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Federal Agency Sues LED Bulb Maker

1 hour 43 min ago
The Federal Trade Commission says that in many instances, Lights of America's LED bulbs produce significantly less light and have far less longevity than the company says in its marketing.

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Panel Urges Tougher Offshore Regulation

1 hour 46 min ago
A review board suggests hiring dozens of new oil and gas drilling inspectors, giving additional training to those already on the job and investing regulators with more authority to cite violations and impose fines.

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On the Migratory Trail, Leaders and Followers

5 hours 1 min ago
In any herd, some animals have an acute ability to take in environmental cues like temperature and geomagnetic fields and lead the way. But there also is an advantage to being less sensitive to such cues and more attuned to other members of the herd, a study suggests.

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To Go Where Compact Fluorescents Cannot

5 hours 17 min ago
The area in which LED's will best replace compact fluorescent bulbs, an executive suggests, is in directional lighting.

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Obama's Climate Image Blurs as He Nears Last Half of Presidential Term

5 hours 26 min ago
Barack Obama was considered a climate change savior 20 months ago, rushing into the White House with promises to price carbon...

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Extreme Weather in a Warming World

6 hours 42 min ago
Debates over the human element in recent weather calamities are a distraction from climate realities.

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A Regenerative Feat for Solar Cells

9 hours 12 min ago
A discovery could help extend the life of experimental high-efficiency solar cells, which often suffer from short lifespans when tested outside the laboratory.

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His Corporate Strategy: The Scientific Method

September 7, 2010 - 6:02pm
J. Craig Venter wants to create creatures — bacteria, algae or even plants — to carry out industrial tasks and displace fossil fuels.

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Street Cred vs. Green Cred

September 7, 2010 - 3:55pm
Arizona's Green Party is not amused by a Republican operative's effort to recruit people from the streets to run as Green candidates on the November ballot.

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Is BPA Safe? Europe Also Seeks Answers

September 7, 2010 - 3:55pm
Like federal and state entities in the United States, the European Food Safety Authority is now re-evaluating BPA, in this case by analyzing the data from more than 800 studies.

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U.N. Raises Concerns as Global Food Prices Jump

September 7, 2010 - 2:50pm
Recent food riots in poor countries prompted United Nations officials to call for a careful watch on prices.

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Advocacy Groups Find Little to Like in Interior's New Scientific Policy

September 7, 2010 - 12:33pm
The Interior Department released its new scientific integrity policy last week, but scientists and advocacy groups are miffed...

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Wad of DOE Cash Doesn't Make FutureGen 2.0 a Sure Bet

September 7, 2010 - 12:33pm
The Energy Department surprised everyone last month by pledging $1.1 billion for "Futuregen 2.0," what the Obama administrati...

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Once-Lowly Charcoal Emerges as 'Major Tool' for Curbing Carbon

September 7, 2010 - 12:33pm
Charcoal is taking root on the farm. Simmered out of eucalyptus, charcoal is being hoed into the degraded soils of former for...

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When It Comes to Car Batteries, Moore's Law Does Not Compute

September 7, 2010 - 11:24am
A team at the Almaden Research Center of I.B.M. in California is trying to develop a new battery technology called lithium air that could allow a car to go 500 miles on a single charge. But a top researcher says that it will take many years, if it ever happens at all, to make the technology useful.

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Horse Advocates Pull for Underdog in Roundups

September 7, 2010 - 11:07am
The intent is to reduce the wild horse population, but animal advocates say the roundups are cruel and unnecessary.

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Food Crisis Worsens in Central Africa

September 7, 2010 - 9:35am
Floods that destroyed crops and livestock only worsened a crisis that was already under way as a result of successive years of drought and failed harvests in the region.

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In Earthquakes, Poverty, Population and Motion Matter

September 7, 2010 - 9:05am
Why the New Zealand earthquake, a tad stronger than the Haitian disaster, had a relatively minor impact.

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Green Grades for Cars Rankle Auto Industry

September 7, 2010 - 8:43am
When federal agencies proposed new ways of labeling fuel economy last week, they set the stage for a debate: As Americans sho...

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Chinese Offshore Development Blows Past U.S.

September 7, 2010 - 8:33am
As proposed American offshore wind-farm projects creep forward -- slowed by state legislative debates, due diligence and envi...

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