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Global Briefs

Cool Pavement Program

October 27th, 2022 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency data shows the difference in nighttime temperatures in heat island areas can be as much as [&hellip

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One-Sixth of U.S. Tree Species Could Go Extinct

October 27th, 2022 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Facing threats from invasive pests, climate change and habitat loss, up to 135 tree species—about one-sixth of those found in the continental [&hellip

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Urban Crops Can Have Higher Yields Than Conventional Farming

October 27th, 2022 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

A new study led by Lancaster University researchers shows that urban gardens and hydroponics can thrive and may exceed the yields of rural farms. [&hellip

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Concrete Made with Rubber Refuse

October 27th, 2022 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Concrete consists of water, cement and an aggregate such as sand or gravel. The aggregate has to be mined from [&hellip

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Plastic Recycling Hoax Revealed

October 27th, 2022 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

According to a new report from the nonprofit Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), 20 states have passed bills to exempt chemical [&hellip

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Google Downplays Flight Emissions

October 27th, 2022 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

The world’s biggest search engine has taken a key driver of global warming out of the carbon calculator embedded in [&hellip

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International Plan to Rewild Large Mammals

September 27th, 2022 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

Research underscores the importance of large mammals as ecosystem engineers, shaping natural processes and sequestering carbon. Now scientists are planning [&hellip

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Monarch Butterfly Now Officially Endangered

September 27th, 2022 | by Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species numbers 147,517 species, including 41,459 that are threatened with [&hellip