The holidays seem to have snuck up on me while I was looking the other way. This past weekend I was in NYC and could no longer deny that it’s that time of year — there were lights and decorations everywhere. It also seems like stressed-out folks are everywhere as well. I, too, find myself […]

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The holidays seem to have snuck up on me while I was looking the other way. This past weekend I was in NYC and could no longer deny that it’s that time of year — there were lights and decorations everywhere. It also seems like stressed-out folks are everywhere as well. I, too, find myself […]

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European Environment Ministers were asked to agree on strict controls ensuring food safety today, by our activists in Brussels. A giant banner displaying a ‘scary’ genetically modified corn plant and bearing the slogan Stop GMOs’ was dropped from a building on Schuman square (at the quarter of European Commission and European Council buildings) as dozens […]

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The latest edition of our Guide to Greener Electronics has revealed that very few firms are showing true climate leadership. Despite many green claims, major companies like Dell, Microsoft, Lenovo, LG, Samsung and Apple are failing to support the necessary levels of global cuts in emissions and make the absolute cuts in their own emissions […]

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Peaceful protesters from the Greenpeace Climate Rescue Station were attacked by mine workers when they entered the vast Jóźwin IIB open pit mine. As the activists prepared to paint a huge “Stop” sign next to a giant excavator they were assaulted and prevented from carrying out their peaceful protest. A journalist accompanying the activists was […]

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An unrecognized looming crisis is the availability of fresh clean water. Water supply systems are overloaded delivering water to current populations, and in many countries the water simply is not safe. And of course our ancestors also had to deal with unsafe water supplies, it was modern water treatment with all its chemicals […]

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This month Dr. Isis has enjoyed reading the posts of those of you participating in International Academic Writing Month, hosted by Dr. Brazen Hussy.  While I have enjoyed reading the writing antics of my fellow science bloggers, I haven’t really felt inclined to participate.  The main reason is, as you can see from this humble […]

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There are new articles published tonight in PLoS Biology, PLoS Medicine, PLoS ONE and PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - here are my picks:
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