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Report Highlights Solar Power Potential In NC 5 Comments Last Updated: 7:21 PM 11/18/09 - An environmental group says North Carolina's future with solar energy can be bright. (Full Story)
Sewage Spill: 200,000 Gallons Of Untreated Wastewater 8 Comments Last Updated: 2:28 AM 11/06/09 - An estimated 200,000 gallons of untreated wastewater spilled into a ditch leading to the Ahoskie Creek in the Chowan River Basin in Hertford County Wednesday. (Full Story)
NC To Have Sales Tax Holiday For Energy Efficient Appliances 5 Comments Last Updated: 3:55 PM 11/05/09 - North Carolina residents will get a break on sales taxes when they purchase energy efficient appliances Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. (Full Story)
Do Front Loading Washing Machines Stink? 14 Comments Last Updated: 3:07 AM 11/20/09 - They may clean your clothes, but what about your nose? Find out why front loading washing machine may actually stink, literally, and what you can do about it. (Full Story)
New Study Shows Water Usage Lower Than 1950s 0 Comments A new study shows that water usage per person is lower now than it was in the mid-1950s, thanks to water-saving technologies and a nationwide push to safeguard dwindling supplies. (Full Story)
NC To Share 200 Million Dollar Energy Grant 2 Comments Last Updated: 7:57 PM 10/28/09 - A federal agency has announced a $200 million for a new electric system in the Carolinas and Florida. (Full Story)
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"Extinct" Crocodile Claws Its Way Back to Survival
Conservationists searching for one of the world's most endangered crocodile species say they have found dozens of the reptiles lounging in plain sight at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center in Cambodia.
Melting sea ice dilutes water, endangers sea life
Melting of the Arctic sea ice due to global warming is diluting surface waters and this is endangering some species of shellfish which need minerals in the water to form their shells and skeletons, scientists have found. In a paper published in Science, they warned that this has serious implications for ecosystems in the Arctic.
Smart Grid Riding On the Information Superhighway
If Internet companies and some utilities have their way, the smart grid will rely on the existing infrastructure of the information superhighway in order to function. They argue that by relying on existing standards like Internet Protocol (IP), the smart grid will grow faster and more organically than if utilities adopt an assortment of proprietary methods.
Armed With Many Weapons, We Are Killing Our Oceans
It's not just ruthless whaling and foolhardy fishing practices that are plaguing the world's oceans. Underwater, things are bad all over — from the acidifying Atlantic to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. A perfect storm of climate change, pollution, and rapacious global fishing practices has the potential to gravely imperil Earth's oceans and their intricate, highly sensitive ecosystems.
Introducing America's First Green Pro Sports Team
The NightHawks--who claim to be the nation's longest-running minor-league basketball franchise--have gone green, changing their name, attracting green-friendly sponsors like Honest Tea and Sweet Green and CarbonFund.org, and holding an introductory event at which the promise of a bamboo court, hemp nets and uniforms made from either recycled plastic or recycled bamboo were floated.
ISLAM’S GREEN INITIATIVE
The UK-based the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC), in working with the U.N., recently hosted 200 representatives from nine major world religions spanning over 60 different religious organizations. Baha’i, Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jews, Muslims, Shintoists, Taoists and Sikhs all gathered at London’s Windsor Castle with a united environmental agenda. In an era of increasing religious divide, a once little thought of topic known as “the environment” was able to bring together ancient faith groups to discuss a modern solution. And with Islam at the forefront of today’s news, Muslim leaders proved Islam’s ability to adapt and meet new needs.
Ladybugs Taken Hostage by Wasps!
A University of Montreal entomologist is investigating a type of wasp (Dinocampus coccinellae) present in Quebec that forces ladybugs (Coccinella maculata) to carry their larvae. These wasps lay their eggs on the ladybug's body, a common practice in the insect world, yet they don't kill their host.