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How parks employ more people than Wal-Mart
By Ned Sullivan for daily_green_news 2 Comments
Parks jobs generate real money for the economy, but leaders rarely invest in this surprising source of employment during tough economic times. Read full post »
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How hot was 2009? Was it the 2nd warmest year or the 5th warmest year?
By Dan Shapley for daily_green_news 0 Comments
Two U.S. climate science agencies produce different conclusions about global temperature in 2009. Read full post »
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Top seven disappearing glaciers
By Karl Burkart for guest_bloggers 6 Comments
Here for 10,000 years ... gone in 10. See seven glaciers that are melting before our eyes. Read full post »
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Rare “corpse plant” blooms at Milwaukee Public Museum
By Lori Bongiorno for greenpicks 7 Comments
Called the "Godzilla of the plant world," it only opens for 24 hours. An unusual smell gives this flower a strange name. Read full post »
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Starfish: Carbon storage heroes
By Megan Treacy for ecogeek 0 Comments
According to a new study by British researchers, starfish and their fellow echinoderms (sea urchins, sea lilies, etc.) act as a significant sink for CO2. The ocean bottom-dwellers store about 2 percent of annual human CO2 emissions. ... Read full post »
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Why Antarctica isn't melting like the Arctic ... yet
By Megan Treacy for ecogeek 1 Comments
You've probably noticed that you read a lot of stories on Arctic melt, how quickly it's progressing, opening up shipping lanes and hurriedly moving towards ice-free summers. But what you don't read much about is melting of Antarctica's ice sheets. . Read full post »
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Five radical science fixes to global warming
By TDG Community for daily_green_news 4 Comments
Supporters say geo-engineering offers great promise, although opponents call it distracting and unfeasible. Read full post »
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Spying on the environment, C.I.A. style
By Megan Treacy for ecogeek 0 Comments
Environment spy. Now that sounds like an amazing job. Spending your days examining images from spy satellites, holding clandestine meetings with scientists. What's the Arctic up to now? We're watching you, rainforests. What I just described isn't an idea Read full post »
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Are dolphins people?
By Hank Green for ecogeek 1 Comments
The line between species is pretty clear. Dolphins most recent common ancestor with us is a long way down the line. But the question of whether dolphins are, in a rather philosophically scientific way, people is a lot more complicated. Now, of course, the Read full post »
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White Nose Syndrome has killed 93% of bats in NY, MA, and VT
By Dan Shapley for daily_green_news 3 Comments
A mysterious illness has decimated bat populations in the Northeast. What's causing it? Read full post »
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