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August 8th, 2008 by
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California, Bathrooms and Toilets, Earth, Filters, Rivers, Waste Materials and Disposal, Environment, Water, Recycling of Waste Materials, Oceans
In the world’s driest places, the future of drinking water may flow from a wastewater-recycling plant.
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August 2nd, 2008 by
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Sustainable Living, Air Conditioning, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc, Sheraton Hotels, Hotels and Motels, Conservation of Resources, Water, Energy Efficiency, Travel and Vacations, United States
Compared to hotels abroad, the American hospitality industry does not yet have much of a culture of saving resources — but some say changes are coming.
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July 22nd, 2008 by
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Pain, Medical Myths That Can Kill You — And the 101 Truths Th, Poison Ivy, Books and Literature, Water, Medicine and Health
Myths and misinformation can range from the merely nonsensical to the downright dangerous. How well informed are you?
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July 21st, 2008 by
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Poison Ivy, Pain, Medical Myths That Can Kill You — And the 101 Truths Th, Books and Literature, Water, Medicine and Health
Myths and misinformation can range from the merely nonsensical to the downright dangerous. How well informed are you?
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July 15th, 2008 by
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Insects, Mosquitoes, Dengue Fever, Water, Medicine and Health, Science and Technology
Researchers have identified some of the chemical cues in water that determine where a mosquito will choose to lay its eggs.
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June 3rd, 2008 by
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Spain, Drought, Deserts, Water, Global Warming
Spurred on by poorly planned development, swaths of southeast Spain are turning into desert.
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June 3rd, 2008 by
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Spain, Drought, Deserts, Water, Global Warming
Spurred on by poorly planned development, swaths of southeast Spain are turning into desert.
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May 28th, 2008 by
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Irrigation, Agriculture Department, Agriculture, Water, Environment, Global Warming, Carbon Dioxide
A new federal report says the rise in levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide is influencing climate patterns and will produce an uneven national map of harms and benefits.
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May 20th, 2008 by
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DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid), Invasive Species, Animals, Water, Environment, Research, Science and Technology
Some animals are so secretive that finding them, to determine how far they have spread, is nearly impossible.
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May 16th, 2008 by
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Los Angeles (Calif), Drought, Recycling of Waste Materials, Water
Persistent drought and the threat of tighter water supplies prompts Los Angeles plans to begin using heavily cleansed sewage to increase drinking water supplies.
