NASA researchers have released a Google Earth version of a map showing the height of the world’s forests.
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Apr 14
Green Blog: Breaking Down Traditional Chinese Medicine
A new method of genetic analysis allows researchers to identify the component parts of traditional Chinese medicine, revealing endangered species, toxic plants and widespread mislabeling.
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Green Blog: Dr. Chu on Profits, Horse Manure and Other Forces of Technological Change
Steven Chu, the secretary of energy, discussed the prospects for renewable energy and the forces that can drive technological change at a New York Times energy conference on Wednesday.
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Green Blog: Dr. Chu on Profits, Horse Manure and Other Forces of Technological Change
Steven Chu, the secretary of energy, discussed the prospects for renewable energy and the forces that can drive technological change at a New York Times energy conference on Wednesday.
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Green Blog: Marketing Plan: Solve a Problem, Then Spread the Word
Environmentally conscious marketers have only recently started hitting the sweet spot in positioning energy-efficient televisions, appliances and other products for the home.
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Green Blog: Marketing Plan: Solve a Problem, Then Spread the Word
Environmentally conscious marketers have only recently started hitting the sweet spot in positioning energy-efficient televisions, appliances and other products for the home.
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How a crippled rhino may save a species
On December 18th, 2011, a female Sumatran rhino took a sudden plunge. Falling into a manmade pit trap, the rhino may have feared momentarily that her end had come, but vegetation cushioned her fall and the men that found her were keen on saving her, no…
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How a crippled rhino may save a species
On December 18th, 2011, a female Sumatran rhino took a sudden plunge. Falling into a manmade pit trap, the rhino may have feared momentarily that her end had come, but vegetation cushioned her fall and the men that found her were keen on saving her, no…
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Mar 23
Google brings Street View, Maps to the Amazon (photos)
Google has posted images of a stretch of rainforest and communities along the Amazon river on its Street View product available via Google Maps. The addition makes it possible to virtually explore communities and ecosystems in Earth’s largest tropical …
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