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New UMass Amherst research shows fishways have not helped fish
2013-01-16 11:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Contact: Janet Lathrop jlathrop@admin.umass.edu 413-545-0444 University of Massachusetts at Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Despite modern designs intended to allow migratory fish to pass, hydropower dams on major Northeast U.S. waterways, including the Merrimack and Connecticut rivers, have failed to let economically important species such as …
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EPA's 2011 Toxics Release Inventory Shows Air Pollutants Continue to Decline
2013-01-16 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
According to EPA's annual Toxics Release Inventory report, total toxic air releases in 2011 declined 8% from 2010, mostly because of decreases in hazardous air pollutant emissions, even while total releases of toxic chemicals increased for second year in a row. Among HAPs showing decline were hydrochloric acid and mercury. Releases into surface water decreased 3% and releases to land increased 19% since 2010, with the latter due primarily to the metal mining sector. This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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CU-Led Study Shows Pine Beetle Outbreak Buffers Watersheds From Nitrate Pollution
2013-01-16 01:44:45| pollutiononline News Articles
A research team involving several scientists from the University of Colorado Boulder has found an unexpected silver lining in the devastating pine beetle outbreaks ravaging the West: Such events do not harm water quality in adjacent streams as scientists had previously believed.
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VW shows off new hybrid system, engine in Detroit
2013-01-15 22:50:36| CNET News.com
At the 2103 Detroit auto show, Volkswagen unveiled cars using two key components for future fuel efficiency, a Passat with a new-generation direct-injection engine and a concept car with a new hybrid system. [Read more]
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Google Shows Committment to Renewable Energy and Energy Policy Reform
2013-01-15 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Google has begun 2013 with announcements of two significant investments to advance the future of renewable energy and energy efficiency in the U.S. Marking a significant new milestone in its clean energy advocacy efforts, Googles philanthropic arm, google.org, issued a grant of $2.65 million to the Energy Foundation on Monday to support policy reforms that will lead to more intelligent energy use. Policy reforms is a key phrase here: Google isnt content to buy renewable energy for its...
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