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New research in the South Oman Salt Basin shows evidence of animal life dating back much further than the first appearance of other significant life forms. Chemical traces of the minute marine sponges, called demosponges were observed by a research team led by the University of California, Riverside geochemist Dr. Gordon D. Love. Desmosponges include [...]
A lot more good green news comes out every day than any one person — or even one Website — can keep up with. While we can’t cover it all, following are a few of the previous week’s news stories worth mentioning: Making its debut at the TED (“Technology, Entertainment, Design”) conference in California this [...]
With growing speculation that electric cars and other energy efficient vehicles will soon dominate markets worldwide, Bolivia is a nation that perhaps stands to benefit (or suffer) more than any other from the energy revolution. Most electric cars will be powered by lithium batteries, and Bolivia has more lithium than any other nation worldwide. How [...]
