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Column: As world oil consumption reaches peak decisions must be made
Our world is at a turning point, and how we choose to act in the next few years will determine the fate of many generations to come. I'm referring to the looming global oil crisis, and its inevitable effects.
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Wildfires a fact of life in Russia
The largest country in the world by area, the Russian Federation, has frigid winters and moderate summers, in which temperatures rarely top 70 degrees. This July, record temperatures exceeded 105 degrees, hitting the nation with a high price.
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Rising temperatures turn tide for coral reefs
This year’s unusually warm summer was the cause of many health issues for humans worldwide — poor air quality, heat stroke and fire danger were only a few examples. But humans and other land dwellers aren’t the only species that suffer from hot weather.
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Plastic from Great Pacific Garbage Patch may cycle to Hawai‘i
Before you litter another plastic bottle, think about the ocean and the ‘aina. Plastic collects in the ocean, in at least five significant areas, and may eventually end up on the shores of Hawai‘i from trash that accumulates in the Pacific Gyre.
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New high-speed camera focuses on oil spill
Though the Deepwater Horizon oil leak happened 1,500 miles away and 5,000 feet under water, a team of U. Minnesota engineering students is contributing to the cleanup.
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Column: Liberating environmentalism
I grew up under a hole in the ozone layer. Australians have an extraordinarily heightened sense of danger - being geographically situated away from global security issues but close to poisonous animals probably accounts for this national characteristic.
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Column: You might not be as vegan as you think
Making the switch to being a vegan – someone who does not consume or use any products that contain animal products – is undoubtedly a huge lifestyle change, and an admirable one at that.
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‘Father of Prius’ talks ‘green’ vehicles, different fuel sources
Takeshi Uchiyamada, executive vice president of the Toyota Motor Corporation, began his speech at U. Michigan yesterday by putting on a University baseball cap, raising his fist in the air and exclaiming, “Go Blue!
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Van Jones talks environment, news ‘smear campaign’
Environmental and civil rights advocate Van Jones addressed the importance of making new “green jobs” to save both the environment and the economy at a Kennedy Political Union event last Wednesday night at American U. “Put America to work to pull America back together,” Jones said.
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