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Steven Chu’s Gingerbread House Has Solar Panels

December 24, 2009 By 2 Comments
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The Department of Energy’s innovative gingerbread house is fully weatherized, and includes solar panels and water recycling systems. If only it were also sugar-free, organic and locally made. Happy Kwanzaa to us all. Lauria Hill, an Administrative Support Specialist with the office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, explains their sustainable gingerbread house. This was [...]

Busted! Lost Luggage Reveals Endangered Fish

December 24, 2009 By 3 Comments
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On April 5, 2009, 47-year-old Chee Thye Chaw flew home to the United States after visiting family members in Malaysia. While Chaw arrived at JFK Airport, his luggage apparently did not.

Swine Flu: First Confirmed Case of Dog in U.S. with H1N1

December 23, 2009 By 5 Comments
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Officials have confirmed a 13-year-old male mixed-breed dog has tested positive for H1N1. This marks the first case of a dog in the United States contracting swine flu.

Rescued! No More Dancing for the 600 Dancing Bears of India

December 22, 2009 By 5 Comments
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Raju, the last of India’s 600 dancing bears, is now safe and secure in an Indian sanctuary where he, along with all the other bears, will live for the remainder of their lives.

Court Sentences Chinese Man to 12 Years for Killing, Eating Endangered Tiger

December 22, 2009 By 1 Comment
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A Chinese court has sentenced a man to 12 years in jail, plus a fine, for killing an endangered Indochinese tiger – which was made into a stew and eaten. The Mengla county court in Xishuangbanna has sentenced Kang Wannian to 12 years in jail, plus a fine of over $14,642 USD, for killing an [...]