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Science News

Dot Earth: Pete Seeger’s Day of Climate Action
2007-12-11 06:01 - Pete Seeger has for many decades been writing and performing songs exploring what one community or generation owes another.

The Best Way to Deflect an Asteroid
2007-12-11 05:30 - A lecturer in aerospace engineering at the University of Glasgow recently concluded a two-year study comparing nine asteroid-deflection methods.

Fuel Tank Issue Delays Shuttle Flight Until at Least January
2007-12-11 05:30 - NASA on Sunday delayed the launching of the space shuttle Atlantis until at least Jan. 2 to give engineers time to diagnose and fix its balky fuel tank sensors.

Gore Urges Bold Moves in Nobel Speech
2007-12-11 05:30 - In his Nobel Prize speech today, Al Gore singled out the U.S. and China in particular for not doing enough.

Shuttle Launch Called Off Again
2007-12-10 06:01 - NASA called off Sunday’s planned launch of the space shuttle Atlantis after a gauge in the fuel tank failed for the second time in four days.

STS-122: An Eclectic, Multinational Crew
2007-12-10 05:30 - Brief biographies of the astronauts scheduled to be on board the next space shuttle mission to the International Space Station.

Efforts to Harvest Ocean’s Energy Open New Debate Front
2007-12-09 06:01 - In the coastal Northwest, the dispute over plans to use waves to generate electricity has become intense before the first megawatt has been transmitted to shore.

What’s Online: Warming and the Right
2007-12-09 06:01 - Jim Manzi, a longtime software executive, says that economically speaking, carbon taxes could be worse than global warming itself.

Canadian Retailer Bans Some Plastic Bottles
2007-12-09 06:01 - A line of water bottles that had become a symbol of environmental responsibility has been removed from the shelves of Canada’s leading outdoor gear retailer over concerns about a chemical used in its manufacture.

STS-122: An Eclectic, Multi-National Crew
2007-12-09 05:30 - Brief biographies of the astronauts scheduled to be on board the next space shuttle mission to the International Space Station.


 
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