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Film examines history of Kalamazoo River pollution
A new film blends song and comedy to examine more than a century of pollution in the Kalamazoo River. The movie titled "Kalamazoo, River: US" made its premiere last month. Other screenings are planned and DVDs are being sold. The movie is a mix of...Tags: Documentary (genre), Environmental Pollution, Transportation, Comedy (genre), Environmental Politics
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Voracious Asian carp poised to upset Great Lakes
Tribune reporterConservationists and government biologists, stunned by new indications of the advance of Asian carp toward Lake Michigan, are trading ideas for poisoning Chicago-area rivers, conducting emergency electrofishing or chemically neutering the wily fish. On...Tags: Lockport, Conservation, Emergency Incidents, Bodies of Water, Lakes and Ponds
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Recycling savvy beyond the bottles and cans
McClatchy/Tribune NewsYou're committed to curbside recycling. Now how do you tackle the tough stuff? Check out these solutions for these hard-to-recycle items from the October issue of Better Homes and Gardens magazine. --Appliances. Most can be tricky to dispose of....Tags: Best Buy Company Inc., Nike Incorporated, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Charity, Shoes
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DEQ: $43M to upgrade wastewater infrastructure
ABC26 NewsThe Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality has $43 million in stimulus funds to give to 55 cities and towns around Louisiana to help them upgrade their wastewater infrastructure. DEQ says the money was given to the state by the Environmental...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Politics, Energy Saving
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EPA: Uranium in Nev. wells; whistleblower, preacher's wife helped crack toxic mining mystery
Associated Press WriterYERINGTON, Nev. (AP) — Peggy Pauly lives in a robin-egg blue, two-story house not far from acres of onion fields that make the northern Nevada air smell sweet at harvest time. But she can look through the window from her kitchen table, just past...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Water, Regional Authority, BP Plc, The Associated Press
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Asian carp may have breached electronic barrier
AP Environmental WriterAsian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent the giant invaders from upsetting the ecosystem in the Great Lakes and jeopardizing a $7 billion sport fishery, officials said Friday. Scientists recently collected 32 DNA samples of...Tags: Electronics, Electronic Devices, Conservation, Defense, Lakes and Ponds
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Monsanto installs water management system at leaking Idaho mine dump cited by EPA
Associated Press WriterBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Monsanto Co. is installing a water management system at an Idaho phosphate mine the company depends on to make its Roundup weedkiller to stop the leakage of selenium and heavy metals into a tributary of the Blackfoot River....Tags: Environmental Pollution, Bodies of Water, Regional Authority, Rivers, Water Pollution
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Officials say Asian carp may have breached electronic barrier, increasing risk to Great Lakes
AP Environmental WriterTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Asian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent the giant invaders from upsetting the ecosystem in the Great Lakes and jeopardizing a $7 billion sport fishery, officials said Friday. Scientists...Tags: Electronics, Electronic Devices, Conservation, Defense, Lakes and Ponds
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Big chill: Man accused of illegal refrigerant sale
Associated Press WriterFederal agents went undercover to catch a man who's accused of using Craigslist to commit a crime that threatens the ozone layer. Doug Mertz of suburban Detroit said he was arrested Thursday after selling 10 cans of R-22 refrigerant for $2,400 to an...Tags: Craigslist, Inc., Environmental Politics, Regional Authority, Pittsburgh Steelers, Chicago Bears
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EPA: Fuel efficiency for new cars and trucks up slightly in 2008 model year
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The fleet of new cars and trucks sold to U.S. consumers averaged 21 miles per gallon in the 2008 model year, a modest increase over the previous year, the Environmental Protection Agency reported Friday. New vehicle fuel...Tags: Kia Motors Corp., Ford, Volkswagen AG, Trucks, Vehicles
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Honda Insight versus Toyota Prius: There's No Comparison
MotorTrend MagazineI??????m now nearing the end of a week??????s worth of commuting, errands-running, and generally living with Honda??????s new 2010 Insight hybrid (our Clear Sky Blue metallic long-term test car). And frankly I??????m shocked??????and not by the car??????s... -
EPA: U.S. Fleet of 2009 Cars, Trucks Only Slightly More Efficient Than 2008 Models
Edmunds.comThe fleet of new cars and trucks sold to U.S. consumers averaged 21 miles per gallon in the 2008 model year, a modest increase over the previous year, with Honda and Hyundai having the most fuel-efficient fleets in America, the U.S. Environmental...
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