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Peters, Gardner, Booker Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Efforts to Predict Space Weather Events (Gary Peters)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Apr 2016
The Earth was last hit by a CME of that magnitude in 1859, known as the Carrington Event, which caused the Northern Lights to be seen as far south as Cuba ... The legislation also directs NOAA to develop plans to provide a back-up for the aging Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) satellite, the only satellite providing imagery of space weather that could impact Earth....

Diving great Greg Louganis encourages hunger for gold, but not too much hunger for gold

Edit Colorado Springs Gazette 21 Apr 2016
He was 29 ... "My sole purpose on earth was to prevent Klaus from winning the gold," Louganis said, wincing as he traveled back to the devastated teen ... ....

'Let's Make A Deal' goes Green for Earth Day

Edit The Examiner 21 Apr 2016
... for prizes that aim to preserve and enhance the earth’s air, land and water....

‘Pink moon’ is on its way to Dallas

Edit The Dallas Morning News 21 Apr 2016
“No reason to expect the moon to look pink this week.” ... The opposite effect — a “super moon” — occurs when the moon is at its closest point to earth, or lunar perigee....

Bus to spread the biodiversity word

Edit The Hindu 21 Apr 2016
A closer look reveals it to be a vehicle to create awareness of biodiversity. People strolling by step inside it to see what it is all about ... to reach out to the masses ... The need to use resources carefully is summed up by a poster titled ‘700 crore people, one Earth.’....

How to celebrate Earth Day with your family

Edit The Examiner 21 Apr 2016
Earth Day 2016 is just around the corner on April 22 ... From information on how to help clean your local playground to bicycle routes, you and your family can have a fun time together while also helping the environment ... Support farmers local to your area by purchasing your fruits and vegetables at a farmers’ market on Earth Day ... This Earth Day, consider leaving the car at home and using your bike to get around town....

‘The Flash’ EP says Jay Garrick isn’t Zoom, so who is he?

Edit Zap2it 21 Apr 2016
On the show he was set up as the Flash of Earth-2 ... When asked why he would take on the Flash mantle on his Earth, he quickly explained it was to give people hope, “so I can rip it away from them.” “It’s so fun pretending to be a hero,” he explains with a smile on his face ... Teddy Sears didn’t want Jay Garrick to become Zoom ... Chances are it’s not going to be Sears....

It's Sturgill Simpson vs. Rihanna for No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart

Edit Billboard 21 Apr 2016
Sturgill Simpson’s new A Sailor’s Guide to Earth and Rihanna’s Anti are both eyeing the top of the tally, as industry forecasters suggest both sets could earn somewhere around 45,000 equivalent album units in the week ending April 21 ... A Sailor’s Guide to Earth is Simpson’s debut effort for Atlantic Records, and follows two earlier albums, released through Thirty Tigers....

Hawaiian Airlines Goes Green for Earth Day (Hawaiian Holdings Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Apr 2016
HONOLULU - As part of Hawaiian Airlines' pledge to lessen its environmental impact, on Earth Day this Friday, April 22 the carrier will be the first to operate a demonstration flight between Auckland (AKL) and Honolulu (HNL) International Airports to showcase seven best practices in operational performance that greatly reduce fuel burn and carbon emissions....

Why anti-nuclear enviros just aren’t the same as climate deniers

Edit Grist 21 Apr 2016
Porter tried to justify his contention with the following ... that is closer to the scientific consensus ... According to a Pew poll from last year, “71% of Democrats and independents who lean to the Democratic Party say the Earth is warming due to human activity, compared with 27% among their Republican counterparts.” This is what rejection of a scientific consensus looks like....

Vegan, vegetarian choices abound

Edit Orlando Sentinel 21 Apr 2016
We're going meatless on the dining page in honor of Earth Day. There are so many reasons to consider a vegan or vegetarian diet, said Larry Rumbough, president of Vegetarians of Central Florida. It's better for animals, workers and the environment, he said, and good for your health. "The information... ....

Mice In Space Showed Liver Damage After 2 Weeks

Edit NDTV 21 Apr 2016
Lab mice that spent just two weeks in orbit showed early signs of liver damage upon returning to Earth, raising concern about what long-duration spaceflight might do to humans, researchers said Wednes... ....

Warming up to the Earth

Edit The Washington Times 21 Apr 2016
There's more than one way to answer the call of nature, and it isn't necessary to await the arrival of Earth Day to demonstrate a reverence for the blue-hued orb we call home. Simple acts of conservation, like carrying a handkerchief rather than grabbing a handful of paper napkins in ... ....
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