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Is Nitrogen the New Carbon?
A discussion with ecologist Alan Townsend on mankind's love-hate relationship with nitrogen, and how this marriage…
Ecologist Dismisses ‘Ethanol Solution’
Townsend notes that producing corn for ethanol use requires intensively fertilized fields, which produce "the forgotten…
Climate Change Leaves Wildflowers in the Cold
In the wildflower meadows of the West, we may be hearing the whisperings of a post-climate-change world.
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Is Nitrogen the New Carbon?
A discussion with ecologist Alan Townsend on mankind's love-hate relationship with nitrogen, and how this marriage can be saved.
Ecologist Dismisses ‘Ethanol Solution’
Townsend notes that producing corn for ethanol use requires intensively fertilized fields, which produce "the forgotten greenhouse gas."
The ‘Big One’ Might Not Be in California
The recent temblor that left the Midwest shaken shows that there's nowhere that's absolutely free of earthquake danger.
Garbage In, Garbage Out Can Be Overcome
Part 2 of a two-part series: Keeping trace contaminants out of drinking water is easier and cheaper than removing them later.
Might Commodities Spark Apocalypse?
Two noted futurists less concerned about acute knockout blows and more fearful of chronic drip, drip, drip of diminishing water and increasing warmth.
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- 1 See It — and Believe It or Not
- 2 Did Archimedes Solve Our Energy…
- 3 The Musician's Brain
- 4 Solar Building a Wise, and Ancient,…
- 5 A Really Inconvenient Truth
- 6 Photovoltaics: A Bright Idea
- 7 Might Commodities Spark Apocalypse?
- 8 More Hype Equals Less Action on…
- 9 The Fault Really Does Lie in Our…
- 10 Solar Cells From Space to Earth

