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As the ocean absorbs more of the carbon dioxide we're pumping into the atmosphere, its chemistry changes and it is becoming much more acidic. This ocean acidification is causing problems from bleaching coral reefs to altering the make-up crustacean's shells. But for the first time, scientists are finding that it is also playing havoc with fishes' sense of smell. More acidic oceans is making it harder for fish to smell when p... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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If you're sweating through a heatwave right now, take comfort knowing that you don't have massive peat-fires sending smoke across your town too, like in Moscow: The Russian capital experienced a record high of 99°F, on Monday (the hottest since records began in the late 1800s), with the heatwave setting off 
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Porsche is Testing 3 Battery-Powered Electric Boxsters
Almost all automakers are moving in the direction of electrification. This transition takes many forms (hybrids, plug-in hybrids, battery electric cars), but the goal is the same: To make cars more energy-efficient and make them less dependent on a single source of energy (oil vs. all the ways you can make electricity, including all the clean & renewable ones). Even Porsche, the German sports car maker, has been experimenting with electrons, starting with 
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HFO-1234yf Will be Used in GM's 2013 Models
We talk a lot about CO2 because it is the greenhouse gas that humanity produces in the biggest quantity, but there are many others that contribute to warming our planet. The refrigerant in automobile air conditioner units is one of those. It stays in the atmosphere for a long time if it leaks, and it is pretty effective at trapping heat in the atmosphere. That's why it's good news that GM, probably followed by other automakers, will start using a new refrigerant (HFO-1234yf, made by Honeywell Fluorine Prod... 
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