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How microbes manage oil spills

How microbes manage oil spills

In a world that has a high dependency on oil and where easily accessible reserves have all but run out, it becomes increasingly necessary to rely on reserves that are...

On by Michael Evans 0 Comments

Shell's North Sea oil spill is ''worst for a decade''

Shell's North Sea oil spill is ''worst for a decade''

Shell's oil spill off the Scottish coast has been branded the worst in a decade as it is revealed a second leak has been discovered. Environmentalists and Conservationists have criticised...

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Fukushima radioactive load nailed-down by sulfur study

Fukushima radioactive load nailed-down by sulfur study

etadshow468 --> Fukushima may have cast a threatening nuclear pall over Japan; but the frantic attempts to cool the plant with seawater may also have allowed scientists to take the...

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Power stations cleared of acid lake effect

Power stations cleared of acid lake effect

Published in the journal BioScience, new research from Sweden suggests that emissions from power plants have played less of a role in the acidification of lakes than previously thought. Power...

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Time to tax plastic carrier bags?

Time to tax plastic carrier bags?

Environmentalists and conservationists are calling for a tax on plastic carrier bags as their use increased by 300 million for the first time in five years. In 2006 the campaign...

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Ocean acidification puts California mussels at risk

Ocean acidification puts California mussels at risk

Ocean acidification could significantly affect the number of California mussels (Mytilus californianus) reaching maturity and consequently, have a detrimental impact on the marine ecosystems of Californian coastal regions. That's the...

On by Kieran Ball 0 Comments