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Deforestation dries up dams threatening hydropower

May 22, 2013

Deforestation may lead to electricity shortages in tropical rainforest regions that rely heavily on hydropower, as fewer trees mean less rainfall for hydropower generation, a study shows. For example, if deforestation continues, one of the world's largest dam projects in Brazil will deliver around a third less energy than is currently estimated, ...

Research and Markets: China Environmental Monitoring Instrument Industry Report, 2013-2016 - A CAGR of 14.4% Expected for 2011-2016

May 22, 2013

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/v3bwdn/china) has announced the addition of the "China Environmental Monitoring Instrument Industry Report, 2013-2016" report to their offering. China Environmental Monitoring Instrument Industry Report, 2013-2016 released by Sino Market Insight predicts that in 2016 China's ...

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Friends of Science Challenge the Cook Study for Bandwagon Fear Mongering on Climate Change and Global Warming

May 21, 2013

“Only 65 papers of the 12,000 in the Cook study explicitly support the view that human activity is more than 50% responsible for the global warming. The false claim of 97% consensus is a manipulation of data which fuels cult-like hysteria, not scientific inquiry,” says Len Maier, President of Friends of Science. In October 2012 the UK Met ...

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First Wind Scholars Program Awards 16 Scholarship Grants in 2013

May 16, 2013

First Wind, an independent U.S.-based renewable energy company, today announced that students from sixteen high schools across the country will be awarded scholarships through the company’s signature First Wind Scholars program. The 2013 recipients were selected from a record number of applicants and represented ...

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Texas Tech Researchers Find Environmental Application For Low-Grade Cotton

May 15, 2013

 Research conducted at the Nonwovens and Advanced Materials Laboratory at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) shows that low-grade cotton is highly effective at absorbing crude oil spills. The study, published in the most recent issue of the American Chemical Society journalIndustrial & Engineering Chemistry ...

Engineering/Remediation Resources Group Inc. (ERRG) Enhances Website

May 15, 2013

Engineering/Remediation Resources Group Inc., a Martinez based environmental remediation company, is proud to announce the launch of a new and much anticipated website redesign at http://www.errg.com. (Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130515/CG14077) The simple and clean site design is a part of the company's mission to provide ...

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Frost & Sullivan: Technological advances encourage adoption of water treatment equipment in Residential and Commercial APAC Markets

May 15, 2013

Deteriorating water quality and technological innovations have given a huge boost to the water treatment equipment market in both residential and commercial segments in Asia-Pacific. People's desire for clean water and rising environmental consciousness in the wake of greater urbanization, pollution, and occurrence of natural disasters have all ...

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Frost & Sullivan: Technological Advances Encourage Adoption of Water Treatment Equipment in Residential and Commercial APAC Markets

May 15, 2013

Deteriorating water quality and technological innovations have given a huge boost to the water treatment equipment market in both residential and commercial segments in Asia-Pacific. People's desire for clean water and rising environmental consciousness in the wake of greater urbanization, pollution, and occurrence of natural disasters have all ...

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Two new degrees at SPSU blend environmental studies with engineering technology

May 14, 2013

 Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU) will offer two new degrees this fall, both focused on the environment. On May 14, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia gave SPSU the go-ahead to offer the state's first Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering Technology (EnvET) degree and the only Bachelor of Science in ...

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Industrial-Grade Fluoridation Chemicals Cost Society $Billions in Arsenic-induced Cancers

May 14, 2013

Industrial-grade fluoride chemicals added to US public water supplies contain arsenic that the EPA classifies as a human carcinogen. Switching to low-arsenic pharmaceutical-grade fluoride will save society $1 billion to $14 billion annually, according to research published inEnvironmental Science & Policy, led by former EPA senior ...

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