StuNews.net » Environment http://www.stunews.net Your portal to Tech, Entertainment, Politics, Business and Gaming News Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:37:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Big Bang telescope captures first image http://www.stunews.net/environment/big-bang-telescope-captures-first-image http://www.stunews.net/environment/big-bang-telescope-captures-first-image#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:37:09 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/big-bang-telescope-captures-first-image AMAZING picture reveals how our universe came to exist roughly 13.7 billion years ago.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/big-bang-telescope-captures-first-image/feed 0 Space capsule to help stop asteroid crash http://www.stunews.net/environment/space-capsule-to-help-stop-asteroid-crash http://www.stunews.net/environment/space-capsule-to-help-stop-asteroid-crash#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:31:06 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/space-capsule-to-help-stop-asteroid-crash SCIENTISTS gather in outback to collect a tiny space capsule that could contain big answers.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/space-capsule-to-help-stop-asteroid-crash/feed 0 NASA wants to send your face into space http://www.stunews.net/environment/nasa-wants-to-send-your-face-into-space http://www.stunews.net/environment/nasa-wants-to-send-your-face-into-space#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:31:06 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/nasa-wants-to-send-your-face-into-space MOST of us will never make it into space, but NASA has offered to send photos of intergalactic dreamers into orbit for free.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/nasa-wants-to-send-your-face-into-space/feed 0 Life on Saturn’s moon is ‘out of this world’ http://www.stunews.net/environment/life-on-saturns-moon-is-out-of-this-world http://www.stunews.net/environment/life-on-saturns-moon-is-out-of-this-world#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 02:27:30 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/life-on-saturns-moon-is-out-of-this-world SCIENTISTS have found fresh evidence of life on Saturn’s biggest moon, Titan, thanks to NASA’s new Cassini probe.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/life-on-saturns-moon-is-out-of-this-world/feed 0 Aussie man spots cosmic crash first, twice http://www.stunews.net/environment/aussie-man-spots-cosmic-crash-first-twice http://www.stunews.net/environment/aussie-man-spots-cosmic-crash-first-twice#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 02:27:24 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/aussie-man-spots-cosmic-crash-first-twice FOR the second time, an amateur astronomer in Canberra has been the first to report a Jupiter collision.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/aussie-man-spots-cosmic-crash-first-twice/feed 0 Putting the BP oil spill into perspective http://www.stunews.net/environment/putting-the-bp-oil-spill-into-perspective http://www.stunews.net/environment/putting-the-bp-oil-spill-into-perspective#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 02:27:18 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/putting-the-bp-oil-spill-into-perspective FINDING it hard to picture just how massive the BP oil disaster is? Try putting it on top of your house.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/putting-the-bp-oil-spill-into-perspective/feed 0 Next-generation GPS satellite launches successfully http://www.stunews.net/environment/next-generation-gps-satellite-launches-successfully http://www.stunews.net/environment/next-generation-gps-satellite-launches-successfully#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 07:26:15 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/next-generation-gps-satellite-launches-successfully Much delayed upgrade makes it into orbit.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/next-generation-gps-satellite-launches-successfully/feed 0 Forty-year mystery of Mars solved http://www.stunews.net/environment/forty-year-mystery-of-mars-solved http://www.stunews.net/environment/forty-year-mystery-of-mars-solved#comments Sun, 30 May 2010 14:42:08 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/forty-year-mystery-of-mars-solved ASTRONOMERS said they could explain a four-decade-old enigma surrounding rugged troughs and a chasm in the northern ice cap of Mars.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/forty-year-mystery-of-mars-solved/feed 0 How Anzacs took on the universe and won http://www.stunews.net/environment/how-anzacs-took-on-the-universe-and-won http://www.stunews.net/environment/how-anzacs-took-on-the-universe-and-won#comments Sun, 30 May 2010 14:42:08 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/how-anzacs-took-on-the-universe-and-won AUSTRALIAN and Kiwi scientists trump Hubble Telescope’s highly detailed images of far-off galaxies.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/how-anzacs-took-on-the-universe-and-won/feed 0 ANU finds giant crater under Timor Sea http://www.stunews.net/environment/anu-finds-giant-crater-under-timor-sea http://www.stunews.net/environment/anu-finds-giant-crater-under-timor-sea#comments Sun, 30 May 2010 14:42:08 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/anu-finds-giant-crater-under-timor-sea GIANT crater found under the Timor Sea may have been responsible for creating Antarctica.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/anu-finds-giant-crater-under-timor-sea/feed 0 Gadgets a major source of greenhouse gas http://www.stunews.net/environment/gadgets-a-major-source-of-greenhouse-gas http://www.stunews.net/environment/gadgets-a-major-source-of-greenhouse-gas#comments Sun, 30 May 2010 14:42:08 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/gadgets-a-major-source-of-greenhouse-gas THE millions of computers and gadgets Australians use are contributing heavily to the nation’s greenhouse tally.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/gadgets-a-major-source-of-greenhouse-gas/feed 0 NASA spacecraft ‘hijacked by aliens’ http://www.stunews.net/environment/nasa-spacecraft-hijacked-by-aliens http://www.stunews.net/environment/nasa-spacecraft-hijacked-by-aliens#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 05:54:15 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/nasa-spacecraft-hijacked-by-aliens A UFO expert has claimed a NASA spacecraft may have been hijacked by aliens who are attempting to contact Earth.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/nasa-spacecraft-hijacked-by-aliens/feed 0 Where’s my belt? Jupiter appears changed http://www.stunews.net/environment/wheres-my-belt-jupiter-appears-changed http://www.stunews.net/environment/wheres-my-belt-jupiter-appears-changed#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 03:40:26 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/wheres-my-belt-jupiter-appears-changed THERE’S something not quite right about Jupiter at the moment.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/wheres-my-belt-jupiter-appears-changed/feed 0 ‘Zombie satellite’ threatens TV coverage http://www.stunews.net/environment/zombie-satellite-threatens-tv-coverage http://www.stunews.net/environment/zombie-satellite-threatens-tv-coverage#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 03:40:26 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/zombie-satellite-threatens-tv-coverage SATELLITE drifting out of control above Earth threatens to wander into broadcast satellite’s orbit.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/zombie-satellite-threatens-tv-coverage/feed 0 Biggest machine ever in laser space war http://www.stunews.net/environment/biggest-machine-ever-in-laser-space-war http://www.stunews.net/environment/biggest-machine-ever-in-laser-space-war#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 03:40:26 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/biggest-machine-ever-in-laser-space-war BY 2020, three ships carrying cubes of gold will circle the Sun and fire lasers at each other.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/biggest-machine-ever-in-laser-space-war/feed 0 Galactic star formation ‘slowing’ http://www.stunews.net/environment/galactic-star-formation-slowing http://www.stunews.net/environment/galactic-star-formation-slowing#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 03:40:26 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/galactic-star-formation-slowing NEW star formation in galaxies like the Milky Way has dramatically declined in the past three billion years.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/galactic-star-formation-slowing/feed 0 Welcome back, rover – it’s been 40 years http://www.stunews.net/environment/welcome-back-rover-its-been-40-years http://www.stunews.net/environment/welcome-back-rover-its-been-40-years#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 01:06:46 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/welcome-back-rover-its-been-40-years RUSSIAN rover found on moon after being lost 40 years ago is still useable, scientists find.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/welcome-back-rover-its-been-40-years/feed 0 China’s Motives on Climate and Energy http://www.stunews.net/environment/chinas-motives-on-climate-and-energy http://www.stunews.net/environment/chinas-motives-on-climate-and-energy#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:08:56 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/chinas-motives-on-climate-and-energy Is China’s “green” focus more about energy security than climate stability?

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/chinas-motives-on-climate-and-energy/feed 0 Solar yacht ready for deep space voyage http://www.stunews.net/environment/solar-yacht-ready-for-deep-space-voyage http://www.stunews.net/environment/solar-yacht-ready-for-deep-space-voyage#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:00:07 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/solar-yacht-ready-for-deep-space-voyage SPACE yacht with solar sails thinner than human hair ready to launch in three weeks.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/solar-yacht-ready-for-deep-space-voyage/feed 0 Mars radar could help stave off drought http://www.stunews.net/environment/mars-radar-could-help-stave-off-drought http://www.stunews.net/environment/mars-radar-could-help-stave-off-drought#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 13:29:23 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/mars-radar-could-help-stave-off-drought TECHNOLOGY used to discover underground ice on Mars could also be used in the search for water on Earth, scientist says.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/mars-radar-could-help-stave-off-drought/feed 0 E.P.A. Moves to Limit Water Pollution From Mining http://www.stunews.net/environment/epa-moves-to-limit-water-pollution-from-mining http://www.stunews.net/environment/epa-moves-to-limit-water-pollution-from-mining#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 13:29:23 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/epa-moves-to-limit-water-pollution-from-mining The new guidelines will benchmark the permissible levels of runoff introduced into Appalachian waterways.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/epa-moves-to-limit-water-pollution-from-mining/feed 0 Can Humans Manage the Atmosphere? http://www.stunews.net/environment/can-humans-manage-the-atmosphere http://www.stunews.net/environment/can-humans-manage-the-atmosphere#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:44:31 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/can-humans-manage-the-atmosphere Humanity’s growing pains on a finite planet include pondering how to “manage” the atmosphere.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/can-humans-manage-the-atmosphere/feed 0 ‘New human’ found in Siberian cave http://www.stunews.net/environment/new-human-found-in-siberian-cave http://www.stunews.net/environment/new-human-found-in-siberian-cave#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:58:45 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/new-human-found-in-siberian-cave A CHILD’S finger bone could rewrite mankind’s exodus from Africa and conquest of the Earth.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/new-human-found-in-siberian-cave/feed 0 Radioactive Leak Is Fixed at Vermont Nuclear Plant http://www.stunews.net/environment/radioactive-leak-is-fixed-at-vermont-nuclear-plant http://www.stunews.net/environment/radioactive-leak-is-fixed-at-vermont-nuclear-plant#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:58:45 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/radioactive-leak-is-fixed-at-vermont-nuclear-plant The Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor has fixed two holes in an underground pipe that leaked tritium into groundwater.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/radioactive-leak-is-fixed-at-vermont-nuclear-plant/feed 0 Threat of Red River Flooding Subsides at Fargo http://www.stunews.net/environment/threat-of-red-river-flooding-subsides-at-fargo http://www.stunews.net/environment/threat-of-red-river-flooding-subsides-at-fargo#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:38:31 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/threat-of-red-river-flooding-subsides-at-fargo After packing more than a million sandbags and building miles of temporary dikes to hold back the surging Red River, Fargo, N.D., got lucky on Friday with a sudden drop in temperature.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/threat-of-red-river-flooding-subsides-at-fargo/feed 0 E.P.A. Moves to Tighten Drinking Water Standard http://www.stunews.net/environment/epa-moves-to-tighten-drinking-water-standard http://www.stunews.net/environment/epa-moves-to-tighten-drinking-water-standard#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:38:31 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/epa-moves-to-tighten-drinking-water-standard The agency’s administrator wants stricter regulations on four chemical compounds that can cause cancer.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/epa-moves-to-tighten-drinking-water-standard/feed 0 Record Air Pollution in Hong Kong http://www.stunews.net/environment/record-air-pollution-in-hong-kong http://www.stunews.net/environment/record-air-pollution-in-hong-kong#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:38:31 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/record-air-pollution-in-hong-kong Pollution reached the worst levels since 1995, setting off an official government warning Monday to avoid outdoor activities and physical exertion.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/record-air-pollution-in-hong-kong/feed 0 California Restaurant Found Selling Whale Meat Closes http://www.stunews.net/environment/california-restaurant-found-selling-whale-meat-closes http://www.stunews.net/environment/california-restaurant-found-selling-whale-meat-closes#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:38:31 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/california-restaurant-found-selling-whale-meat-closes A Santa Monica, Calif., sushi restaurant that was surreptitiously serving whale meat has closed, and its owner has posted a mea culpa on its Web site.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/california-restaurant-found-selling-whale-meat-closes/feed 0 Safety Issues Linger as Nuclear Reactors Shrink in Size http://www.stunews.net/environment/safety-issues-linger-as-nuclear-reactors-shrink-in-size http://www.stunews.net/environment/safety-issues-linger-as-nuclear-reactors-shrink-in-size#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:38:30 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/safety-issues-linger-as-nuclear-reactors-shrink-in-size Some environmentalists said the nuclear industry would be risking its green record if it adapted smaller nuclear reactors, like those once used in submarines, to light a city.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/safety-issues-linger-as-nuclear-reactors-shrink-in-size/feed 0 ABE, Robot Explorer of the World’s Oceans, Is Lost at Sea http://www.stunews.net/environment/abe-robot-explorer-of-the-world%e2%80%99s-oceans-is-lost-at-sea http://www.stunews.net/environment/abe-robot-explorer-of-the-world%e2%80%99s-oceans-is-lost-at-sea#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:45:22 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/abe-robot-explorer-of-the-world%e2%80%99s-oceans-is-lost-at-sea The autonomous underwater vehicle, which had come out of semi-retirement to help researchers study the seafloor off the coast of Chile, was lost at sea.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/abe-robot-explorer-of-the-world%e2%80%99s-oceans-is-lost-at-sea/feed 0 Bees in the City? New York May Make Hives Legal http://www.stunews.net/environment/bees-in-the-city-new-york-may-make-hives-legal http://www.stunews.net/environment/bees-in-the-city-new-york-may-make-hives-legal#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:45:22 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/bees-in-the-city-new-york-may-make-hives-legal The honeybee’s bad rap — and the days of urban beekeepers facing $2,000 fines — may be over this week.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/bees-in-the-city-new-york-may-make-hives-legal/feed 0 Arguments Against Dolphin Slaughter http://www.stunews.net/environment/arguments-against-dolphin-slaughter http://www.stunews.net/environment/arguments-against-dolphin-slaughter#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:45:22 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/arguments-against-dolphin-slaughter An Oscar-winning filmmaker describes his goals in revealing details of the ongoing dolphin slaughter in a Japanese town.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/arguments-against-dolphin-slaughter/feed 0 Panel Will Review U.N. Climate Work http://www.stunews.net/environment/panel-will-review-un-climate-work http://www.stunews.net/environment/panel-will-review-un-climate-work#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:45:22 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/panel-will-review-un-climate-work The review aims to help the U.N. climate change panel avoid the kinds of errors that have brought its work into question in recent months, officials said Wednesday.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/panel-will-review-un-climate-work/feed 0 World Briefing | Asia: China: Scores Found to Have Lead Poisoning http://www.stunews.net/environment/world-briefing-asia-china-scores-found-to-have-lead-poisoning http://www.stunews.net/environment/world-briefing-asia-china-scores-found-to-have-lead-poisoning#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:45:22 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/world-briefing-asia-china-scores-found-to-have-lead-poisoning At least 94 people living near a lead factory in Sichuan Province, 88 of them children, tested positive for lead poisoning, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/world-briefing-asia-china-scores-found-to-have-lead-poisoning/feed 0 After Boom and Bust, Solar Power Has a Place in the Spanish Sun http://www.stunews.net/environment/after-boom-and-bust-solar-power-has-a-place-in-the-spanish-sun http://www.stunews.net/environment/after-boom-and-bust-solar-power-has-a-place-in-the-spanish-sun#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:23:11 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/after-boom-and-bust-solar-power-has-a-place-in-the-spanish-sun A national commitment to solar power transformed one community but big subsidies led to unsustainable growth.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/after-boom-and-bust-solar-power-has-a-place-in-the-spanish-sun/feed 0 China and India to Join Copenhagen Climate Change Accord http://www.stunews.net/environment/china-and-india-to-join-copenhagen-climate-change-accord http://www.stunews.net/environment/china-and-india-to-join-copenhagen-climate-change-accord#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:23:11 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/china-and-india-to-join-copenhagen-climate-change-accord The countries are the last two major economic powers to agree with the aims of the nonbinding agreement.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/china-and-india-to-join-copenhagen-climate-change-accord/feed 0 Observatory: Scientists Propose a More Efficient Way to Make Ethanol http://www.stunews.net/environment/observatory-scientists-propose-a-more-efficient-way-to-make-ethanol http://www.stunews.net/environment/observatory-scientists-propose-a-more-efficient-way-to-make-ethanol#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:23:11 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/observatory-scientists-propose-a-more-efficient-way-to-make-ethanol Researchers said they found a way to break down lignocellulose, the basic structural material of all plants, to make fuel from crop waste.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/observatory-scientists-propose-a-more-efficient-way-to-make-ethanol/feed 0 On the Causes of Climate Deadlock http://www.stunews.net/environment/on-the-causes-of-climate-deadlock http://www.stunews.net/environment/on-the-causes-of-climate-deadlock#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:23:11 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/on-the-causes-of-climate-deadlock Is the deadlock on climate policy a result of failed communications or failed policy making and politics?

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/on-the-causes-of-climate-deadlock/feed 0 Computer, TV recycling progress slow http://www.stunews.net/environment/computer-tv-recycling-progress-slow http://www.stunews.net/environment/computer-tv-recycling-progress-slow#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:23:11 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/computer-tv-recycling-progress-slow Environmentalists and industry groups have urged the federal government not to drop the ball on a national scheme for dealing with the disposal of unwanted computers and televisions.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/computer-tv-recycling-progress-slow/feed 0 Atom smasher to hit high speed in April http://www.stunews.net/environment/atom-smasher-to-hit-high-speed-in-april-2 http://www.stunews.net/environment/atom-smasher-to-hit-high-speed-in-april-2#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:28:40 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/atom-smasher-to-hit-high-speed-in-april-2 THE world’s most powerful atom smasher will be brought up to unprecedented power by early April.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/atom-smasher-to-hit-high-speed-in-april-2/feed 0 The ‘Real’ Take on Methane and Warming http://www.stunews.net/environment/the-real-take-on-methane-and-warming http://www.stunews.net/environment/the-real-take-on-methane-and-warming#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:15:19 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/the-real-take-on-methane-and-warming Scientists reach out to remind the public that carbon dioxide, despite methane rumbles in the Arctic, is the most important factor in gauging warming prospects.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/the-real-take-on-methane-and-warming/feed 0 Study Says Undersea Release of Methane Is Under Way http://www.stunews.net/environment/study-says-undersea-release-of-methane-is-under-way http://www.stunews.net/environment/study-says-undersea-release-of-methane-is-under-way#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:39:24 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/study-says-undersea-release-of-methane-is-under-way But a scientist who led the study said it was too soon to say whether the findings suggest the potential for a dangerous release of methane — a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/study-says-undersea-release-of-methane-is-under-way/feed 0 US city changes name to Google http://www.stunews.net/environment/us-city-changes-name-to-google http://www.stunews.net/environment/us-city-changes-name-to-google#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:52:21 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/us-city-changes-name-to-google A city in Kansas seeking to be a test hub for a high-speed broadband network being built by Google has temporarily changed its name to… Google.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/us-city-changes-name-to-google/feed 0 Fuel Taxes Must Rise, Harvard Researchers Say http://www.stunews.net/environment/fuel-taxes-must-rise-harvard-researchers-say http://www.stunews.net/environment/fuel-taxes-must-rise-harvard-researchers-say#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:35:21 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/fuel-taxes-must-rise-harvard-researchers-say Harvard researchers find that fuel taxes may need to go up in order to meet the Obama administration’s greenhouse gas emission targets.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/fuel-taxes-must-rise-harvard-researchers-say/feed 0 NASA finds moon craters filled with ice http://www.stunews.net/environment/nasa-finds-moon-craters-filled-with-ice http://www.stunews.net/environment/nasa-finds-moon-craters-filled-with-ice#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:30:42 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/nasa-finds-moon-craters-filled-with-ice A US radar launched into orbit aboard an Indian spacecraft has detected craters filled with ice on the moon’s north pole, NASA says.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/nasa-finds-moon-craters-filled-with-ice/feed 0 A Megacity Girds for a Major Quake http://www.stunews.net/environment/a-megacity-girds-for-a-major-quake http://www.stunews.net/environment/a-megacity-girds-for-a-major-quake#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:21:01 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/a-megacity-girds-for-a-major-quake One of the world’s great cities works to cut losses from an inevitable disaster before the ground shakes.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/a-megacity-girds-for-a-major-quake/feed 0 As Clock Ticks, Nuclear Plant Searches for Leak http://www.stunews.net/environment/as-clock-ticks-nuclear-plant-searches-for-leak http://www.stunews.net/environment/as-clock-ticks-nuclear-plant-searches-for-leak#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:21:01 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/as-clock-ticks-nuclear-plant-searches-for-leak By fixing a tritium leak, Vermont Yankee hopes to reverse a vote in Vermont’s state Senate that it has to close by 2012.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/as-clock-ticks-nuclear-plant-searches-for-leak/feed 0 Underwater Plate Cuts 400-Mile Gash http://www.stunews.net/environment/underwater-plate-cuts-400-mile-gash http://www.stunews.net/environment/underwater-plate-cuts-400-mile-gash#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:21:01 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/underwater-plate-cuts-400-mile-gash The magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck off the coast of Chile early Saturday morning occurred along the same fault responsible for the biggest quake ever measured.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/underwater-plate-cuts-400-mile-gash/feed 0 Chilean Quake a Warning to U.S. Northwest http://www.stunews.net/environment/chilean-quake-a-warning-to-us-northwest http://www.stunews.net/environment/chilean-quake-a-warning-to-us-northwest#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:21:01 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/chilean-quake-a-warning-to-us-northwest The Chilean disaster holds lessons for the Pacific Northwest, where a similar sub-sea fault is a ticking seismic bomb.

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]]> http://www.stunews.net/environment/chilean-quake-a-warning-to-us-northwest/feed 0 Back to Basics on Climate and Energy http://www.stunews.net/environment/back-to-basics-on-climate-and-energy http://www.stunews.net/environment/back-to-basics-on-climate-and-energy#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:18:57 +0000 StuNews http://www.stunews.net/environment/back-to-basics-on-climate-and-energy An effort to cut through the heat and find points of agreement on climate and energy.

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