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  Eating Beef Less Environmentally Costly

  There's good news if you love your steak or burgers. Changes in farming practices have resulted in less of an environmental impact from beef. Many fac[...]

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  U.S. Month Of January Ranks As 4th Warmest

  Due to number of reasons, including global warming, temperatures are recorded diligently globally. Daily highs, daily lows, averages and the such are[...]

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  The Environmental Cost of Lighting Up

  Pollution comes in many forms. Most are obvious, such as the trash in the street or the emissions from a coal-burning power plant. Others are more sub[...]

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  Controversy Surrounds Critical Habitat For Mountain Caribou

  Endangered species protection is a long argued debate in the United States. Environmental groups and their supporters strongly stand for species prote[...]

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  How Your Weight Affects Your Carbon Footprint

  The health consequences of being overweight are well-documented. In subtler ways, it also affects your environmental impact. Even small choices leave [...]

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  Study Reveals Declining Seagrasses Thousands Of Years Old

  Seagrasses are essentially what their name implies, flowering plants which grow in the sea and appear like grass. These seagrasses can cover vast area[...]

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  Simple, Inexpensive Solar Energy Generator Created Using Plant Materials

  Plants use the sun’s energy every day to produce energy to fuel their cells through the process of photosynthesis. Scientists have been trying to ha[...]

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  Offshore Wind Given Go-Ahead Off U.S. East Coast After Environmental Assessment

  According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the United States has at least 4,150 gigawatts of potential wind energy along the coastlines. D[...]

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  Crops Adapt to Climate Change

  One of the risks associated with climate changes lies with drought. General Circulation Models predict that the vulnerability of mid-continent areas w[...]