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U.S. Military Consumes More Hydrocarbons than Most Countries — Massive Hidden Impact on Climate
Science Daily | Lancaster University – TRANSCEND Media Service, 24 Jun 2019

20 Jun 2019 – Research shows the US military is one of the largest climate polluters in history, consuming more liquid fuels and emitting more CO2e (carbon-dioxide equivalent) than most countries.

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Fusion Reactors ‘Economically Viable’ Say Experts
Science Daily, Durham University – TRANSCEND Media Service, 5 Oct 2015

Fusion reactors could become an economically viable means of generating electricity within a few decades, and policy makers should start planning to build them as a replacement for conventional nuclear power stations, according to new research.

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Wealth and Power May Have Played a Stronger Role than ‘Survival of the Fittest’
Science Daily – TRANSCEND Media Service, 23 Mar 2015

Study led by scientists from Arizona State University, the University of Cambridge, University of Tartu and Estonian Biocentre, and published March 13 [2015] in an online issue of the journal Genome Research.

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Violence, Infectious Disease and Climate Change Contributed to Indus Civilization Collapse
Science Daily – TRANSCEND Media Service, 20 Jan 2014

A new study on the human skeletal remains from the ancient Indus city of Harappa provides evidence that inter-personal violence and infectious diseases played a role in the demise of the Indus, or Harappan Civilization around 4,000 years ago.

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High Levels of Molecular Chlorine Found in Arctic Atmosphere
Science Daily – TRANSCEND Media Service, 20 Jan 2014

How the sea salt is transformed into molecular chlorine is unknown. “The mechanism is a mystery to us right now. There is definite climate change happening in the Arctic,” Huey said. “That’s changing the nature of the ice, the volume of the ice, the surface area and the chemistry of the ice.”

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Time to Rethink Misguided Policies That Promote Biofuels to Protect Climate, Experts Say
Science Daily – TRANSCEND Media Service, 30 Sep 2013

Sep. 24, 2013 — Policymakers need to rethink the idea of promoting biofuels to protect the climate because the methods used to justify such policies are inherently flawed, according to a University of Michigan energy researcher.

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Walnuts Are Top Nut for Heart-Healthy Antioxidants
Science Daily – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Nov 2012

A new scientific study positions walnuts in the number one slot among a family of foods that lay claim to being among Mother Nature’s most nearly perfect packaged foods: Tree and ground nuts.

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