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US state mows with goats to go gently on environmentOfficials in the eastern US state of Maryland have come up with an innovative, cost-saving way to protect the environment: they use goats to mow the grass. |
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Sony Pictures Entertainment Joins Culver City for Compost Pilot ProgramThe Puente Hills landfill in Los Angeles County is expected to reach capacity and close in 2013, which will force the county to send its waste outside the region by rail. |
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A hybrid gas, solar and pedal powered car: The Antro Solo gets 150 miles to the gallonThe Antro Solo, a hybrid solar- and gas-powered car, looks like a soap dish on wheels ... And that’s fitting, because it could very well help clean up the environment dramatically. |
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Obama Orders One-Year Moratorium on Road-Building in ForestsThe Obama administration is ordering a one-year moratorium on most road-building and other development on about 50 million acres of remote national forests. |
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The fastest tortoise on THREE legs: How injured Tonka races around on her toy truckMeet the tortoise on wheels who could give any hare a run for its money, despite having her leg bitten off by a dog. |
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Owls replace pesticides in IsraelOwls and kestrels are being employed as agricultural pest controllers in the Middle East. |
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Smart Wind Turbines to Switch ShapesMay 26, 2009 -- Today's wind turbines are like race cars with one gear. |
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Plastic and fuel that grows on treesBiofuels continue to steal the spotlight when it comes to the search for a renewable, environmentally friendly replacement for crude oil. |
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Bicycles-Only ‘Freeway’ Opens In DetroitIn Motor City, land of disused structures, an overgrown old rail line has been excavated and turned into a spanking new bike thoroughfare. |
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Man-made star to unlock cosmic secretsWhen the world's most powerful laser facility flicks the switch on its first full-scale experiments later this month, a tiny star will be born on Earth. |
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