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Experts say millions in developing countries could be on the move because of worsening climate change. Intense storms and floods, salinization damage to crops caused by the encroaching sea and especially worsening river erosion have left many people with no option than to leave their farm land.
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As is common knowledge, solar energy installations are only as good as the direct sun they face. There’s nothing to do at night, and clouds are a bad thing. In an interesting turn of events, solar energy appears to have overcome that giant hurdle, in what some optimistic people call the “Holy Grail for Renewable Energy” by capturing waste heat.
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The Department of Energy has announced that, as of Jan. 20, LG Electronics will be banned from using the Energy Star label on 20 of its refrigerator-freezer models. Consumer Reports found that energy usage was typically twice that claimed by LG.
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‘Tis the season of gaining weight. Face the facts; it is all that delicious holiday food we gorge ourselves on. Prepare less to save money and the trouble of adding a new notch to your belt.
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You can find plenty of articles analyzing what was accomplished (or not accomplished) at the COP15 over the last two weeks, but this map quickly lays out the current emissions trends around the world.
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Atrazine a common weed killer maybe changing the sex of male frogs. Even Scarier some male frogs had the cells of the eggs in their testicles. This same chemical has been banned in some parts of Europe but not yet in Canada. It looks like some of the funding for studies that have shown Atrazine to be harmless were sponsored by the manufacturers.
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Its time for that yearly tradition once again.Am I talking about lights on the house and yard? No, its time to check and see if those toys you bought on Friday are covered and or made from deadly toxic chemicals. Barbie Bike Flair Kit? Check. Dora the Explorer? Check. Both topped the charts with some of the highest lead content.
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It is just amazing that we don't have dedicated courts for environmental crimes. The prosecution delays point out that this is something necessary and within our scope to remedy. One thing in the prosecutions favor is a sharp decrease in acquittals of those who do make it through the courts.
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Big Business is making some effort to address the coming shortages. Could it be that the smallest of the micro finances are what is needed? Many people are already acutely aware of this issue. While it seems to be a back burner compared to air pollution.

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Sounds pretty bad but when you think about how big Verizon is. Well $500K isn't much. Even better is that they self identified these problems. I am actually proud of Verizon. They are a good corporate example Monsanto should take note.
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