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Golden Years: Senior Roommate Service Combats Loneliness

Oct 31, 2014 11:08AM

To ease the financial pinch and loneliness of aging boomer women, a new website offers algorithms that help in locating like-minded roommates.

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Ka-Ching: Time Is Money, So Bank It

Oct 31, 2014 11:08AM

Time banking, a web-savvy form of barter, allows users to exchange services—such as doing an hour of housecleaning to gain an hour-long cello lesson.

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Tomato Lacquer: Non-Toxic Can Lining in Development

Oct 31, 2014 11:08AM

A new resin lining made of tomato plant byproducts promises to keep canned food fresh without the use of chemical-based linings.

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Junk Piles: UN Helps Developing Countries Handle E-Waste

Oct 31, 2014 11:08AM

As mounds of discarded appliances and electronics grow in Latin America and worldwide, the United Nations is advising governments on ways to deal with the waste.

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Saying No: Two Countries Buck the Mining Industry

Oct 31, 2014 11:08AM

In refusing to issue gold-mining permits, El Salvador and Costa Rica are putting the value of environmental integrity ahead of near-term financial gain.

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Big Fish: Whales’ Global Impact Underestimated

Oct 31, 2014 11:08AM

As whales rebound in numbers, their ecological role grows more apparent, the latest being their role in providing iron and nitrogen to surface organisms essential to marine food chains.

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Shark Snooping: Sea-Surfing Robot Tracks Marine Life

Oct 31, 2014 11:08AM

An unmanned robot deep in the ocean near San Francisco is allowing Stanford researchers to track the travel patterns of great white sharks and populations of sea creatures.

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Eco-India: Strides Promised in Environmental Protection

Oct 31, 2014 11:08AM

A massive tree-planting program and solar-power initiatives are two promising programs emerging on the environmentally-challenged subcontinent.

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Household Hazards: States Move Against Toxic Chemicals in Everyday Products

Oct 02, 2014 12:18PM

At least 33 states are examining the toxic chemicals found in such products as toys, cans, bedding and baby shampoos.

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Doable Renewables: Engineers Detail a Clean Energy Future

Oct 02, 2014 12:18PM

Stanford engineers have drafted a plan that uses available technology to move each state to 100 percent wind, water and solar power use by 2050.

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