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1### [Microwave Zapping Kills Invasive Species Before The Invasion](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080512092420.htm)
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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)
8### [Climate Change May Challenge National Security, Classified Report Warns](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080625090302.htm)
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5### [Federal Polar Bear Research Critically Flawed, Forecasting Expert Asserts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080508132549.htm)
10The National Intelligence Council has completed a new classified assessment that explores how climate change could threaten US security ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080625090302.htm)
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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### ['Burpless' Grass Cuts Methane Gas From Cattle, May Help Reduce Global Warming](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080506120859.htm)
14Huge numbers of fish, seabirds, and other marine animals are routinely killed and discarded after being inadvertently caught during ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080617204522.htm)
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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)
16### [Reducing Impact Of Climate Change On Estuaries, Forests, Wetlands And Coral Reefs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080620115843.htm)
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13### [Unmanned Aircraft To Study Southern California Smog And Its Consequences](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080506100329.htm)
18The US Environmental Protection Agency has released a report that can help reduce the potential impact of climate change on ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080620115843.htm)
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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)
20### [Expect More Droughts, Heavy Downpours, Excessive Heat, And Intense Hurricanes Due To Global Warming, NOAA](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080619175522.htm)
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17- [Microwave Zapping Kills Invasive Species Before The Invasion](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080512092420.htm)
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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)
22The U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research has released a scientific assessment that ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080619175522.htm)
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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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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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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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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 ### [Ponds Found To Take Up Carbon Like World's Oceans](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080507105549.htm)
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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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114 ### [Low-Carbon Electricity is Needed To Power Plug-in Hybrids](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080425163711.htm)
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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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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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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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