brought to you by Sasha Paris
College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine.
The Empire State Building will get renovated for energy efficiency (New York Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/science/earth/07empire.html?ref=science
A coal-power plant in China is capturing and "recycling" (selling) some of its carbon dioxide emissions. (NPR)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102920210
Bangor Daily News
A federal grant went to a project for developing tidal power in Maine.
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/103480.html?content_source=&category_id=&search_filter=&event_mode=&event_ts_from=&list_type=&order_by=&order_sort=&content_class=&sub_type=stories&town_id=&page=2
The Maine legislature rejected a proposed tax on plastic shopping bags.
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/103418.html?content_source=&category_id=&search_filter=&event_mode=&event_ts_from=&list_type=&order_by=&order_sort=&content_class=&sub_type=stories&town_id=&page=2
BBC News
On the need--and possibilities--for developing crops that can grow in saltwater as irrigated soils get salty and sea levels rise.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7765109.stm
The EU will actively try to expand is aquaculture industries.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7989295.stm
A small cardboard solar cooker won first prize in an international contest of practical inventions to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7991654.stm
Oil drilling vs. drinkable water: legal and political battles in Peru.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7951182.stm
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