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Rising Sea Levels Would Hit U.S. East Coast Hardest

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/11/2009

Miami would become an island city – and Miami Beach an underwater reef – if climate change projections of a one-meter rise in sea levels by century’s end hold true.Clean Air-Cool Planet presented new climate change models to Senate staffers Nov. 19. The projections are predicate ...

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Solar nanowires to make solar power cheaper than before

Posted by DeshRaj on 09/11/2009

Scientists have been trying to increase the solar conversion efficiency of solar panels for a long time. However, there is another technique to make them do so. That is to remove those conventional solar panels altogether! No, it is not just a...

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Sudan: Reform National Security Law

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 06/11/2009

(New York) - A report released on November 5, 2009 by the United Nations Panel of Experts on Sudan reveals continuing human rights violations in Darfur and underscores the urgent need to reform Sudan's repressive national security law, Human Rights Watch said today. read more

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System Upgrades Power Up Energy Savings for Hotels

Posted by Environmental Leader on 04/11/2009

For hotels, going green translates into energy-saving projects with some very tangible results. These include the Hilton New York’s energy fuel cell installation that is nearly three times as efficient as the electric grid, system upgrades at Denver’s historic Oxford Hotel that nearly ...

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Partisan Bickering Puts Climate Bill in Jeopardy

Posted by Environmental Leader on 03/11/2009

A key U.S. Senate panel, controlled by Democrats, will begin debating a climate change bill this week despite a planned boycott by minority Republicans who demand more study of the issue, including economic costs on utilities, factories and oil refineries, reports Reuters.Senator Barbara Boxer, t ...

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