a boat trip when he saw the white whale surface. He filmed the whale surfacing (video below). The …
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Louisiana Sinkhole Update 15 Nov 2012 – Tremors
Residents of the area around the Louisiana sinkhole have been reporting tremors, but the USGS has not detected any earthquakes. At a meeting held about the Assumption Parish sinkhole, local residents …
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Toilet to Tap – How Gross is That?
Toilet to tap is the term for taking wastewater from residences and businesses, cleaning it up, then sending it back to those same residences and businesses as drinking water. A recent study says that …
100 Wells for the Holiday
Charity: Water has unveiled their 2012 holiday campaign. “100 Wells for the Holiday” aims to raise enough money to build one hundred clean water drinking wells in Ethiopia. The charity started in …
Weather Systems Converge to Cause Venice Floods (Photos)
Two weather systems converged to cause flooding in Venice, Italy over the weekend. No damage estimate was available yet. A high pressure system over the Balkans, which extended into Russia, collided …
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Rainwater Harvesting Options for Homeowners
Water is a precious commodity you can’t live without. Depending on where you live, your water bill can be one of your larger monthly expenses, especially during the summer. With the help of …
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Hurricane Sandy and Climate Change: Is There a Connection?
The unusual nature of Hurricane Sandy and the immense damage the storm caused along the east coast of North America has brought climate change back into the spotlight. More storms, more severity of …
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