Tag: Massachusetts
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Copper Gold Nanoparticles Could Convert CO2 to Fuel Cost Effectively
Copper can convert carbon dioxide to methane efficiently -- as long as a patina coating does not slow things down.
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New Waterworld Discovered, Smaller Than Uranus (Photos)
This new super-Earth is a great discovery. It just needs a better name than GJ1214b.
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Mass Dolphin Strandings Continue, So Do Incredible Rescue Efforts (Video)
Dolphins get a hand from humans in Cape Cod. Footage from rescuers with the International Fund for Animal Welfare.
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1 Gigawatt New England Offshore Wind Farm Inches Forward - Production Could Begin in 2016
A massive new offshore wind power project, to be located in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, has taken a procedural step forward. Plans for the 1 GW Deepwater Wind Energy Center, being developed by Deepwater Wind, have
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Give Us This Day Our Local Bread
A market for locally grown wheat and for bread made from it has emerged in Massachusetts. Although it is very small market, it represents a remarkable turnabout in the history of food in America.
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Cape Wind Gets Final Federal Approval - Construction Could Begin This Fall
Ending what has seemed to be a never-ending pre-construction saga, the Department of Interior has given final approval to the Cape Wind offshore wind power project in Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts.
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Too Much Snow? Dumping it in Waterways Is Not the Answer
The Northeastern U.S. has seen more than its fair share of snow this year, and the huge accumulation has
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Plymouth Massachusetts Thankful As Coalition Restores River Used by Pilgrims
Odds are that you've heard the story of the Mayflower and the Pilgrims coming to Plymouth,
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Toxic Soil Busters: Youth Reverse Inner-City Lead Pollution (Video)
From climate change disproportionately impacting minority communities, to Majora Carter's moving account of environmental injustice in the ghetto, we already know that sustainability is not just an environmental issue, but
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90-Year-Old Newspaper House Still Standing Strong
If you think that using creatively recycled materials to build a house is something new, think again. Almost 90 years ago, inventor and engineer Ellis Stenman of Rockport, Massachusetts set out to construct a summer home with thousands
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Court Ruling Means Cape Wind Has All Permits Allowing Construction to Begin
All the regulatory paper shuffling required to get the 240 MW Cape Wind project started is finally coming to an end. As Renewable Energy World reports, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that the state
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Student-Designed 'Mobile Ethnic Garden' Brings People, Cultures Together Over Food
Compared to learning a new language or traveling to another country, digging into a plate of Chinese greens or whipping up a spicy serving of salsa may seem like a superficial shortcut to cultural
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MIT Plan to Slash Energy Consumption on Campus Could Save $50 Million
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is partnering with
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Cape Wind Opponents Challenge Project on Constitutional Grounds
First project opponents said Cape Wind would have adverse environmental impacts. Those were
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Cape Wind Opponents Compare It To Boston's "Big Dig" - Claiming Power Twice As Expensive As Planned
So far the claim that Cape Wind will produce electricity at uncompetitive rates is pure speculation, as the final construction bid estimates are not yet in. But that
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Activist Cyclists Call for 100% Renewables in 10 years (Video)
From bike tours promoting green living in Japan to the World Naked Bike Ride, there are plenty of opportunities to take a pedal-powered-trip, and promote your favorite cause at the same time. Now young folks
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Historic Preservation Council Advises Against Cape Wind
Another twist in the long, ongoing saga of Cape Wind, the proposed 130-turbine wind power project planned for Nantucket Sound: The Advisory
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Cape Wind Faces New Spiritual Opposition From Native Americans
It's been a battle that's lasted nearly a decade now: Cape Wind. The 24 square mile offshore wind farm project in the Nantucket Sound, smack in the middle of
