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Fracking still controversial in Europe. 14 Nov 2012 | 11:56 pm
Just outside Blackpool, a town on the Irish Sea, a drilling rig sits in a muddy farm field. The big white and yellow machine represents the latest attempt to bring Northwest England the sort of shale ...
Canada's oilsands contaminants travel further than expected. 14 Nov 2012 | 11:56 pm
Federal scientists in Canada have uncovered evidence that contaminants wafting out of Alberta's oilsands operations are collecting on the bottom of remote lakes up to 100 kilometres away.
Exposure to pollution may reduce fertility. 14 Nov 2012 | 11:56 pm
Although industrial chemicals called PCBs have been banned for more than three decades, a new study suggests that the pollutants could be making it harder for some people to have a baby today.
Arsenic Contamination from Gold Mining found in India Villages 14 Nov 2012 | 11:56 pm
Scientists have found high levels of arsenic in the soil and groundwater near a gold mine in the south Indian state of Karnataka, highlighting health hazards associated with mining the precious metal....
Growth of Renewables will continue with continued subsidies 14 Nov 2012 | 11:56 pm
The International Energy Agency predicts renewables will become the world's second-largest source of power generation by 2015 and close in on coal as the primary source by 2035. But according to the 2...
NASA data confirms pollution has nearly halved from US coal power plants 31 May 2012 | 12:35 am
A team of scientists have used the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on NASA's Aura satellite to confirm major reductions in the levels of a key air pollutant generated by coal power plants in the eas...
Deforestation and forest degradation down in the Brazilian Amazon since August 31 May 2012 | 12:35 am
Deforestation and forest degradation are down moderately from August through October 2011 relative to the same period a year ago, reports a satellite-based assessment released today by Imazon, a Brazi...
Dozens of cancer victims settle tainted groundwater suit in Florida. 31 May 2012 | 12:35 am
More than three dozen former factory workers have settled their multimillion-dollar five-year legal battle against Siemens Corp. and General Dynamics Corp. over trichloroethene and other toxic chemica...
Whales win, walruses lose in warmer Arctic 31 May 2012 | 12:35 am
The Arctic zone has moved into a warmer, greener "new normal" phase, which means less habitat for polar bears and more access for development, an international scientific team reported on Thursday. Ar...
Dozens of cancer victims settle tainted groundwater suit in Florida. 31 May 2012 | 12:35 am
More than three dozen former factory workers have settled their multimillion-dollar five-year legal battle against Siemens Corp. and General Dynamics Corp. over trichloroethene and other toxic chemica...
