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It is very important that tidal industry gets commercial demonstration projects, and from Tocardo’s point of view it is better to start with smaller projects ...
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Canadian prairie lakes prone to infections of blue-green algae could potentially benefit from a new treatment highlighted in a University of Alberta study ...
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The prospect of introducing direct potable reuse in California is gaining momentum, fueled by the relentlessness of the state’s record drought. “The idea of ...
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A moderate, magnitude-4.4 earthquake has shaken northern Oklahoma. It was one of the stronger temblors the earthquake-prone state has had this year. There ...
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Heat waves that typically strike once every 20 years could become yearly events across 60 percent of Earth's land surface by 2075, if greenhouse gas emissions ...
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Recently, The Guardian reported on a significant new study published in Nature Climate Change, finding that even if we meet our carbon reduction targets and ...
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It was once a land where ground water was so contaminated by arsenic that many who drank it turned dark with its poison. Today, the same villagers are making ...
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Groundwater contamination is a growing concern that should be on everyone’s radar, according to MPCA scientists. Three out of four Minnesotans get their ...
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The Flint water crisis did not begin on April 25th, 2014, when the city switched its water supply from Detroit’s system, tapping Lake Huron to its own on the ...
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The general public has a long history of fearing what it does not understand. The unknown threatens our perception of the world, it threatens our security, ...
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Lessons learned during Australia’s worst drought on record are helping California through its own water crisis. A new report released today shows that ...
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