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Mountain of Petroleum Coke From Oil Sands Rises in Detroit

18 Mayo, 2013 - 06:02
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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/business/energy-environment/mountain-of-petrol...

Photograph of a large truck carrying oil sand. Dave Olecko/Bloomberg NewsOriginally Published by The NY Times - Refining Canada’s petroleum-soaked oil sands produces petroleum coke, which an environmentalist calls “the dirtiest residue from the dirtiest oil on earth.”

WSA signs up with Malaysian firm for technical support on sanitation

17 Mayo, 2013 - 17:17
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Sanitation updates
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http://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/wsa-signs-up-with-malaysian-fi...

Water and Sanitation for Africa (WSA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Malaysian firm Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd for technical know-how and consultancy services in sewerage management in African countries.

Lingering Ice on Minnesota Lakes

17 Mayo, 2013 - 06:02
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=81179&src=eorss-iotd

NASAOriginally Published by NASA Earth Observatory - A cool spring left several lakes in northern Minnesota covered in ice, weeks beyond the norm.

Carbon Dioxide at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory Reaches New Milestone: Tops 400 Parts Per Million

11 Mayo, 2013 - 06:01
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130510180610.htm

Originally Published by ScienceDaily

– On May 9, the daily mean concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Mauna Loa, Hawaii, surpassed 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time since measurements began in 1958.

Cold War hope for bats under attack

8 Mayo, 2013 - 06:02
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22354517#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_sou...

USFWSOriginally Published by The BBC - Cold War bunkers are the latest attempt to save bats from white-nose syndrome, a disease that has killed up to 6.7 million bats in the US and Canada.

Staten Island Residents Want City to Do More to Eliminate Post-Storm Mold in Homes

8 Mayo, 2013 - 06:01
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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/08/nyregion/staten-island-residents-want-city-to-...

Originally Published by The NY Times

– Frustration remains, even though New York City has one of the most aggressive antimold programs in the country.

SHARE – Making connections: Women, sanitation and health

7 Mayo, 2013 - 19:03
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Sanitation updates
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http://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/share-making-connections-women...

Published on May 3, 2013 – “Making connections: Women, sanitation and health” took place on 29th April 2013 at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).

San Diego-Tijuana Region

6 Mayo, 2013 - 06:02
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http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=81053&src=eorss-iotd

NASAOriginally Published by NASA Earth Observatory - Straddling the border between the United States and Mexico, this metropolitan area is home to more than 5 million people.

Startling survival story at historic Jamestown: Physical evidence of survival cannibalism

5 Mayo, 2013 - 06:01
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http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/earth_climate/~3/r7CRl5SblRk/13050...

Originally Published by ScienceDaily

– A forensic analysis of 17th-century human remains proves that survival cannibalism took place in historic Jamestown, Virginia. The findings answer a long-standing question among historians about the occurrence of cannibalism at Jamestown during the deadly winter of 1609-1610 known as the “starving time” — a period during which about 80 percent of the colonists died.

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1 Mayo, 2013 - 19:38
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