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Column: Disappearing bees deserve attention
A strange phenomenon is sweeping the U.S. and other parts of the world: disappearing honeybees. This inexplicable trend may have long-lasting repercussions and deserves more public attention. It’s being called “colony collapse disorder,” but the exact cause is unknown.
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U.S. energy secretary calls U. Maine work ‘impressive’
U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu visited U. Maine’s Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center to learn about the facility’s work developing technology for floating wind turbines off the Maine coast. Chu accepted the invitation from Republican Sen.
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Column: Transition to renewable energy sources will be slow, complicated
The last 100 years have seen unprecedented growth in technology and science. We’ve been given Einstein’s General Theory, put man on the moon, split atoms, seen the rise of commercial aviation and we now live our lives seamlessly integrated with all sorts of computers and software code.
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Column: Blame Obama
There are two things that the Obama administration has been very good at: blindly throwing money at problems and handcuffing big business. The first time Barack Obama actually needs to do this, he has failed miserably.
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FSU professor leads environmental mission
Media outlets around the nation are working to provide up-to-the-minute information regarding the spill in the Gulf of Mexico, as the oil well from the sunken BP Deepwater Horizon rig spews thousands of gallons of crude into the sea.
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Researchers verify oil plumes
One week after the dismissal of their initial “oil plume” findings by BP CEO Tony Hayward, U. South Florida researchers confirmed the presence of invisible hydrocarbons throughout the depths of the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday.
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Column: Don’t blame BP
I’ve been following the BP oil spill situation with some interest, and I think that America has gotten it all wrong. The anti-corporation, anti-business sentiment is nothing new. Neither is the anti-big oil sentiment.
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U. Florida has most green buildings
UF has more eco-friendly buildings than any other American university. A recently published paper about buildings in colleges recognized UF as having the most certifications by Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. // The LEED certification system is operated by the U.S.
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Scientists: Vegetation zones are shifting
New research by scientists at U. California-Berkeley and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service indicates that climate change is moving global vegetation and biomass, possibly leaving people and wildlife vulnerable.
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