Giant garbage patch floating in Pacific
An enormous island of trash twice the size of Texas is floating in the Pacific Ocean somewhere between San Francisco and Hawaii.
An enormous island of trash twice the size of Texas is floating in the Pacific Ocean somewhere between San Francisco and Hawaii.
Environment
Oct 22, 2007
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A construction crew digging a foundation for a new county building in Stockton, Calif., uncovered the bones of a prehistoric elephant.
Archaeology
Oct 22, 2007
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California officials are preparing to file a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency so the state can regulate greenhouse emissions.
Environment
Oct 22, 2007
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Conservationists in Turkey are celebrating the discovery of a previously unknown flock of sociable lapwings, once thought to be nearing extinction.
Oct 22, 2007
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San Francisco is turning its lights out for an hour Saturday night to increase awareness of light pollution and wasted energy.
Environment
Oct 22, 2007
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Researchers say cod stocks around Britain have rebounded enough to permit small catches in the North Sea, The Times of London reported Saturday.
Oct 22, 2007
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A Michigan company could become the first in the nation to generate electricity by incinerating waste, thereby reducing the need for landfills.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 22, 2007
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The prototype athletic sunglasses Informance can display the heart rate, and monitor performance. The German lens maker Rodenstock has made every effort to make the sunglasses light weight and unobtrusive. Additionally, Informance ...