Positive news from Colorado
Underwater Escape: A Sea Lily’s Surprising ScootBoulder, CO - Sea lilies look like terrestrial flowers, but they are really animals. Yet until now scientists had no idea how agile they were. |
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Contractor Declares Rocky Flats Nuclear Cleanup CompleteDenver, CO - The contractor hired to clean up the former Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant declared the $7 billion, 10-year project completed Thursday, a major milestone in the conversion of the site to a wildlife refuge. |
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Biologists Encouraged by Ferrets’ ProgressGrand Junction, CO - Wildlife biologists believe that black-footed ferrets released into the wilds of Colorado are thriving and breeding as the state tries to build a self-sustaining population of the mammal considered to be the rarest in North America. |
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Add Water, Life StirsBoulder, CO - Microbes freeze-dried in Antarctica for two decades sprang to life when scientists added water, revealing yet another extreme ecosystem that shows life's incredible resiliency. |
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Farmers will protect endangered speciesColorado - Most farmers don't have anything against protecting endangered wildlife. |
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Who Has Been Placing Flowers On Child’s Grave For 40 Years?Platteville, CO - On a quiet hill east of here, a soft rain falls on the grass, and a cool spring breeze rustles the leaves of trees. |
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Does a New Pill Contain the Fountain of Youth?Denver, CO - Dr. Joe McCord's latest research may unravel the mystery of aging. |
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Last Shipment Of Potent Radioactive Waste Leaves Rocky FlatsDenver, CO - Tuesday was a day 10 years in the making at Rocky Flats. |
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New Allergy Treatments on the HorizonDenver, CO - As the days grow longer and warmer, people start spending more time outdoors. But it's a mixed blessing for the 40 million Americans with seasonal allergies. Researchers are stepping up efforts to develop simpler, safer and more effective treatments. |
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Good news in America
- Obama triples area of protected California coastline
- Obama ‘backs assault weapons ban’
- Victories for Marriage Equality and First Openly Gay U.S. Senator
- Lucas Giving Disney’s Billions To Fund Education
- New Water Treatment Process Could Help Bring Dead Zones Back to Life
- SpaceX launches station cargo
- Tesla Unveils Solar Powered Charging Stations
- Obama Hikes Fuel Efficiency to 54.5 MPG by 2025
- Bill Nye the Science Guy asks parents not to raise creationist kids
- Community-Owned Solar Power on the Rise in the U.S.
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