EPA Vetoes Yazoo Project

September 2, 2008

The day after disastrous flooding of New Orleans was sidestepped, the EPA has vetoed a long-running project proposal for moving large amounts of water in Mississippi. After receiving more than 47,000 public , a majority of them against a proposal to build the world’s largest water pump, the EPA vetoed a huge Army Corps of Engineers flood control project.

The project would pump up to 14,000 cubic feet per second from land along Mississippi’s Yazoo River during major rain events. While that…

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Catching leaks may conserve water in the lengthy run

September 2, 2008

One of the biggest challenges for water conservation is finding and repairing leaks. While a small leak may only lose a little water, by day those drips add up. And when you multiply that volume of water by the number of small leaks, you can see that we are potentially losing a huge amount of water through our water mains, even before a significant break occurs.

The city of Berkeley is taking a proactive approach with a pilot program to conserve water by identifying leaks before they surf…

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Sahara Forest Project wants to grow food in the desert

September 2, 2008

As a planet, we have a lot of desert and even more sea water. So how does the Sahara Forest Project wants to use these factors to grow food (along with generating additional fresh water and energy) in the Sahara desert?

Think back to grade four biology and you may remember that plants need a couple of things to get growing — namely sunlight and fresh water (among other things but I barely passed biology). There’s obviously not much fresh water around (rain can be minimal for years at a t…

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Elephants and tigers rejoice as Indonesia doubles Tesso Nilo national park

August 30, 2008

The towering weekend started with some good news for endangered Sumatran elephants and the critically endangered tigers who live in Sumatra’s Tesso Nilo National Park.

Working with the World Wildlife Fund, the Indonesian government agreed to extend the national park, which was initially only 94,000 acres by about 250,000 acres.

One of the biggest challenges for Sumatra is the global demand for its products, particularly palm oil and paper. In the past 25 years, the province of Riau, wh…

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One thousand puppies rescued from W. Virginia puppy mill

August 27, 2008

More than 1,000 dogs were rescued from a West Virgina puppy mill by the weekend. The kennel, Whispering Oaks in Parkersburg, surrendered the dogs to the Humane Society after sheriff’s deputies searched the facility. The dogs were mostly purebred dachshunds.

The Humane Society says the dogs were kept in dilapidated sheds and cages, were never let out and were rarely handled by humans. While the dogs did not seem to be abused, the number of dogs was alarming, leading the Humane Society to c…

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New Wal-Mart stores in Canada cut energy use by 30%

August 27, 2008

Sometimes, the truth is stranger than fiction, and the unimaginable actually comes to pass right before your eyes. What minor miracle am I referring to? That’s right, I’m talking about the fact that Wal-Mart might soon be the greenest store on your block — especially whether your block happens to be in the Canadian province of Ontario. All new Wal-Mart stores built in the province will showcase smart energy features that reduce energy consumption by 30%.

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Australian student makes solar cells with nail polish

August 26, 2008

Talk about resourcefulness! An Australian PhD student has developed a way to prepare solar cells cheaply — and I’m talking really cheaply. She used nail polish, a pizza oven and an ink jet printer, and VOILA, solar cells were born.

Nicole Kuepper’s invention, iJET could pave the way for third world countries to use the technology considering of the extraordinarily low costs.

In about 5 years the technology will have been commercialized and Nicole is hoping that citizens in developing coun…

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