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07/30/2010 06:04 AM
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Ted Danson: Industrial fishing is KILLING Our Oceans
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 Ted Danson appeared in a live interview on CNN.com on April 1. Here the actor and environmentalist writes exclusively for CNN on his passion for the oceans and the need to protect them. (CNN) -- Looking out at the ocean, it's easy to feel small -- and to
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07/30/2010 01:14 AM
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The Final Lesson of BP
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 BP's second-quarter report showed surprisingly strong revenues of $75.9 billion, beating Wall Street's estimates. (This includes a $32.2 billion writedown along with the $20 billion liability fund that the Obama Administration wanted.)
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07/29/2010 11:39 PM
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Gulf oil spill: Where has the oil gone?
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 "Superficially, everything is going to look fine and within a couple of years we'll be back to normal shrimp catches, but we will have certain species on which this will have had a catastrophic effect and that will be a long time in recovery,"
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07/29/2010 08:04 PM
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Avatar Trees Found on Earth : Beautiful slideshow
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 The visually stunning movie Avatar dominated the box office earlier this year and sparked conversations about everything from the environmental movement to climate change to conspiracies. But the real stars of the film were the trees--specifically the shi
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07/29/2010 07:34 PM
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Floodwaters push explosive chemicals into river
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 Rising waters from flooding in northeastern China hit a chemical plant and washed thousands of containers filled with explosive chemicals into a river, state media said Thursday.
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07/29/2010 02:49 PM
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Climate Extremes Fuel Hunger in Guatemala
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 "Three-quarters of the fields are still under water. Maize, plantains, okra and pasture are all lost," José Asencio told IPS at the village of Santa Ana Mixtán in southern Guatemala, the area worst affected by tropical storm Agatha.
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07/29/2010 10:29 AM
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Deadly landslide as China rains continue
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 Twenty-one people are missing feared dead after heavy rain triggered a landslide which flattened part of a village in Sichuan, southern China.
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07/29/2010 10:29 AM
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SCIENTISTS from around the world are providing even more evidence of global warming.
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 "A comprehensive review of key climate indicators confirms the world is warming and the past decade was the warmest on record," the annual State of the Climate report declares.
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07/29/2010 09:29 AM
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Student invents the 'intelligent' plant pot that lights up when it needs watering
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 By the time an ailing house plant sends out a distress signal, it is usually too late.But the days of wilting stems and yellowing leaves could soon be over thanks to an intelligent pot which tells you when the plant needs some help.
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07/29/2010 08:59 AM
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Warming of Oceans Will Reduce and Rearrange Marine Life
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 The warmth of the ocean is the critical factor that determines how much productivity and biodiversity there is in the ocean, and where.In two separate studies, researchers found that warming oceans have led to a massive decline in the amount of plant life
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