'Public ecology' could help resolve mountaintop mining issues
Mountaintop mining is the practice of using huge machines to remove layers of soil and rock to reach thin seams of coal.
Environment
Dec 10, 2012
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More scientific research of 'fracking' urged in Pennsylvania
Mercyhurst University public health scholar David Dausey, Ph.D., says Pennsylvania has opened its doors to fracking without doing the scientific research necessary to ensure the public's safety.
Environment
Nov 12, 2012
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Nuclear power or shale gas? Poland may have to choose
Poland has set it sights on building its first nuclear power station and developing shale gas, but experts believe it may soon have to choose one or the other as investing in both could prove too costly.
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 5, 2012
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One in 10 college students changed their minds after debate, smartphone app data finds
(Phys.org)—Seven in 10 college students believe President Obama won the second presidential debate Tuesday night, even though only about half identify as Democrats, according to a nationwide poll conducted with a smartphone ...
Social Sciences
Oct 18, 2012
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New survey shows majority of independent voters favor charter schools, feel unions do 'more harm than good'
(Phys.org)—Both Republicans and Democrats can take comfort in the latest findings about political independents contained in the most recent nationally representative survey released today by the Program on Education Policy ...
Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2012
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China's online dating market 'booming'
Revenues from China's online dating market are forecast to top two billion yuan ($315 million) in 2014 as work-stressed Chinese struggle to find partners, a new report said Tuesday.
Internet
Jul 31, 2012
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Lithuania to hold referendum on new nuclear plant
Lithuania's parliament on Monday called a referendum on plans for an atomic power plant to replace a Soviet-era facility closed under the terms of Lithuania's entry into the European Union.
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 16, 2012
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3Qs: Celebrating America's independence
Wednesday marks the country’s annual celebration of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. But there are many interesting historical ...
Other
Jul 4, 2012
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A typo in the Declaration of Independence?
Dissemination of public documents was slow and labor-intensive in 1776. It’s too late to know for sure, but it’s interesting to speculate why a colonial printer — hurried, perhaps carried away by the excitement ...
Other
Jul 4, 2012
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Google to talk tablets, TV, social and more
Google is expected to show off a new champion in the tablet computer wars this week as it courts developers whose fun, hip or functional programs are vital to Internet gadgets or services.
Software
Jun 26, 2012
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