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How Your Sunscreen Hurts Coral Reefs
Taking an ocean dip after slathering on sunblock could damage the undersea ecosystem. That’s the conclusion of a recently published study in the Journal of Environmental Science and Technolog…
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Obamas new international climate change plan is probably doomed
Barack Obama has finally realized that the men running the US Senate are such nihilist blowhards that they will never approve a legally binding treaty to combat global warming. So as the New York Tim…
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Tiny ingredients in sunscreen may harm marine life
New study finds nanosunscreens toxic to base of ocean food chain WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new study published in the American Chemical Society’s Journal of Environmental Science and Technology demonst…
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Hgen-Dazs Says No to Extreme Genetic Engineering Techniques
Ice cream lovers who prefer to steer clear of genetically modified organisms (GMO) will be happy to hear that Häagen-Dazs has confirmed it will not use vanilla produced via synthetic biology, a…
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Petition seeks closure of Diablo Canyon nuclear plant
The environmental group that helped shut down the San Onofre nuclear plant last year is now using the same tactic in a bid to close California’s last nuclear power plant, PG&E’s Diablo…
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Group files petition to close California’s last nuclear plant
An environmental group filed a petition Tuesday seeking to shut down California’s last remaining nuclear power plant until regulators have taken a more extensive look at its ability to withstand…
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Internal Report: Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant needs testing for earthquake safety
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and one of its former nuclear inspectors have a big disagreement. Dr. Michael Peck, the NRC’s former senior resident inspector at Diablo Canyon Power Plant, q…
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Communities take bee action in their own backyards
Concerned with increasing bee die-offs, several Colorado neighborhoods have been taking matters into their own hands to create “bee-safe neighborhoods” by banning and reducing the use of neonicoti…
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Nuclear watchdog petitions federal regulator to close unsafe Diablo Canyon nuclear reactors
Senator Boxer calls for hearings on NRC’s “failure” of “its responsibility to protect public health and safety” WASHINGTON, D.C. – One day after the release of a docum…
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Hgen-Dazs says no to synbio
Ice cream companies reject “extreme” genetically engineered vanilla WASHINGTON, D.C.—Leading ice cream company Häagen-Dazs has confirmed that it will not use vanilla produced via synthetic biol…