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1### [Future 'Battlegrounds' for Habitat Conservation Very Different to Those in Past](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080228100735.htm)
1### [Microwave Zapping Kills Invasive Species Before The Invasion](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080512092420.htm)
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3Biologists have developed a series of global maps that show where projected habitat loss and climate change are expected to drive the need f ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080228100735.htm)
3Scientists in Louisiana are reporting development and successful testing of a new cost-effective system to kill unwanted plants and animals that hitch a ride to ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080512092420.htm)
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5### [Destruction Of Sumatra Forests Driving Global Climate Change And Species Extinction](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080226193141.htm)
5### [Federal Polar Bear Research Critically Flawed, Forecasting Expert Asserts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080508132549.htm)
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7Turning just one Sumatran province's forests and peat swamps into pulpwood and palm oil plantations is generating more annual ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080226193141.htm)
7Research done by the US Department of the Interior to determine if global warming threatens the polar bear population is so flawed ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080508132549.htm)
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9### [Observing Sustainable Tourism In Antarctica](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080222095351.htm)
9### ['Burpless' Grass Cuts Methane Gas From Cattle, May Help Reduce Global Warming](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080506120859.htm)
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11Antarctica is the ultimate destination for anyone interested in natural history but it also challenges those people who visit to think broadly about our responsibilities to all ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080222095351.htm)
11A new type of grass may help tackle global warming by cutting the level of methane given off by cows. Researchers are developing a ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080506120859.htm)
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13### [Northern Rocky Mountain Wolves Removed From Endangered Species List](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080223105255.htm)
13### [Unmanned Aircraft To Study Southern California Smog And Its Consequences](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080506100329.htm)
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15The gray wolf population in the Northern Rocky Mountains is thriving and no longer requires the protection of the Endangered Species Act, ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080223105255.htm)
15Using sophisticated unmanned aircraft, research scientists hope to assess Southern California's potential for climate change ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080506100329.htm)
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17- [Future 'Battlegrounds' for Habitat Conservation Very Different to Those in Past](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080228100735.htm)
18- [Destruction Of Sumatra Forests Driving Global Climate Change And Species Extinction](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080226193141.htm)
19- [Observing Sustainable Tourism In Antarctica](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080222095351.htm)
20- [Northern Rocky Mountain Wolves Removed From Endangered Species List](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080223105255.htm)
17- [Microwave Zapping Kills Invasive Species Before The Invasion](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080512092420.htm)
18- [Federal Polar Bear Research Critically Flawed, Forecasting Expert Asserts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080508132549.htm)
19- ['Burpless' Grass Cuts Methane Gas From Cattle, May Help Reduce Global Warming](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080506120859.htm)
20- [Unmanned Aircraft To Study Southern California Smog And Its Consequences](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080506100329.htm)
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37 ### [Scientists Pour Cold Water On European Union Bird Policy](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080227104237.htm)
37 ### [Beijing Game For Clean Air Challenge](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080513101634.htm)
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39 February 29, 2008 - New research questions claims made in August in the journal Science that EU conservation policy has been successful in protecting endangered birds. New research, also published in Science, reveals ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080227104237.htm)
39 May 13, 2008 - With the Olympic Games in sight, the Chinese Government is committed to improving the air quality in Beijing, and has had measures in place since 1998 which have already made a difference. However, ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080513101634.htm)
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48 ### [Stakeholders Use Science To Find Common Ground On Wood Supply From Forests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080229133224.htm)
48 ### [Why Did The EPA Fire A Respected Toxicologist?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080513054858.htm)
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50 February 29, 2008 - A new report identifies the potential volume of wood resources available from more than 2 million acres of Arizona forests, representing the first major agreement among groups typically at odds over ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080229133224.htm)
50 May 13, 2008 - Why did the EPA dismiss a highly respected neurotoxicologist as chair of its external review panel on the fire retardant deca? Pioneering lead researcher Herbert Needleman, M.D., argues that the ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080513054858.htm)
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59 ### [Energy Strategy To Combat Climate Change Proposed](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080225101126.htm)
59 ### [Newest GREET Model Updates Environmental Impacts Of Specific Fuels And Automobiles](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080508115822.htm)
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61 February 26, 2008 - To even begin to combat climate change effectively, carbon dioxide emissions have to fall sharply: to 1 ton per capita per year. An energy strategy based on the three Es: increased efficiency, ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080225101126.htm)
61 May 10, 2008 - The newest version of the Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions and Energy use in Transportation model will provide researchers with even more tools to evaluate and compare the environmental impacts ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080508115822.htm)
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70 ### [Amazon Corridors Far Too Narrow, Warn Scientists](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080218134554.htm)
70 ### [76-teraflop Supercomputer Installed For Critical Research On Climate Change, Severe Weather](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080508115809.htm)
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72 February 24, 2008 - Protected forest strips buffering rivers and streams of the Amazon rainforest should be significantly wider than the current legal requirement, according to new research. Brazilian forestry ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080218134554.htm)
72 May 9, 2008 - The National Center for Atmospheric Research has taken delivery of a new IBM supercomputer that will advance research into severe weather and the future of Earth's climate. The supercomputer, known ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080508115809.htm)
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81 ### [What Farmers Think About GM Crops](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080224080948.htm)
81 ### [Ranking Consumers By Environmental Behavior: India, Brazil Top Index; United States Ranks Last](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080507133314.htm)
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83 February 24, 2008 - Farmers are upbeat about genetically modified crops, according to new research. Both farmers who have been involved in GM crop trials and those who have not, regard GM as a simple extension of ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080224080948.htm)
83 May 8, 2008 - National Geographic and the international polling firm GlobeScan will unveil results of a new mechanism for measuring and comparing consumer behavior concerning the environment. Fourteen thousand ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080507133314.htm)
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92 ### [Global Biopact On Biofuels Can Bring Benefits To Both Rich And Poor Nations](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080220091427.htm)
92 ### [Ponds Found To Take Up Carbon Like World's Oceans](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080507105549.htm)
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94 February 20, 2008 - A global Biopact between rich and poor nations can help alleviate poverty and global warming. Scientists argue that a trade agreement to guarantee market factors between the North (developed ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080220091427.htm)
94 May 8, 2008 - Research led by Iowa State University limnologist John Downing finds that ponds around the globe could absorb as much carbon as the world's ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080507105549.htm)
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103 ### [Caribou And Northern Indigenous People: Seeking Sustainability In A World Of Instability](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080214153536.htm)
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105 February 19, 2008 - For most northern indigenous people, the roughly 3 million caribou in the world are their most important terrestrial subsistence resource, and while hunters and scientists alike have long expressed ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080214153536.htm)
105 May 7, 2008 - A recent study shows that mercury releases from products in the US declined dramatically between 1990 and 2005, but that they continue to be a significant source of environmental contamination. ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080506163915.htm)
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114 ### [World's Largest Marine Protected Area Created In Pacific Ocean](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080214080527.htm)
114 ### [Low-Carbon Electricity is Needed To Power Plug-in Hybrids](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080425163711.htm)
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116 February 18, 2008 - The small Pacific Island nation of Kiribati has become a global conservation leader by establishing the world's largest marine protected area -- a California-sized ocean wilderness of pristine coral ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080214080527.htm)
116 April 28, 2008 - Engineering researchers report that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions that fuel global warming, but the benefits are highly dependent on how the electricity ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080425163711.htm)
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125 ### [Stabilizing Climate Requires Near-zero Carbon Emissions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080215103252.htm)
125 ### [Desalination Can Boost US Water Supplies, But Environmental Research Needed](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080424113456.htm)
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127 February 18, 2008 - Now that scientists have reached a consensus that carbon dioxide emissions from human activities are the major cause of global warming, the next question is: How can we stop it? Can we just cut back ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080215103252.htm)
127 April 28, 2008 - Recent advances in technology have made removing salt from seawater and groundwater a realistic option for increasing water supplies in some parts of the US, and desalination will likely have a niche ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080424113456.htm)
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136 ### [Nitrous Oxide: Definitely No Laughing Matter When It Comes To Global Warming](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080218134552.htm)
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138 February 18, 2008 - Farmers, food suppliers, policy-makers, business leaders and environmentalists are joining forces to confront the threat of the "forgotten greenhouse gas." Better known as 'laughing gas', nitrous ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080218134552.htm)
138 April 24, 2008 - Last year alone global levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, the primary driver of global climate change, increased by 0.6 percent, or 19 billion tons. Additionally methane rose by 27 million tons ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080423181652.htm)
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