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Clams befouling Tahoe invade Adirondack lake in NY (AP)
September 3, 2010
AP - A thumbnail-sized clam blamed for clouding the azure bays of Lake Tahoe high in the Sierra Nevada has now turned up in a mountain-ringed Adirondack lake renowned for its limpid, spring-fed waters.
Drone Buzzes Hurricane Earl (LiveScience.com)
September 3, 2010LiveScience.com - Hurricane Earl is losing steam as it tracks up the East Coast of the United States, though wary residents are still looking out for its whipping winds and pounding waves.
Greater clarity on climate finance at 46-nation forum (AFP)
September 3, 2010
AFP - Forty-six countries gained a clearer view on Friday of what it may take to secure a deal worth hundreds of billions of dollars in climate aid, an issue that threatens hopes for a treaty on global warming.
BP spill costs 5.8 billion pounds as crews unearth clues (AFP)
September 3, 2010
AFP - Oil giant BP revealed Friday it has so far spent 5.1 billion pounds to battle the Gulf of Mexico disaster, as its crews worked to retrieve key evidence from the seabed.
Some Ancient Galaxies Had Wild Youth (SPACE.com)
September 3, 2010SPACE.com - Ancient galaxies may be cosmic senior citizens today, but some have a wild streak in their past, one packed with frenetic star birth, astronomers say.
Aqua Bounty biotech salmon OK to eat: FDA staff (Reuters)
September 3, 2010Reuters - Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc's genetically engineered salmon are as safe to eat as other Atlantic salmon, U.S. regulators said in a preliminary analysis released on Friday as they weigh whether to approve the fish for Americans' dinner plates.
Japan whale meat case echoes apartheid: Greenpeace chief (AFP)
September 3, 2010
AFP - Greenpeace chief Kumi Naidoo on Friday likened Japan's treatment of two of its anti-whaling activists to the tactics of the former apartheid regime he once campaigned against in his native South Africa.
Shipping companies eye fabled Asia route as ice melts (AFP)
September 3, 2010
AFP - Shipowners are showing growing interest in a fabled trade route to Asia which climate change is beginning to open up at last as polar ice recedes.
Top 10 Summer Sky Objects to See Before Fall (SPACE.com)
September 3, 2010SPACE.com - As the summer night sky draws near its close, there are still some cosmic objects that may beckon skywatchers equipped with a small telescope, binoculars or their own two eyes.
BP says failed blowout preventer off Gulf well (Reuters)
September 3, 2010Reuters - BP Plc removed a failed blowout preventer from atop its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well on Friday afternoon, a company spokesman said.
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