New Oarsome Foursome scare GB

Source: The Age

Drew Ginn's new-model Oarsome Foursome has thrown down a heavy gauntlet to Great Britain rowing's pride and joy to promise a ding-dong tussle at the London Olympics. In their first international hit-out of the year in Switz ...
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United States: Can market for clean-air credits resist profiteers?

Source: EcoEarth News

A promise of big money has a way of quieting nagging questions. So it is with California's cap and trade program. The Air Resources Board is pressing ahead with the creation of a market to begin reducing greenh ...
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A fate worse than debt

Source: EcoEarth News

We are now living in the Anthropocene era during which, since the industrial revolution, humans have become the main agents of change to the Earth’s systems in several areas, not just climate change and the ozone layer. There is no other w ...
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Carbon conundrum

Source: EcoEarth News

From an office in the Canberra suburb of Downer, greenhouse gas consultant Mark O'Brien explains that there are elephants and gazelles. In his game, anyway. To hear him outline the analogy - where animals on the African plains represent ...
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Grand stand from home duo

Source: Goole & Howden Courier

Jamie Pocklington (56 not out) and the promising Matthew Torn (32 not out) brightened up the day for spectators perishing with cold as they rescued Carlton Towers from trouble against an eight-man Stillington, writes Richard Everatt. ...
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Nuclear Power

Source: OpPapers.com

Advantages * Nuclear power costs about the same as coal, so it's not expensive to make. * Does not produce smoke or carbon dioxide, so it does not contribute to the greenhouse effect. * Produces huge amounts of energy from small am ...
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Moms Taking Their Clean Air Message To The EPA

Source: Think Progress

I have a public health degree, and I studied epidemiology, but I spoke yesterday as a mom. I’ve been working in the field of environmental health for several years, but the issue of air pollution became personal for me in a new way last year. ...
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Palmer takes maiden GP2 win

Source: Sky Sports

Jolyon Palmer stormed to his maiden GP2 victory in the sprint race around the streets of Monte Carlo. Starting from third on the grid, the British driver made a fantastic start and powered past Stephane Richelmi and James Calado, who ...
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Huge, 1950s-era generating plant nearing end of mission

Source: The Times and Democrat

The combined experience of these three SRNS D-Area Powerhouse employees is 83 years. The coal-fired boilers they’ve worked near for decades are now cold and facility deactivation has begun. Standing near a boi ...
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