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This Is Your Ocean on Acid, and It’s Not Pretty

Climate Central: On most days, Bill Dewey can be found wearing waist-high waders and inspecting Manila clams — the West […]

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Wildfires rage in Colorado and New Mexico as US bolsters firefighting fleet

Associated Press: The government is bolstering the nation’s rundown aerial firefighting fleet by taking steps to add seven large tanker […]

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Uncertainty hampers Rio+20 talks

Disagreements, including a row over financial aid, and confusion have hampered preparatory talks at the UN conference in Rio de […]

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London Sash Window Company Prepares For Large Scale Door To Door Leaflet Campaign Across The UK

(1888PressRelease) The Wooden Window Workshop offer a large scale advertising campaign on sash window insulation throughout the United Kingdom. Information on […]

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Rio+20 must spur action on sustainable development – UNDP head

AlertNet: The most important goal of the U.N. conference on sustainable development in Rio de Janeiro next week is to […]

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Particles point way for Voyager

Scientists working on Voyager 1 are receiving further data suggesting the probe is close to crossing into interstellar space.

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Red dot becomes ‘oldest cave art’

New tests on Spanish cave motifs show them to be thousands of years older than previously thought.

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CommVault Named a Leader in 2012 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup/ Recovery Software

(1888PressRelease) CommVault Recognized for Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision.

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Australia plans marine reserve the size of India

Independent: Australia has announced an ambitious plan to create the world’s largest network of marine reserves, with fishing to be […]

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The green movement at 50: Can the world be saved?

Independent: Many of the issues the Environment Movement has faced over the last 50 years have been difficult, but none […]

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‘Little progress’ on ocean life

Only “pitiful” progress has been seen on pledges made at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit to protect ocean habitats and […]

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UK government waters down EU energy efficiency deal

Guardian: The UK government has succeeded in watering down a key EU-wide agreement on energy efficiency, to the dismay of […]

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United States: Exxon reports leak from Baton Rouge line

Reuters: Exxon Mobil Corp reported a leak in a pipeline at its Baton Rouge, Louisiana, chemical plant on Wednesday which […]

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Doctors charged in Armstrong case

Three doctors are charged in the Lance Armstrong doping case.

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IT spend in BFSI vertical is expected to reach USD 3.5 billion by FY 2014: Study by Zinnov

(1888PressRelease) The study provides a detailed analysis of the different opportunities, challenges and scope related to IT spending and technology adoption […]

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RentSocial and RentPayment Announce Partnership

(1888PressRelease) RentSocial, a social renting site, today announced its partnership with RentPayment for online rent payments.

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Green House Data’s Public Cloud Service Attains VMware vCloud(R) Powered Validation

(1888PressRelease) Green House Data’s Cloud Service has achieved VMware vCloud Powered Status giving their customers enhanced responsiveness and agility while also […]

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Rio hears call for sustainability

Scientists from developed and developing countries join forces to demand tougher action on consumption and population at next week’s Rio+20 […]

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Pollutant turns fly-traps veggie

Predator plants may cut back on flies if they can access key nutrients elsewhere, researchers say.

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Bonobo’s genetic code laid bare

Scientists decode the genetics of the bonobo, the last great ape to have its DNA sequence laid bare for comparison […]

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Mitt Romney worked to combat climate change as governor

New York Daily News: During his first 18 months as governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney spent considerable time hammering out […]

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Global Climate Change: Underestimated Impact of Sea-Level Rise On Habitat Loss?

ScienceDaily: Global climate change is expected to cause sea-level rise of approximately 1-2 meters within this century and studies are […]

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Nasa X-ray mission rides to orbit

The US space agency launches its Nustar X-ray observatory to image black holes, exploded stars, galaxy clusters and even our […]

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Space ‘not as knotty as thought’

Researchers fail to find knots or “textures” in the Big Bang’s leftover glow, ruling out a number of theories that […]

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Cuomo Plan Would Limit Gas Drilling to a Few Counties in New York

New York Times: Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s administration is pursuing a plan to limit the controversial drilling method known as […]

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Rio+20 a chance to engage smallholder farms in sustainable agriculture

Guardian: The draft outcome document of the Rio+20 summit mentions smallholder farmers – many of them women – in growing […]

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Tekcetera Teams Up with Veterans First for Stand Down Event

(1888PressRelease) Orange County Technology Services Company Gives Donation to Fund Support Services for At-Risk Veterans.

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No More GPS Blind Spots For High Value Shipment-tracking

(1888PressRelease) nanotron Technologies’ RTLS chirp technology used by MECOMO to track logistic items outside of GPS signal areas.

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Paramount Solar Partners with Woodside Homes on Innovative Energy Saving Communities

(1888PressRelease) Paramount Solar and Woodside Homes join together to bring four new energy efficient communities to the Sacramento area. All homes […]

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virtualDCS are presenting at the Yorkshire R3 event

(1888PressRelease) The virtualDCS team are speaking at the Yorkshire R3 event this month.

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