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- Reading List of the Day: Sustainability (April 2010)
- Reading List: Natural Gas Drilling Edition
- Review of Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates Allegheny Riverfront Park
- Readings for 16 March 2010
- Fatima Cigarette Ad from Dragnet
- Reading of the Day 14 March 2010
- Photo of the Day: Honey Bee Visiting a Red Clover Flower
- Readings of the Day 12 March 2010
- Economic Inequality Matters
- Photo of the Day: Hillary Clinton During the 2008 St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Science Archive
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Water Consumption and Conservation During Sports Games
Posted on March 9, 2010 | No CommentsAn amazingly interesting and insightful graph from EPCOR, Edmonton’s water utility for 300,000 residents, was recently published showing water consumption in Edmonton during the Olympic gold medal hockey game between... -
Plant of the Day: Blue Spruce
Posted on March 5, 2010 | No CommentsThe blue spruce aka Colorado blue spruce (Picea pungens Engelm) is an evergreen tree that can reach well over a hundred feet tall. It’s native to the Rocky Mountains in... -
Eastern Subterranean Termites
Posted on March 4, 2010 | No CommentsThe eastern subterranean termite is the most common termite found in the eastern United States and the most destructive pest to its buildings. If you have termites in the eastern... -
Review of Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900 by Alfred Crosby
Posted on March 4, 2010 | No CommentsProfessor Alfred Crosby’s 1986 book Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900 is an earlier example of environmental history. Crosby asserts that Europeans, with their command and control of... -
Bisphenol A (BPA) Is Dangerous After All
Posted on October 29, 2008 | No CommentsA group of scientists has published a report stating that the FDA was wrong to assert that the common chemical in plastics is harmless. BPA, according to the report, From...
