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The Sweetness Of Biodegradable PlasticsNew York NY (SPX) Dec 17, 2010 Environmentalists around the world agree - plastic bags are choking our landfills and polluting our seas. Now a Tel Aviv University researcher is developing new laboratory methods using corn starch and sugar to help sustainable plastics - those that biodegrade and are even tougher than those made from petrochemicals - compete in the industry. The answer to the problem, Prof. Moshe Kol of Tel Aviv University's School of Chemistry says, is a new variety of catalysts - substances that initiate or sus ... read more |
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  Arctic Sea Ice Greenhouse Gases And Polar Bear Habitat Sea-ice habitats essential to polar bears would likely respond positively should more curbs be placed on global greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new modeling study published in the journal, ... more | .. |
  A Positive Step In The Face Of Uncertainty Enormous uncertainty. These two words describe the condition of Phoenix's climate and water supply in the 21st century. Reservoirs have dipped to their lowest levels, continuous drought has plagued ... more | .. |
  Report: Humanity 'pushing' plant resources Humanity is pushing the Earth's plant resources harder as population continues to grow and countries develop modern economies, a NASA report says. ... more | .. |
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  Colombia faces rising death toll in floods Colombia faced a mounting toll of dead, injured and homeless in floods that swept through areas with more than 2 million inhabitants. ... more | .. |
 Woman who knows no fear could offer brain clues US scientists have discovered a woman with a rare brain disease that makes her afraid of nothing - not a huge snake lurking near her children, not a knife to her throat, and certainly not a horror movie. ... more | .. |
 Two dead in Germany as more snow threatens Europe Two people were reported dead in a road accident in Germany on Thursday as large parts of the country were buried under snow, causing traffic chaos and closing schools in several areas. ... more |
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 China move on beef 'disappointing': US Senator A leading US senator who has urged Beijing to reopen its markets to US beef said Thursday he was disappointed that high-level trade talks with China had only yielded an agreement to resume negotiations. ... more | .. |
 EU clears aid for flood-ravaged eastern Europe The European Commission approved Thursday 182 million euros in aid to help Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and the Czech Republic rebuild parts of their countries ravaged by floods earlier this year. ... more | .. |
 Bering Sea Was Ice-Free And Full Of Life During Last Warm Period Deep sediment cores retrieved from the Bering Sea floor indicate that the region was ice-free all year and biological productivity was high during the last major warm period in Earth's climate histo ... more | .. |
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  Polar Bears Extinction Can Be Averted Polar bears were added to the threatened species list nearly three years ago when their icy habitat showed steady, precipitous decline because of a warming climate. But it appears the Arctic i ... more | .. |
 New Catalysts Hold Promise For Air Quality Fortified with iron: It's not just for breakfast cereal anymore. University of Illinois researchers have demonstrated a simpler method of adding iron to tiny carbon spheres to create catalytic mater ... more | .. |
 Elevated Zinc Concentrations Caused By Climate Change Rising concentrations of zinc in a waterway on Colorado's Western Slope may be the result of climate change that is affecting the timing of annual snowmelt, says a new study led by the University of ... more | .. |
 Inter-species mating could doom polar bear: experts Climate change is pushing Arctic mammals to mate with cousin species, in a trend that could be pushing the polar bear and other iconic animals towards extinction, biologists said on Wednesday. ... more |
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  Ancient Forest Emerges Mummified From The Arctic The northernmost mummified forest ever found in Canada is revealing how plants struggled to endure a long-ago global cooling. Researchers believe the trees - buried by a landslide and exquisitely pr ... more | .. |
 Arctic icecap safe from runaway melting: study There is no "tipping point" beyond which climate change will inevitably push the Arctic ice cap into terminal melt off, according to a study released Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Geologist's Discoveries Resolve Debate About Oxygen In Earth's Mantle While there continues to be considerable debate among geologists about the availability of oxygen in the Earth's mantle, recent discoveries by a University of Rhode Island scientist are bringing res ... more | .. |
 Keeping Tabs On Arctic Seals A novel project using cameras mounted on unmanned aircraft flying over the Arctic is serving double duty by assessing the characteristics of declining sea ice and using the same aerial photos to pin ... more |
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