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Waterways Contribute To Growth Of Potent Greenhouse GasEast Lansing MI (SPX) Dec 22, 2010 Nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, has increased by more than 20 percent over the last century, and nitrogen in waterways is fueling part of that growth, according to a Michigan State University study. Based on this new study, the role of rivers and streams as a source of nitrous oxide to the atmosphere now appears to be twice as high as estimated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, according to Stephen Hamilton, a professor at MSU's Kellogg Biological Station. The study appears ... read more |
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 US water has large amounts of likely carcinogen: study A US environmental group has found that drinking water in 35 American cities contains hexavalent chromium, a probable carcinogen, The Washington Post reported Sunday. ... more | .. |
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McDonald's to speed up China expansion American fast food giant McDonald's Corp. is planning its biggest expansion yet in China by opening up to 200 new restaurants across the country next year. ... more | .. |
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 Hot With Decades Of Drought: Expectations For The Southwest An unprecedented combination of heat plus decades of drought could be in store for the Southwest sometime this century, suggests new research from a University of Arizona-led team. To come to ... more | .. |
 Cadillac Desert Withstands The Test Of Time And Technology In 1986, Marc Reisner published "Cadillac Desert: The American West and its disappearing water," a foundational work about the long-term environmental costs of U.S. western state's water projects an ... more |
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