Thousands of people marched Sunday against a Canadian company's plans to open Europe's largest gold mine at Rosia Montana, in what has become one of the longest-running protests in post-communist Romania.
Environment
Sep 29, 2013
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The term fertigation is used in agriculture to refer to the combination of irrigation and fertilisation, in one step. Now, an EU-funded project, called OPTIFERT, aims at developing an automatic system that enables farmers ...
Environment
Sep 19, 2013
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Fresh moose tracks dot the ground where plans are afoot to dig for oil.
Environment
Sep 2, 2013
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HYDROGEOLOGISTS have detected elevated acidity levels in the Gnangara Mound water table, north of Perth.
Environment
Jul 19, 2013
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Reducing the energy consumption of an office building does not automatically imply less comfort for the users.
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 1, 2013
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Industrial palladium-copper catalysts change their structures before they get to work, already during the activation process. As a result, the reaction is catalysed by a catalyst that is different from the one originally ...
Materials Science
Jun 19, 2013
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India's cities are becoming more polluted and unhealthy, according to a new survey published Monday showing growing concern about the impact of high economic growth on the environment.
Environment
Jun 3, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Extraction of "unconventional" gas from sedimentary rocks such as shale could provide a clean energy source and help some regions to become energy independent, but concerns have been raised about risks such ...
When it rains, untreated stormwater can sweep pollutants into coastal waters, potentially endangering public health. Now researchers from North Carolina State University have developed low-cost filtration systems that are ...
Environment
Mar 19, 2013
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Researchers in India have developed a filter system based on a medicinal herb, which they say can quickly and easily remove "fluoride" from drinking water. The technology described in the March issue of the International ...
Environment
Mar 5, 2013
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