Major Electric Utility Buys 2011 U.S. Solar Decathlon Home
WaterShed, the international-prize-winning solar house built by University of Maryland students, faculty and professional partners, has found a buyer and a permanent site: Electric service provider Pepco is purchasing the high-tech building, and plans to locate it at one of its facilities in Montgomery County, Md.
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Examining the Strength of Spider Silk
A study combines experimental observations of spider webs with complex computer simulations has shown that web durability depends not only on silk strength, but on how the overall web design compensates for damage and the response of individual strands to continuously varying stresses.
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Much Irrigation Water Comes From Non-sustainable Sources
Some of the water used worldwide for irrigation comes from renewable sources such as local precipitation, rivers, lakes and renewable groundwater. But some comes from non-renewable groundwater sources.
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EPA To Provide Nearly $10 Million to Clean Up Beaches Across the Nation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that it will provide $9.8 million in grants to 38 states, territories and tribes to help protect the health of swimmers at America’s beaches.
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Can Bacteria Lower Groundwater Concentration Levels?
At several U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) sites, uranium mining, milling, and processing have led to groundwater contamination that persists above drinking water standards—in spite of natural flushing and the removal of contaminated sediments.
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Can a Cactus Clean Up Soils and Waterways?
A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist has discovered what may be an effective tool for cleaning up soils and waterways in parts of California's San Joaquin Valley: a drought-tolerant cactus.
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Asthma Rate and Costs from Traffic Pollution Higher
A research team led by University of Massachusetts Amherst resource economist Sylvia Brandt, have revised the cost burden sharply upward for childhood asthma and for the first time include the number of cases attributable to air pollution, in a study released in the online version of the European Respiratory Journal.
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Stanford Geophysicist Says More Environmental Rules Needed for Shale Gas
In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama praised the potential of the country's tremendous supply of natural gas buried in shale. He echoed the recommendations for safe extraction made by an advisory panel that included Stanford University geophysicist Mark Zoback. The panel made 20 recommendations for regulatory reform, some of which go well beyond what the president mentioned in his address. Feb 07, 2012
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Fracking: Financial Fuel for America's Future
In an effort to discern fracking fact from fracking sensationalism, oil and natural gas leaders must band together for the future of energy and apply environmentally friendly chemicals to the hydraulic fracturing process. read more
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Lowering Utility Bills for a Multi-family Development
For the housing development, keeping the cost of utilities in the 500-square-foot efficiency units to a minimum was very important, especially since the Sacramento, Calif., region usually gets over 100 degree days in the summer and freezing nights in the winter. read more
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Pennsylvania Town Continues Fracking Fight for Clean Water
The fracking debate rages on. Whether or not you support hydraulic fracturing or are strongly opposed, the residents of Dimock, Penn., don’t care – the proof is in the water. Dimock’s 1,400 residents question the safety of its well water, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been dragging its feet deciding whether or not to truck fresh water to residents and determining whether or not the town’s drinking water contains toxic level chemicals. read more
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