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US state mows with goats to go gently on environment

Seed Daily, Mon June 01, 2009, comments (0)
Officials 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 Program

GreenBiz, Sat May 30, 2009, comments (0)
The 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 gallon

Ode Magazine, Fri May 29, 2009, comments (0)
The 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 Forests

Flathead Beacon, Fri May 29, 2009, comments (0)
The 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 truck

Daily Mail, Wed May 27, 2009, comments (0)
Meet 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 Israel

BBC News, Wed May 27, 2009, comments (0)
Owls and kestrels are being employed as agricultural pest controllers in the Middle East.

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Smart Wind Turbines to Switch Shapes

Discovery News, Wed May 27, 2009, comments (0)
May 26, 2009 -- Today's wind turbines are like race cars with one gear.

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Plastic and fuel that grows on trees

gizmag, Tue May 26, 2009, comments (0)
Biofuels 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 Detroit

Infrastructionist, Tue May 26, 2009, comments (2)
In 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 secrets

BBC, Sun May 24, 2009, comments (0)
When 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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