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Space-age mapping of the world’s forestsUsing satellites and lasers, scientists have produced a unique map that details the heights of the world's forests. For the first time, using a uniform method, the map spans the entire globe.
"We're interested in forests globally because as the forests change, or are cleared, a large amount of the carbon goes to the atmosphere and that is one of the greenhouse gases that impacts the climate,"
- Sassan Saatchi of Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. |
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Space-age mapping of the world’s forestsUsing satellites and lasers, scientists have produced a unique map that details the heights of the world's forests. For the first time, using a uniform method, the map spans the entire globe. |
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Scientists create body ‘bug atlas’US scientists have created a "bug atlas" of the human body highlighting microbe hotspots. |
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Sierra Club names Fowler one of nation’s coolest citiesTuesday, at 11:00 a.m., a news conference, with Sierra Club in Fowler's Gerard Park, will celebrate Mayor Ray Ward's commitment to reduce the town's global warming pollution by putting into place local energy solutions which save taxpayer dollars and reduce energy use. |
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88-Year-Old Walks 10,000 Miles For Late HusbandAn 88-year-old woman from Colorado Springs has spent the past twelve years walking. |
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Vail backs Hayman fire reforestation with $750KVail Resorts Inc. is wagering $750,000 that investing in the rehabilitation of forests and watersheds — none of which is contiguous to its ski areas — will increase its business nonetheless. |
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“Solar Ready Homes” Bill Passes HouseA bill that encourages construction of new homes that make cost-effective use of solar energy passed through the House unanimously on an initial voice vote this afternoon. |
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Mystery donors give $45 million to collegesA mystery is unfolding in the world of college fundraising: During the past few weeks, at least eight universities have received gifts totaling nearly $45 million, and the schools had to promise not to try to find out the giver's identity. |
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Appreciation finds no language barriers during Continuing PromiseEighty-five-year-old Simone Alexis arrived at a medical clinic set up by the crew of USNS Comfort wearing her Sunday best, in anticipation of getting new eyeglasses. |
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Breastfeeding ‘protects mother’Women who breastfeed their babies may be lowering their own risk of a heart attack, heart disease or stroke, research suggests. |
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MIT Professor: Power Your House With 5 Liters of Water Per DayAspen, Colorado, USA - At the Aspen Environment Forum today, MIT professor Dan Nocera gave a revolutionary picture of the new energy economy with an assertion that our homes will be our power plants and our fuel stations, powered by sunlight and water. |
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