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The microbe works without significantly depleting oxygen in the water, researchers led by Terry Hazen at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif., reported Tuesday in the online journal Sciencexpress. more via SF Gate original art… more »

Last summer, Nestle scored a sweet deal in Sacramento. While city residents were facing water restrictions, the bottling company was given freedom to take as much of the municipal water as it wanted ? and of course, Nestle doesn't have to disclose how… more »

When it comes to saving energy, many Americans seem to get it ? and at the same time they don?t get it at all. Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times Switching off lights is not as effective as many consumers apparently think. That?s the takeaway from a… more »

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News article on lithium ion batteries, quotes Professor Elton Cairns of Berkeley.  "Dr. Elton Cairns, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at UC Berkeley, echoes the call for increased efficiency.?Oil will be used for the foreseeable futu… more »