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31 January 2009

Cheap, super-efficient LED lights on the horizon

Gepost in: Earth Issues — @ 9:00 am

Compact fluorescent bulbs may soon follow incandescent bulbs into history – the material needed to build LED lamps has just got cheaper


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Ocean rubbish dump could lock away carbon

Gepost in: Earth Issues — @ 9:00 am

Dropping bales of plant waste into deep water could be a neat way to counter human emissions – but questions remain over the method’s impact on life


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Conflict leaves Gaza’s agriculture in ruins

Gepost in: Earth Issues — @ 9:00 am

Nearly all the territory’s farms have been damaged and many destroyed by the 22-day conflict, says UN


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Devastated forests could be replanted from the air

Gepost in: Earth Issues — @ 9:00 am

A technology that fires projectiles containing tree saplings from a helicopter could rapidly replant devastated tropical forests


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Shooting beauty: Prize-winning photos of birds

Gepost in: Earth Issues — @ 9:00 am

The winners of the International Wildbird Photography Award were announced this week. They include gentoo penguins and the inside of the huge bill of a dalmatian pelican


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Blocking ‘happiness’ chemical may prevent locust plagues

Gepost in: Earth Issues — @ 9:00 am

Devastating swarms of the grasshoppers could be prevented from forming with drugs that block the neurotransmitter serotonin


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Caterpillar plague strikes west Africa

Gepost in: Earth Issues — @ 9:00 am

Hundreds of millions of the black larvae are devouring plants, fouling wells with their faeces and even driving farmers from their fields


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Water conservation is storing up health problems

Gepost in: Earth Issues — @ 9:00 am

Storing rain in tubs and using less water in the home can both have an unwelcome flip side, say experts


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Have Credit Cards hurt you in the past?

Gepost in: Credit Issues — @ 9:00 am

Millions of Americans have had problems with credit cards in the past. And unfortunately, quite a few of them are still dealing with their issues or are on track to falling into the same trap. Believe it or not, there are many ways that a credit card can get you into trouble. Are you aware [...]


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Hand Pick the Best Credit Card

Gepost in: Credit Issues — @ 9:00 am

Are you ready to fill out a credit card application? If so, you need to know that there are hundreds of options. In other words, not every credit card and application is the same. You need to hand pick the best credit card for you and your financial situation. How hard is this to accomplish? [...]


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