Sep 03
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In the tug of war over whether organic farming is really better than conventional chemical-laden farming, a new study in the online peer-reviewed journal
PLoS One comes out solidly in support of the benefits of organic. Self-described as the most comprehensive study of its kind, researchers from
Washington State University found that commercial organic farms produce was more...
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Sep 01
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Should Access for Regular Hybrids be Phased Out?
In California, vehicles that meet certain
fuel economy and tailpipe emission criteria are granted special access to the high occupancy vehicle lanes (HOV, aka the carpool lane). In car-centric places like Los Angeles, it's a
huge advantage. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill (SB 535) into law that extends HOV-lane access to 40,000 qualifying plug-in hybrid ...
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Aug 31

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Sometimes a name change can be a good thing (just ask Walter Willison, Jennifer Anastassakis, or Caryn Johnson, who you know as Bruce Willis, Jennifer Aniston, and Whoopi Goldberg). But for these fish, a new name meant new popularity — and an increased danger of being overfished.
Would slimeheads, mudbugs, hogs, and whore’s eggs stayed peacefully abundant under the water if they hadn’t had their identities stolen? Click on to see other weirdly-nam…Read the full story on TreeHugger

