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It takes 70 to 90 percent less energy to make recycled paper and using it saves five pounds of carbon dioxide per ream of paper.
U.S. Creates Advanced Battery Innovation Hub
WASHINGTON, DC , February 9, 2012 (ENS) - U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu plans to launch a new Energy Innovation Hub for advanced research on batteries and energy storage...
WWF Connects Tiger Habitat Destruction to Toilet Paper
WASHINGTON, DC , February 10, 2012 (ENS) - The increasing number of Americans who use Paseo or Livi brands of toilet tissue are contributing to the destruction of the Indonesian...
Forest Heroes Awards Crown UN's International Year of Forests
NEW YORK, New York , February 10, 2012 (ENS) - The International Year of Forests 2011 declared by the United Nations General Assembly came to a close Thursday after a...
Fold-Up Electric Car Coming to a City Near You
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts , February 7, 2012 (ENS) - A foldable electric CityCar has been created at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab and commercialized by a consortium of automotive...
Atlantic Sturgeons Listed Under Endangered Species Act
GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts , February 1, 2012 (ENS) - The federal fisheries agency today announced a final decision to list five distinct population segments of Atlantic sturgeon under the Endangered Species...
SolarWorld GT Sets Out on Round-the-World Journey
CAMARILLO, California , February 1, 30, 2012 (ENS) - A sports car powered by roof-integrated solar cells took off this week on a 21,000-mile quest to circle the entire globe,...
Senate Republicans Try to Reverse Obama's Pipeline Rejection
WASHINGTON, DC , February 1, 2012 (ENS) - On Monday, Congressional Republicans tried again to force approval of the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline. The proposed 1,700-mile-long pipeline would carry heavy...
Nuclear Agency Requires Fire Safety Upgrades at Indian Point
ALBANY, New York , February 2, 2012 (ENS) - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission sided with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Wednesday, rejecting Entergy's request for exemptions from critical fire...
California Adopts Advanced Clean Car Rules
SACRAMENTO, California , January 30, 2012 (ENS) - The California Air Resources Board has unanimously approved new emissions rules for cars and light trucks for model years 2017 through 2025....
NASA Discovers Our Galaxy 'Loaded' With Exoplanets
MOFFETT FIELD, California , January 30, 2012 (ENS) - The Kepler spacecraft has discovered 11 new planetary systems hosting 26 confirmed planets, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, announced...


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