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Storm watch along east coast of US

guardian.co.uk     21 mins ago   200 related          

Tropical storm Hanna and hurricane Ike prompt alerts and warnings to evacuate some areas Tropical storm warnings were extended along the US Atlantic coast today with states from Georgia to New Jersey braced for severe...                    

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Emissions Standards Tightened

washingtonpost.com     10 hrs ago   15 related          

The Environmental Protection Agency yesterday tightened emissions standards for new gasoline-powered lawn mowers, weed trimmers and boat engines, reducing the amount of smog-causing pollution these motors will be allowed...                    

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More research on bisphenol-A

educatedguesswork.org     5 hrs ago   16 related          

In another entry in the bisphenol-A sweepstakes, Leranth et al. report cognitive impacts in a primate model (abstract only, full text behind paywall) [aside: it's super-annoying how much biomed research gets walled off...                    

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Power plant to get upgrade

floridatoday.com     8 hrs ago   3 related          

State regulators approve FPL plan designed to reduce air pollution BY SCOTT BLAKE • FLORIDA TODAY • September 5, 2008 State regulators on Thursday approved Florida Power & Light Co.'s plan to modernize its Cape Canaveral...                    

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McCain Haters For McCain

americanthinker.com     6 hrs ago   4,444 related          

By Randall Hoven I think I'm fairly representative of those conservatives who just could not stand to vote for John McCain. My published criticisms of McCain can be read that a President Obama might not be so bad . But by...                    

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MySpace links users to US hurricane emergency alerts (AFP)

yahoo.com     8 hrs ago   2 related          

AFP - In what is heralded as the seeds of an Internet-age emergency broadcast system, MySpace has teamed with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to spread news on hurricanes through users of the online social...                    

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Science Friday: Higher-Res Eye in the Sky

dialogic.blogspot.com     9 hrs ago          

Higher-Res Eye In The Sky Science Friday (NPR)Host: Ira FlatowIf all goes according to plan, this week a rocket will launch carrying a commercial imaging satellite capable of making out details on Earth just 16 inches...                    

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Ethanol: energy's golden child dodges more darts (AP)

yahoo.com     16 hrs ago   4 related          

By DIRK LAMMERS, AP Business Writer 21 minutes ago SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - This week, the Republican Party in its national platform called for an end to ethanol mandates in just the latest shot at a fuel alternative that, in...                    

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Asian soot, smog may boost global warming in US

nwsource.com     14 hrs ago   20 related          

WASHINGTON -- Smog, soot and other particles like the kind often seen hanging over Beijing add to global warming and may raise summer temperatures in the American heartland by three degrees in about 50 years, says a new...                    

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EPA issues new gas-powered engine standard

upi.com     17 hrs ago   1 related          

Published: Sept. 4, 2008 at 2:58 PM WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued new standards for small gas-powered engines to reduce pollutants from machines including lawn mowers....                    

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