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Major Flooding In The Midwest Leaves 2 Dead, 2 Missing
byIn parts of the Midwest, flood waters are starting to abate. But elsewhere, they’re still rising. In Iowa and Nebraska, hundreds of homes are flooded. There are lakes where fields and roads should be. Local police departments are sending out motorboats instead of squad cars. Hornick, Iowa, resident Dale Ronfeldt’s basement is flooded with 4 […]
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Putting Away Plastic: The Rise of Zero Waste Grocery Stores
byAround the globe, there is a drive to reduce plastic waste. The movement has picked up in many cities with hotels, restaurants and shops cutting down on the use of single-use items like plastic straws and bags. Most of this waste are used in packaging and many, frankly are unnecessary. From packing avocados and oranges […]
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In Australia Winter May soon become Extinct due to Global Warming
byBy 2050 Winter in Australia will disappear according to a new study Do you like it hot? Well just move to Australia and your children might experience in their lifetime unprecedented heat. Visual design and climate change academics have teamed up to help Australians see how winter will disappear and a ‘new summer’ will emerge by […]
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Clean Energy Fuels Goes All In on Renewable Natural Gas
byClean Energy Fuels Corp. announced it would convert all its natural gas fuel to its renewable product, Redeem, by 2025 as it positions itself to offer the cleanest available fuel alternative to diesel through a broad distribution network. The plan comes as regulatory agencies are considering how to toughen emissions regulations for nitrogen oxide, which […]
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World Kidney Day 2019: Our Expert Nutritionist Explains 7 Reasons Why Healthy Kidneys Are So Important
byWorld Kidney Day 2019: Chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury are the contributors to increased morbidity and mortality from other risk factors and diseases like diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, obesity as well as infections like HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, and hepatitis. 14th March, World Kidney Day is dedicated towards the awareness, prevention, and treatment of […]
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No tsunami threat after 5.5 magnitude earthquake shakes Big Island
byA 5.5 magnitude earthquake shook parts of the Big Island early Wednesday, but officials said there’s no tsunami threat to the state. The quake struck the southern flank of the island near the Kilauea volcano just before 1 a.m. The tremor was not strong enough to trigger a tsunami, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. […]
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Vegan or Die: The Importance of Confronting Climate Change
byWe are facing an imminent climate catastrophe. A recent study from researchers at the University of Oxford concluded that avoiding meat and dairy is the most effective way to reduce our inflicting harm on the earth. According to an article in The Guardian about this research: “A vegan diet is probably the single biggest way […]
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As China Cuts Air Pollution, An Unseen Killer Emerges
byEfforts to cut smog-causing PM 2.5 are leading to rises in ground-level ozone, a chemical harmful to health. China’s smog-choked air is already a public health crisis, with around 1 million deaths attributable to air pollution every year, according to the World Health Organization. But as the government works to dissipate the gray haze blanketing the […]
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How Much Can A Koala Bare?
byWhy is it that conservation campaigns that follow the Save the [Insert Species Here] format feel like they fall short of the usual categories of political discussion? These campaigns often get patronisingly dismissed as quaint, emotive, even childish. They populate the kids table of political discourse while the elder statesmen of economics and infrastructure debate […]
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Why We Need to Leave Earth
by…while making sure we don’t leave Earth behind. Currently home to 7.7 billion human beings… A world which has seen 108 billion humans exist since the beginning of our species… Earth has been our home for several hundred thousand years, and home to millions upon millions of species, and trillions of organisms, for over 3 billion […]
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