National Geographic Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” uses million of gallons of water for each well and adds roughly 550 chemicals (some cancer-causing) to make the fracking fluid that is injected into the earth. I made this image from Chris Boyer's Cessna 172 while ...
Science Daily (press release) May 13, 2013 — New York University physicists have uncovered how energy is released and dispersed in magnetic materials in a process akin to the spread of forest fires, a finding that has the potential to deepen our understanding of self-sustained ... and more »
Duluth News Tribune Although there's been much written about Sappi Fine Paper's ongoing $170 million conversion from producing paper pulp to chemical cellulose , there hasn't been as much fanfare about the company's investment on the paper side of things. By: Jana Peterson ...
Huffington Post These companies have all pledged to source RSPO-certified palm oil out of an understandable desire to ensure that their products weren't driving destruction of the Earth's tropical rainforests and other hyper-valuable ecosystems -- and respond to ... and more »
NASDAQ The company focuses on key sectors such as aerospace and defense; automotive and transportation; chemicals and plastics; construction and building products, corporate aircraft; energy; food and beverage; manufacturing; marine; metals and mining; paper ... and more »
NorthEscambia.com The registry would include a list of the chemicals being used. ... Doug Broxson, R-Midway, withdrew his proposal (HB 431) to allow oil and natural gas exploration in the Blackwater River State Forest less than a month after he introduced the measure. and more »
The Desert Sun In addition to fires and medical emergencies, the fire department trains and is prepared for dozens of other emergencies such as earthquakes, explosions, and chemical disasters. ... of commerce and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, along with ...
PlanetSave.com And chemical pollution has also been found to be having a significant effect on them, very high levels of phthalates have been measured in their eggs' yolks. Something else that is worth noting, is that turtles are one of the few animals to prey on ...
Bangor Daily News Charlene Donahue, an entomologist (translation: bug expert) with the Maine Forest Service, said this year's mild winter didn't kill off ticks in any significant way and that a relatively dry spring has only delayed the inevitable emergence of ...
Your Houston News Despite growing up around education, Tollett majored in chemical engineering at Texas A&I in Kingsville. During her senior year, she took a ... Tollett helped write a grant to start an AP Boot Camp at Klein Forest High School. This boot camp helped ...
