ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS PICKS
AUTO INDUSTRY: Ford reminds world that it didn’t “willfully” violate wiper patent, Audi traffic light detection system gets the green-light
BIODIESEL: New Facility Uses Algae to Turn Coal Pollution Into Fuel
CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE: University of Calgary scientist Keith cracks carbon capture conundrum, Scientists Create Device to Remove Carbon Directly from the Air
CLIMATE CHANGE: Australians urged to eat kangaroo: An Australian government adviser on climate change has urged Australians to ditch beef and lamb for kangaroo steaks to help save the planet, Endangered Natural Wonders Worth Seeing
CONSERVATION: Ecosystem May Get Endangered Species Protection, No Joke: Bush Urges for Greater Protection of Ocean Areas, Extinct Galapagos Tortoise Could Be Resurrected
DEFORESTATION: Amazon Burned, Forest Loss Up, Oil Palm Plantations Are No Substitute For Tropical Rainforests, New Study Shows
DEVELOPMENT: Cities rethink wisdom of 50s-era parking standards
ECOTOURISM: Lova Lava Land Eco-Resort in Hawaii, Shark Fishers Try to Reel in Cash, Turn to Conservation
ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Electric Car Conversion Gaining Buzz
ENERGY: World’s First 100% Renewable Jet Fuel Created
EVOLUTION: 650-Million-Year-Old Reef May Offer Evolution Clues
FOOD: Where Does Our Happy Meal Come From?
FUEL ECONOMY: Fuel stretching Taylors get world record 58.82 mpg around the U.S.
GLOBAL WARMING: Earth’s Air Divided by Chemical Equator, Rubber ducks help scientists understand global warming: Rubber ducks are being used to help scientists understand global warming and melting glaciers
GREEN CONSTRUCTION: The New Green California Academy of Sciences Unveiled!
GREENFREEZE TECHNOLOGY: First Greenfreeze Climate-Safe Freezer Launches in the United States
HIV/AIDS: AIDS Virus Traces Back 100 Years
HYBRID TECHNOLOGY: Paris 2008: Honda Insight LIVE REVEAL, Toyota confirms Prius-based Lexus hybrid for Europe
INVASIVE SPECIES: Dogs vs. Rabbits in Eco-War, Beetle Epidemic May Affect Weather, Air Quality
NEW SPECIES: Strange New Species Found on Great Barrier Reef, Hundreds of New Reef Creatures Found in Australia, 100+ New Sharks, Rays Named in Australia, New Iguana Found in Fiji
NOISE POLLUTION: Noisier Oceans May Be “Disaster” For Marine Animals, A New Kind of Ocean Pollutant: Noise
OCEAN ACIDIFICATION: Ocean Acidification Turns Up the Volume
OCEAN DEAD ZONES: Ocean Dead Zones May Be Worse Than Thought
OFF-GRID LIVING: Samso, the Danish island living off-grid
PESTICIDES: Pesticides Killing Flamingos?
RECOMMENDED IMAGE(S): Pictured: Inside the £800m Dubai hotel boasting a £13,000-a-night suite and dolphins flown in from the South Pacific
SCIENCE: Earth’s Air Divided by Chemical Equator, Plastic-Munching Bugs Turn Waste Bottles Into Cash: New Bacteria-Driven Process Could Make Recycling Plastic Bottles More Attractive, Glowing Red Fish Discovered
SEA TURTLES: African Sea Turtles Tagged
SOLAR ENERGY: Scientists Create Energy-Producing Solar Paint, Cool Earth Solar Constructing First Solar “Balloon” Prototype Plant, Vatican Goes Solar
WATER AVAILABILITY: Iran Sinking as Groundwater Resources Disappear
WATER CONSERVATION: Washington State to Ban Home Car Washing?
WTF?: Extreme Piercing: Welcome to the Phuket Vegetarian Festival…
ZOOLOGICAL CONSERVATION: Odd Sharks Bred in Captivity
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