England will test electric car charging lanes ');
document.write('An 18-month off-road trial will test underground charging systems to juice up on the go and extend driving range Source: CBSNews - Discipline: Energy');
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Cincinnati Zoo says goodbye to its last Sumatran rhino ');
document.write('8-year-old Harapan joins his brother at an Indonesian breeding sanctuary; fewer than 100 \"hairy rhinos\" are left in the world Source: CBSNews - Discipline: Ecology');
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Winemakers Are Building Houses for Bats to Make Vineyards Greener ');
document.write('Attracting the right species can help get rid of vine-munching insects and allow farmers to cut back on pesticides Source: Smithsonian - Discipline: Agriculture');
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This Graphic Shows How ‘Unimaginable’ Wildfires Are on the Rise ');
document.write('\"We are seeing wildfires in the United States grow to sizes that were unimaginable just 20 or 30 years ago\" Source: TIME Magazine - Discipline: Environment');
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Soviet-era timber litters Arctic shores ');
document.write('Driftwood on Iceland and other Arctic islands is younger than once thought Source: Science - Discipline: Environment');
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Shock therapy and surgery saving California’s threatened condors ');
document.write('Electric shock training and surgery are starting to pay off for the teams fighting to save one of the world\'s largest birds Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Ecology');
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Researchers Explore Declining Bat Population In North America ');
document.write('As bat populations dwindle, a new effort is aimed at getting North America\'s bat researchers working on the same page. Source: NPR - Discipline: Ecology');
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A Lot Of Heat Is Wasted, So Why Not Convert It Into Power? ');
document.write('What if there were a way to take the waste heat that spews from car tailpipes or power plant chimneys and turn it into electricity? An entrepreneur says something called thermoelectrics is the key. Source: NPR - Discipline: Energy');
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Shell gets final permit for Arctic ');
document.write('Oil and gas giant Shell has been granted the final permit it needs to begin drilling below the ocean floor for oil in the Arctic. Source: BBC News - Discipline: Energy');
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Much of Asia’s Celestial mountain glacier ice could melt by 2050 ');
document.write('Central Asia\'s glaciers, which supply water to one of the planet\'s largest irrigated areas, are melting fast, highlighting a worrying global trend in ice loss Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Environment');
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Grime on city streets becomes pollution in the air ');
document.write('\"It may be quite a significant, and unaccounted for, contributor\" to urban smog, researchers say Source: CBSNews - Discipline: Environment');
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Why parched California land is collapsing at rapid rate ');
document.write('California\'s water emergency is creating a new crisis in one of the world\'s most important farm regions, the San Joaquin Valley Source: CBSNews - Discipline: Environment');
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Papal Encyclical On Climate Change Puts Coal Country Catholics In Tough Spot ');
document.write('Pope Francis\' encyclical on the environment is getting a thorough reading in Wyoming, which is the country\'s top coal-producing state. The letter presents a moral framework for approaching issues such as global climate change, but it\'s a difficult subject for Catholics in coal country. Source: NPR - Discipline: Environment');
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Japan reboots nuclear power despite protests and no waste plan ');
document.write('By Friday, Japan\'s residents are expected to start getting first nuclear power since the shutdown of 48 reactors that followed the Fukushima disaster Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Environment');
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Birds’ love of cigarette butts in nests has two sides for chicks ');
document.write('Some city birds like lining their nests with cigarette stubs, cutting parasite numbers but also damaging chicks\' DNA Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Ecology');
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California floats shade balls to battle drought ');
document.write('The 96 million balls are intended as a barrier against evaporation Source: CBSNews - Discipline: Environment');
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Green sanctuary on top of NYC\'s largest convention center ');
document.write('On the Javits Center\'s rooftop, 17 stories above the hustle and bustle of Midtown Manhattan, lies a green space about the size of five football fields Source: CBSNews - Discipline: Environment');
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Shell Arctic drilling \'risky\' ');
document.write('Arctic oil drilling may harm Shell\'s reputation and cost it dear, says the former BP boss Lord Browne, but Shell says the risks are manageable. Source: BBC News - Discipline: Environment');
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Dozens of dead Indian tigers raise conservation doubts ');
document.write('Though Indian authorities claim numbers are on the rise, wildlife group says not enough is being done to protect the big cats Source: CBSNews - Discipline: Environment');
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Colorado Businesses Struggle As Toxic Waste Flows Through Animas River ');
document.write('NPR\'s Melissa Block speaks to Roger Zalneraitis, executive director of the La Plata County Economic Development Alliance, on plans to aid small business owners after the toxic waste spill. Source: NPR - Discipline: Environment');
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Australia criticised over emissions cuts that defy 2 °C target ');
document.write('Pledges on reducing carbon emissions by between 26 and 28 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030 would not help towards world\'s 2 °C target, say critics Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Environment');
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New tadpole disease affecting frogs across globe, scientists find ');
document.write('LONDON (Reuters) - Tadpoles are contracting a new, highly infectious disease that may be threatening frog populations worldwide, British scientists have found. Source: Reuters - Discipline: Ecology');
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NOAA updates 2015 Atlantic hurricane season outlook ');
document.write('Despite a below-normal forecast, officials warn those on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts to stay \"prepared and vigilant\" Source: CBSNews - Discipline: Environment');
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Humans accidentally created hidden carbon sink in the desert ');
document.write('The salty aquifers beneath deserts may be storing more carbon than all living plants put together, according to new data from arid regions of China Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Environment');
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New tidal energy system could help power UK, say developers ');
document.write('Harnessing tidal power around the UK\'s coast has so far been limited by the cost of the large dams and barrages required and unpredictable results. Source: Reuters - Discipline: Energy');
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Giant snails are terrorizing Florida ');
document.write('Giant African snails - some as big as your foot - are destroying plants, damaging homes and reproducing exponentially Source: CBSNews - Discipline: Ecology');
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Green Pie In The Sky? Vertical Farming Is On The Rise In Newark ');
document.write('A former steel mill in New Jersey is getting a new lease on life as an indoor farm. AeroFarms is betting it can turn a profit growing greens with lights, using far less water than a traditional farm. Source: NPR - Discipline: Agriculture');
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Burp by Burp, Fighting Emissions from Cows ');
document.write('A new compound may help slow climate change by reducing the methane belched by cattle. Source: National Geographic News - Discipline: Environment');
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Glaciers melting at \"unprecedented\" rate ');
document.write('New study finds glaciers are melting faster than perhaps at any other point in recorded history Source: CBSNews - Discipline: Environment');
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President Obama Unveils New Power Plant Rules In \'Clean Power Plan\' ');
document.write('Key elements include a requirement that would cut the power industry\'s carbon pollution by 32 percent below 2005 levels in the next 15 years. Source: NPR - Discipline: Environment');
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Why Africa\'s Vultures Are \"Collapsing Toward Extinction\" ');
document.write('A demand for vulture parts in witchcraft, as well as poisoning and urbanization, has caused a nearly 90 percent decline in the scavengers\' populations. Source: National Geographic News - Discipline: Ecology');
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GM moths could end cabbage ravage ');
document.write('Scientists in Britain say they have developed a way of genetically modifying and controlling an invasive species of moth that causes serious pest damage to cabbages, kale, canola and other similar crops world-wide. Source: Reuters - Discipline: Agriculture');
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When is a jackal not a jackal? When it\'s really a \'golden wolf\' ');
document.write('WASHINGTON (Reuters) - They look alike, act alike and long have been considered to be the same species. But, in the case of the golden jackals found across parts of Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Europe, it turns out that appearances can be deceiving. Source: Reuters - Discipline: Ecology');
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The Renewable Energy Source That’s About to Boom Again ');
document.write('\'Whether we like it or not, over the next 20 years roughly the world will double its hydropower capacity\' Source: TIME Magazine - Discipline: Energy');
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Chasing Nighttime Thunderstorms, Trying to Crack Their Mysteries ');
document.write('These nocturnal storms are different from their daytime brethren and we still don\'t understand how and why they form. Source: National Geographic News - Discipline: Environment');
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As Patents Expire, Farmers Plant Generic GMOs ');
document.write('Monsanto no longer controls one of the biggest innovations in the history of agriculture. Source: Technology Review - Discipline: Agriculture');
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U.S. Government Investigating Death of Cecil the Lion ');
document.write('The Department of Justice hasn\'t said whether they\'ve received an extradition request Source: TIME Magazine - Discipline: Environment');
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Europe\'s Taste For Caviar Is Putting Pressure On A Great Lakes Fish ');
document.write('Scientists say lake herring, a key fish in Lake Superior\'s food web, is suffering because of mild winters and Europe\'s appetite for roe. Some say the species may be at risk of \"collapse.\" Source: NPR - Discipline: Environment');
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Squeezed By Drought, California Farmers Switch To Less Thirsty Crops ');
document.write('Water scarcity is leading farmers away from planting staples and towards planting higher-value, lower-water specialty crops. Think wine grapes and pomegranates instead of citrus and avocados. Source: NPR - Discipline: Environment');
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Did climate change kill the woolly mammoth? ');
document.write('A new study suggests these giant prehistoric mammals were not taken down by human hunters alone Source: CBSNews - Discipline: Environment');
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Swarming bugs force crews to plow bridge in Iowa ');
document.write('Ankle-deep mayflies covered a Mississippi River bridge connecting Iowa to Illinois Source: CBSNews - Discipline: Environment');
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Amid Stark Realities, How Do Climate Scientists \'Stay Positive?\' ');
document.write('NPR\'s Melissa Block speaks with John H. Richardson about his recent Esquire piece, \"When the End of Human Civilization Is Your Day Job.\" Source: NPR - Discipline: Environment');
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Myth of pristine Amazon rainforest busted as old cities reappear ');
document.write('Amazonian wilderness buzzed with human activity until 500 years ago, when Europeans turned up with weapons and diseases, says radical rethink of rainforest history Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Environment');
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Obama admin. grants Arctic drilling approval to Shell ');
document.write('The two permits issued Wednesday clear the way for oil drilling in Chukchi Sea, but with some conditions and limits Source: CBSNews - Discipline: Environment');
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Garden of Eden dries as ISIS, Turkey and Iraq fight over water ');
document.write('Iraq\'s fabled marshes are seeing some of the lowest water levels since Saddam Hussein drained them in the 1990s Source: New Scientist - Discipline: Environment');
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A Strengthening El Nino Could Mean Wet Winter On The West Coast ');
document.write('NPR\'s Melissa Block speaks to Mike Halpert, deputy director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\'s Climate Prediction Center, about a strengthening El Nino season. Source: NPR - Discipline: Environment');
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