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1### [Genetics of Endangered African Monkey Suggest Troubles from Warming Climate](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120229105203.htm)
1### [Ecosystem Effects of Biodiversity Loss Could Rival Impacts of Climate Change, Pollution](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120502133106.htm)
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3A rare and endangered monkey in an African equatorial rainforest is providing a look into our climatic future through its DNA. Its ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120229105203.htm)
3Loss of biodiversity appears to impact ecosystems as much as climate change, pollution and other major forms of environmental stress, accord ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120502133106.htm)
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5### [Nowhere to Hide: Tigers Threatened by Human Destruction of Groundcover](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120228140502.htm)
5### [Gas Development Linked to Wildlife Habitat Loss](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120502133000.htm)
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7A new study is the first of its kind to systematically investigate the use of different land cover types for tiger habitat. ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120228140502.htm)
7Intense development of the two largest natural gas fields in the continental U.S. are driving away some wildlife from their traditional wintering ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120502133000.htm)
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9### [CFC Substitutes: Good for the Ozone Layer, Bad for Climate?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120224110737.htm)
9### [Use of Public and Private Dollars for Scaling Up Clean Energy Needs a Reality Check, Say Scholars](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120501162706.htm)
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11The Montreal Protocol led to a global phase-out of most substances that deplete the ozone layer, such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). A happy side-effect of the ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120224110737.htm)
11In a post-Solyndra, budget-constrained world, the transition to a decarbonized energy system faces great hurdles. ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120501162706.htm)
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13### ['Storm of the Century' May Become 'Storm of the Decade'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120223133216.htm)
13### [Global Warming: New Research Blames Economic Growth](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120501134327.htm)
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15Researchers report that projected increases in sea level and storm intensity brought on by climate change would make devastating storm surges -- the deadly and ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120223133216.htm)
15It's a message no one wants to hear: to slow down global warming, we'll either have to put the brakes on economic growth or transform the way the world's ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120501134327.htm)
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17- [Genetics of Endangered African Monkey Suggest Troubles from Warming Climate](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120229105203.htm)
18- [Nowhere to Hide: Tigers Threatened by Human Destruction of Groundcover](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120228140502.htm)
19- [CFC Substitutes: Good for the Ozone Layer, Bad for Climate?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120224110737.htm)
20- ['Storm of the Century' May Become 'Storm of the Decade'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120223133216.htm)
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44 ### [Sea Level Rise to Alter Economics of California Beaches: Certain Beaches Will Shrink, Others Remain Large](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120228114306.htm)
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46 February 28, 2012 - Rising sea levels are likely to change Southern California beaches in the coming century, but not in ways you might expect. While some beaches may shrink or possibly disappear, others are poised to ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120228114306.htm)
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55 ### [Reduction in U.S. Carbon Emissions Attributed to Cheaper Natural Gas](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120227111206.htm)
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57 February 27, 2012 - Lower emission from power plants in 2009 was driven by competitive pricing of natural gas versus coal, researchers ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120227111206.htm)
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68 February 22, 2012 - Fallout from the 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power facility in Japan was measured in minimal amounts in precipitation in the United States in about 20 percent of 167 sites sampled in a nationwide ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120222133728.htm)
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83 February 20, 2012 - Researchers have identified conservation "hot spots" around the world where the temptation to profit from overfishing outweighs the appetite for ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120220142643.htm)
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92 ### [Yosemite's Alpine Chipmunks Take Genetic Hit from Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120219143319.htm)
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94 February 19, 2012 - Global warming has driven Yosemite's alpine chipmunks to higher ground, prompting a startling decline in the species' genetic diversity, according to a new study. The genetic erosion occurred in the ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120219143319.htm)
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103 ### [New Hope for Threatened Freshwater Dolphins in Asia](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120216133924.htm)
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105 February 16, 2012 - The Government of Bangladesh recently declared three new wildlife sanctuaries for endangered freshwater dolphins in the world's largest mangrove ecosystem - the Sundarbans, according to the ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120216133924.htm)
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114 ### [Climate Change Threatens Tropical Birds: Global Warming, Extreme Weather Aggravate Habitat Loss, Review Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120216094724.htm)
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116 February 16, 2012 - Climate change spells trouble for many tropical birds -- especially those living in mountains, coastal forests and relatively small areas -- and the damage will be compounded by other threats like ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120216094724.htm)
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125 ### [Research Reveals the True Cost of a Burger](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120214100813.htm)
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127 February 14, 2012 - Society could considerably reduce its carbon footprint if more of us switched to a vegetarian diet, according to new ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120214100813.htm)
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136 ### [Even Moderate Air Pollution Can Raise Stroke Risks](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120213185119.htm)
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138 February 13, 2012 - Air pollution, even at levels generally considered safe by federal regulations, increases the risk of stroke by 34 percent, researchers have ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120213185119.htm)
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149 February 10, 2012 - Invasive species which have the potential to destroy biodiversity and influence global change could be tracked and controlled in the same way as wanted criminals, according to new ... > [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/02/120210111256.htm)
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