Wind, water and sun beat biofuels, nuclear and coal for clean energy – Radiocápsula RCP/CPR

Submitted on 12 December 2008 - 9:25am

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The best ways to improve energy security, mitigate global warming and reduce the number of deaths caused by air pollution are blowing in the wind and rippling in the water, not growing on prairies or glowing inside nuclear power plants, says Mark Z. Jacobson, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford. And "clean coal," which involves capturing carbon emissions and sequestering them in the earth, is not clean at all, he asserts.

Helping the crested toad

Submitted on 11 December 2008 - 1:41pm

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Given it's endangered species status, scientists are coordinating efforts to help the crested toad reproduce.

Wyeth will cut jobs in Puerto Rico

Submitted on 11 December 2008 - 1:33pm

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Pharmaceutical giant Wyeth announced that it will eliminate 276 jobs in Puerto Rico, as part of the global reorganization of the company.

Health gets a C

Submitted on 11 December 2008 - 1:26pm

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After evaluating Puerto Rican health in five different areas, local health got an average grade of C.

A mistake to kill the monkeys

Submitted on 11 December 2008 - 1:22pm

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Edmundo Kraiselburd, director of the Center for Primate Reserach of the University of Puerto Rico, thinks that killing the monkeys tha are being captured in the southwest of the Island is a mitake, because they could be used for research purposes. The scientists says that his Center has the technology to "clean" the monkeys of certain viruses and diseases.

Kids discover the wonders of coffee harvest

Submitted on 11 December 2008 - 1:17pm

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A group of children learn about coffee harvesting and at the same time they help a non-profit organization.

Why wind turbines can mean death for bats - Radiocápsula RCP/CPR

Submitted on 9 December 2008 - 12:40pm

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Power-generating wind turbines have long been recognized as a potentially life-threatening hazard for birds. But at most wind facilities, bats actually die in much greater numbers.