Highlights from Spring 2013
Volume 15, Number 2
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A Tale of Two Price Tags
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Why are biofuels promoted as a clean energy solution when the production of corn ethanol causes so many problems?
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Highlights from Winter 2012-2013
Volume 15, Number 1
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The Truth About Organic Food
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Dialogue
Can we continue to have reliable electricity if we produce more wind power, since the wind does not always blow?
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Highlights from Fall 2012
Volume 14, Number 4
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How I Got Cooler Smarter
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Dialogue
What impact does wind power have on birds?
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Highlights from Summer 2012
Volume 14, Number 3
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Going Deep for Energy Savings
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Dialogue
Does thorium offer any advantages over uranium as a nuclear fuel?
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Highlights from Spring 2012
Volume 14, Number 2
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Good Food Is Right Around the Corner
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Dialogue
News reports suggest global warming is hurting coffee production. How could it affect other crops?
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Highlights from Winter 2011-2012
Volume 14, Number 1
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Gas-Free—and Loving It
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Dialogue
What is ground-level ozone and why is it harmful to human health?
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Highlights from Fall 2011
Volume 13, Number 4
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Save Water for a Cooler Climate
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Dialogue
Are there risks associated with the production and consumption of genetically engineered (GE) salmon?
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Highlights from Summer 2011
Volume 13, Number 3
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Save at the Pump, Help the Planet
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Dialogue
Why is ocean acidification caused by global warming such a serious problem?
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Highlights from Spring 2011
Volume 13, Number 2
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Close to Home
A Clean Energy Barn Raising
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Dialogue
What can you say to people who dismiss global warming when it is frigid or snowing heavily?
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Highlights from Winter 2010-2011
Volume 13, Number 1
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Close to Home
Whose Cars Are Greenest?
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Dialogue
What are the risks of extracting natural gas by means of hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”)?
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Highlights from Fall 2010
Volume 12, Number 4
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Close to Home
This Scientist Is A Man of Action
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Dialogue
What is the environmental impact of the batteries in hybrid vehicles compared with those in conventional vehicles?
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Highlights from Summer 2010
Volume 12, Number 3
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The Climate-Friendly Gardener
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Dialogue
How can a consumer know which hybrid vehicle delivers the best benefits?
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Highlights from Spring 2010
Volume 12, Number 2
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Close to Home
A New Tool for Hybrid Buyers
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Dialogue
What is the potential for geoengineering to help solve global warming?
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Highlights from Winter 2009-2010
Volume 12, Number 1
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The Zero Net Energy Home |
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Dialogue
Have voluntary “green power” programs contributed to an increase in renewable energy development?
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Highlights from Fall 2009
Volume 11, Number 4
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Tapping Into Earth's Heat |
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Dialogue
Corn and soybean crop productivity has increased since the introduction of genetically engineered (GE) varieties. Does that mean GE is responsible for the increase?
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Highlights from Summer 2009
Volume 11, Number 3
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A New Wave in Community Farming |
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Dialogue
Hybrid and diesel vehicles both get good mileage, but do they have similar impact in terms of global warming emissions?
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Highlights from Spring 2009
Volume 11, Number 2
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Close to Home
Faith in Solar Power |
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Dialogue
Will reducing global warming pollution from big rigs increase the cost of retail goods?
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Highlights from Winter 08-09
Volume 11, Number 1 |
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Traveling Green Can Save You Some Green |
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Dialogue
What factor is the source of the most uncertainty in climate projections?
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Highlights from Fall 2008
Volume 10, Number 4 |
Close to Home
Going Green with the Neighbors |
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Dialogue
Do the electromagnetic fields (EMFs) generated by a hybrid vehicle, with its electric motor and larger battery, pose a potential health risk?
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Highlights from Summer 2008
Volume 10, Number 3 |
Close to Home
Healthy praise for organic produce |
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Dialogue
Is the rising incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) due to animal agriculture?
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Highlights from Spring 2008
Volume 10, Number 2
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Close to Home
One fewer car? |
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Dialogue
Will clean energy always cost more?
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Highlights from Winter 2007-2008
Volume 10, Number 1
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Close to Home
Lower your impact—and your taxes |
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Dialogue
How will the Environmental Protection Agency's revised fuel economy testing procedures affect new cars and trucks?
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Highlights from Fall 2007
Volume 9, Number 4 |
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Saving Energy by the Numbers |
Dialogue
How serious is the problem of invasive species in firewood? |
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Highlights from Summer 2007
Volume 9, Number 3 |
Close to Home
How to Preserve Biodiversity |
Dialogue
Do food products from cloned animals pose a risk to human health? |
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Highlights from Spring 2007
Volume 9, Number 2 |
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A Personal Climate Solution
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Dialogue
How can compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) be "environmentally friendly" if they contain mercury? |
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Highlights from Winter 2006-2007
Volume 9, Number 1 |
Close to Home
Citizen Jack's Climate Campaign |
Dialogue
What impact would a hydrogen-based transportation system, using fuel cells, have on global warming? |
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Highlights from Fall 2006
Volume 8, Number 4 |
Close to Home
Three Home Energy Hogs |
Dialogue
Switchgrass is being touted as a promising energy resource. What is switchgrass and what is its potential? |
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Highlights from Summer 2006
Volume 8, Number 3 |
Close to Home
Home Efficient Home |
Dialogue
Can the fact that chickens in china have been treated for bird flu with human drugs affect human health? |
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Highlights from Spring 2006
Volume 8, Number 2 |
Close to Home
A Cleaner Water Heater |
Dialogue
I've seen several different rating systems for vehicle emissions. How do they compare? |
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Highlights from Winter 2005-2006
Volume 8, Number 1 |
Close to Home
A Hybrid Story |
Dialogue
Can renewable electricity standards do anything to lower my electricity and heating costs? |
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Highlights from Fall 2005
Volume 7, Number 4 |
Close to Home
An Edible Legacy |
DialogueSome people say diesel fuel is "dirty." Is biodiesel a better alternative? |
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Highlights from Summer 2005
Volume 7, Number 3
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Close to Home
Forest-Friendly Flooring |
Dialogue
Can you recommend a resource on sustainable agriculture? |
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Highlights from Spring 2005
Volume 7, Number 2
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Close to Home
The Water-Wise Lawn |
Dialogue
How does global warming in the Arctic region affect people who live farther south? |
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Highlights from Winter 2004-2005
Volume 7, Number 1
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Close to HomeSave on Clean Energy Upgrades |
Dialogue
Does the "Earth Friendly, Farm Friendly" seal indicate food is sustainably produced? |
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Highlights from Fall 2004
Volume 6, Number 4
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Close to Home
Support Your Local Farmer
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Dialogue
How real is the threat of
abrupt climate change? |
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Highlights from Summer 2004
Volume 6, Number 3
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Close to Home
Clean Cars A to Z |
Dialogue
I've heard that wind turbines kill birds. What can be done to avoid it? |
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