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This feature channel highlights experts, research, and feature stories related to environmental issues, such as sustainability, conservation, "green" technologies, etc.


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SCIUnmanned Aircraft to Study Southern California Smog and its Consequences
Long-term survey will profile pollutants to determine their origination.
06-May-2008
08:40 ET
 University of California, San DiegoView Article 
SCIEarthwatch and HSBC Fight Climate Change—One ‘Branch’ at a Time
Earthwatch kicks off a five-year global forest research program at the Smithsonian as part of the HSBC Climate Partnership. Over the next four years, hundreds of employees from the world’s largest bank will slog through a forest bordering Chesapeake Bay, learn about how climate change relates to their bottom line, and live in dorms for 12 days at a time.
05-May-2008
00:00 ET
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 Earthwatch InstituteView Article 
SCIOxygen Depletion: A New Form of Ocean Habitat Loss
Scientists confirm computer model predictions that oxygen-depleted zones in tropical oceans are expanding, possibly because of climate change. (Embargo expired on 01-May-2008 at 14:00 ET.)
Science, 2-May-2008
01-May-2008
14:00 ET
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 University of California, San DiegoView Article 
MEDTree Lined Streets Mean Lower Rates of Childhood Asthma
Children who live in tree lined streets have lower rates of asthma, suggests research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. (Embargo expired on 30-Apr-2008 at 19:05 ET.)
J. of Epidemiology and Community Health
30-Apr-2008
19:05 ET
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 British Medical JournalView Article 
SCIPlugging Away in a Prius
Jonathan Sawyer spent $30 000--and voided the warranty--to add a plug to his Prius hybrid.
29-Apr-2008
17:00 ET
 IEEE Spectrum MagazineView Article 
SCIWill Corals Survive Stormy Future?
Earthwatch-supported study reveals that climate change-related storms limit the number of coral recruits that enter a coral community.
Marine Environmental Research, May-2008
28-Apr-2008
13:45 ET
Research Citation
 Earthwatch InstituteView Article 
LIFExperts for Earth Day 2008: Researchers Offer Environmental Perspectives
Earth Day 2008 will be celebrated on Tuesday, April 22. Faculty experts from The University of Texas at Austin are available to discuss their research on topics ranging from building sustainable communities to plant ecology and environmental policies.
Expert available
22-Apr-2008
11:15 ET
 University of Texas at AustinView Article 
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Reducing Carbon Footprint Illuminates Small Biz Bottom Line
Expert discusses how reducing carbon footprint illuminates small business' bottom line
Expert available
22-Apr-2008
08:40 ET
 EnerLume Energy Management Corp.View Article 
SCIConference on “Recycling” Urban Trees Held May 16 at Appalachian
Useable wood for cities urban forests often is wasted. A conference on recycling urban trees looks at ways the wood can be used for other purposes.
21-Apr-2008
14:10 ET
 Appalachian State UniversityView Article 
SCIEarth Day: Researchers are Finding Green Solutions
As people around the world prepare to celebrate Earth Day on Tuesday, April 22, researchers at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) are doing their part by developing smart, practical, green solutions to better the environment.
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21-Apr-2008
14:00 ET
 University of SaskatchewanView Article 

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