Smart Meters Open Market for Smart Apps
Embedded in the promise of an improved, 21st-century "smart grid" are "smart meters," which are quietly gaining ground in American households as utilities replace aging meters with high-tech networked...
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The pine beetle is devastating Western forests. But all the dead wood is proving a boon to mill and lumber companies.
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A well-regarded aquaculturalist brought an invasive algae species to Hawaii. Now researchers are finding ways to slurp it out of the water -- and use it as fertilizer.
View ArticleSaving Energy — for an Hour
Buildings in cities around the globe will dim their lights on Saturday -- for an hour -- in recognition of climate change.
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Environmentalists hail a ban on fishing in 350 square miles of state waters as a boon to fish populations and ecosystems. But fishermen are smarting over steep economic losses.
View ArticleGhostlike and Vulnerable, the Manta Ray Finds a Friend
Days before a big conference on endangered species, a filmmaker calls attention to the vast trade in manta rays.
View ArticleSmart Meters Open Market for Smart Apps
Embedded in the promise of an improved, 21st-century "smart grid" are "smart meters," which are quietly gaining ground in American households as utilities replace aging meters with high-tech networked...
View ArticleIn the West, Beetles Become Business Opportunities
The pine beetle is devastating Western forests. But all the dead wood is proving a boon to mill and lumber companies.
View ArticleInvasive Algae Leads to Boom, Bust, and Maybe Boom Again
A well-regarded aquaculturalist brought an invasive algae species to Hawaii. Now researchers are finding ways to slurp it out of the water -- and use it as fertilizer.
View ArticleSaving Energy — for an Hour
Buildings in cities around the globe will dim their lights on Saturday -- for an hour -- in recognition of climate change.
View ArticleOn Patrol With the Reef Ranger
Scientists say that overfishing has wreaked havoc throughout the Caribbean, which is why marine reserves like Glover's Reef, an atoll off Belize, are so important. Belize's government has imposed...
View ArticleBranson: A Man With an Island for Lemurs
Richard Branson's plan to save the ring-tailed lemurs by importing them to the British Virgin Islands has not been met with wholesale support by scientists and environmentalists.
View ArticleNo-Fishing Rule Roils Southern California
Environmentalists hail a ban on fishing in 350 square miles of state waters as a boon to fish populations and ecosystems. But fishermen are smarting over steep economic losses.
View ArticleGhostlike and Vulnerable, the Manta Ray Finds a Friend
Days before a big conference on endangered species, a filmmaker calls attention to the vast trade in manta rays.
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