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Down To Earth archive for Jan. 1, 2011

THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2011

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2011




TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2011



How climate change impacts tornadoes

“There is an obvious increase in tornado frequency between 1950-1999. This could be due to increased detection. Also this could be due to changing climatic conditions.” Joe Romm at Climate Progress makes the connection between extreme weather and climate change. That is what happens when…

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MONDAY, MAY 2, 2011


SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2011

SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2011

FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2011


30 tourists get too close to Old Faithful 

Don't get too close is what the warning signs tell you - you'll get cooked. The water is 240 degrees of pressurized heat, after all. But that didn’t stop some 30 tourists from taking a way-too-close look at Yellowstone’s famous Old Faithful Geyser. The AP…

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THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2011

Fourth grader takes on KFC

In second grade, Cole was assigned a project to be an environmental activist. He researched environmental causes around him and found that McDonald’s was buying paper that destroyed endangered forests in his home state. .

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 2011

25 Years after Chernobyl

Yesterday was the 25th anniversary of the meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear plant. Check out this scary film showing scientists venturing inside the plant's cement sarcophagus, which keeps its nuclear material contained - for the moment.

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Do you wear a bicycle helmet? If not, why? 

This is a German ad from the Consumerist and it reads “Be careful when transporting fragile goods.” Pretty nasty stuff. But the question remains do you wear a helmet? On my bike commute downtown, I see too many NOT wearing a helmet even though it's…

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Summer Parkways returns with three dates 

Summer Parkways is back but it's different this year. They will be be expanding it to include three different neighborhoods, including their first night-time event: Wednesday, June 22, 6-9 PM- Comstock/Manito Neighborhood (map) Sunday, July 24, 10AM-2PM- North Hill Neighborhood (map) Sunday, August 14, 10…

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TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2011

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