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Chemistry World July 25, 2007 Peter Mitchell	Newly Identified Side to Global Warming An atmospheric mechanism has emerged that could lift global temperatures by even higher than the 2-5 C rise predicted by the end of the century as a result of greenhouse gas emissions.
Popular Mechanics July 21, 2007 Tyghe Trimble	Clean Coal: How to Make Rock into Biofuel Despite a Senate battle leaving out important funding for liquid coal research in the new energy bill, gasification remains an important engineering process to our green future.
Insurance & Technology July 11, 2007 Katherine Burger	Insurance Companies' IT Strategies Will Be Influenced By Understanding of Climate Change's Effects Going green no longer is a fringe affair, and a growing number of insurance companies are very publicly making environmental responsibility part of their business agendas.
IEEE Spectrum July 2007 Sarah Adee	Review: "Design for the Other 90%" An exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum highlights the role of design in the developing world: Hans and Pieter Hendrikse's Q-Drum... The AquaStar Flow Through purifier, from Meridian Design... Pot-in-Pot cooler... etc.
Smithsonian August 2007 Paul Raffaele	The Pirate Hunters Though buccaneering is back with a vengeance, stepped-up law enforcement and high-tech tools are helping protect shipping on the high seas.
Chemistry World July 24, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	A Viable Alternative Tests on mice, rats, rabbits and guinea pigs to stop harmful chemicals reaching humans were once a necessary evil. But such checks now seem embarrassingly old-fashioned, according to a report on toxicity testing.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2007 Rich Duprey	The Answer to Japan's Enron The scandals that shook investors' trust in Japan's executives have led to a new law. Investors everywhere ought to benefit from the greater transparency that will result.
InternetNews July 23, 2007 David Needle	What's the Carbon Footprint of a Banner Ad? Digital ad publishers are hardly free of environmental responsibility... Web 'lock-up' ads....
IEEE Spectrum July 2007 William Sweet	Google Earth Pictures Open Windows on China's Nuclear Weaponry Here is an interview with the nuclear weapons specialist at the Federation of American Scientists who believes Google images shed light on China's deployment of its second-generation of nuclear weapons systems.
BusinessWeek July 30, 2007 John Carey	NOT Made In China Amid growing awareness of food perils, companies that spotlight where ingredients originate are enjoying new demand.
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