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Nasa's Blue Marble Earth

If there was ever any apathy towards the aesthetic beauty of a jeweled sphere teaming with life and hanging effortlessly in the great open space of the universe, NASA’s latest image of our planet will cause us all to pause for reflection. The spectacular view is the most detailed, true-color image ever taken to date.

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Antarctic Ice Shelf

Thanks to PALAOA, the Perennial Acoustic Observatory in the Antarctic Ocean, which has two hydrophones powered by wind and solar set up to capture underwater sounds beneath the Ekström ice shelf, we can all listen live to ‘the music under the sea’, below the Antarctic Ice.

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UK Offshore Wind Farms

A new round of licenses has been awarded to successful bidders in Britain’s energy industry, allowing for the future development of thousands of offshore wind turbines, leading the way for the next phase of clean energy generation in the U.K.

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Magnified Crustacean

As part of a concerted effort to explore what may be considered one of the last frontiers in terms of biodiversity, scientists have delved deep beneath the surface waters of the planet’s oceans and have made some amazing discoveries of life existing in the deeper realms.

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Florida’s Proposed Plastic Bag Ban

by Clinton on October 16, 2009 Filed under Global

Florida's Proposed Plastic Bag Ban

While people in some parts of the world are getting used to paying for plastic bags (a slap on the wrist for using such things), Florida is considering making them illegal. A proposed ban on disposable paper and plastic bags is being mulled over by government officials in a state that feels the need to protect its beauty and biological diversity.

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