Articles matching 'Department of Health'
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A Cornell University scientist and a designer from Africa have joined forces to create a collection of clothing to protect against mosquitoes. The initial prototype garment... Full Article at Treehugger
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The Toronto Board of Health recently issued a terrific report, Road to Health: Improving Walking and Cycling in Toronto that lists all the reasons one might want to promote walking... Full Article at Treehugger
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Los Angeles is a city that sorely needs more open space and parkland, it ranks 17th among major U.S. cities. Park acreage in LA is just 4.2 acres per 1000 residents,... Full Article at Treehugger
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EPA withheld water test summaries from the press and the public when it made its announcement last week, even as they implied in a statement that Dimock’s water had been given a... Full Article at Treehugger
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Big Data describes data sets that, due to quantities of data or complexity of data, cannot be managed well with traditional tools such as databases and bar graphs. For example,... Full Article at Treehugger
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"That's a time frame where most of the climate change that will occur is already baked into the system and where even aggressive climate policies in the short term are not going... Full Article at Treehugger
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In May of 2011, Prince Charles gave the keynote speech at "The Future of Food" international conference at Georgetown University, and it has now been published in a little... Full Article at Treehugger
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U.S. meat consumption has peaked. Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show that meat eating across the country fell from the 2004 high point of 184 pounds (83 kilograms)... Full Article at Treehugger
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The U.S. Geological Survey has warned New York state regulators that their plan to allow drilling and hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale could endanger private... Full Article at Treehugger
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I nearly stumbled over it -- a dead aldult Laysan Albatross whose head rested up against a bright blue rubber flip flop washed ashore at some point, probably during the tsunami... Full Article at Treehugger
