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Researchers Consider Graphene as a Cure for Desalination Woes

By Paul Solman and Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American

Saltwater flows into the pre-treatment hall at the Kurnell desalination plant in Sydney, Australia. Photo by Bloomberg via Getty Images. The earth harbors about 1.4 billion cubic kilometers of water. Unfortunately, the vast majority of that water comes…

The U.S. as the New Saudi Arabia: An Environmentalist's Nightmare?

A flame from a Saudi Aramco (the national oil company) oil installation known as 'Pump 3' burns brightly during sunset in the Saudi Arabian desert. According to Forbes, Saudi Aramco generates more than $1 billion a day in…

The U.S. as the New Saudi Arabia: An Environmentalist's Nightmare?

Swinomish Tribe Deals with Climate Change

Swinomish fishing salmon climate change Washington…

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Coping with Climate Change: Washington's Tribes

By Saskia de Melker

Washington's Quileute tribe, thrust into the spotlight by the "Twilight" series,' has been struggling to reclaim land threatened by floods and sea level rise. Together with KCTS9 and EarthFix, NewsHour visited the tribe to hear their story.

Climate Change Threatens The Tribe From 'Twilight'

Washington's Quileute tribe, thrust into the spotlight by the "Twilight" series,' has been in a struggle to reclaim land threatened by floods and sea level rise. Together with KCTS9 and EarthFix, NewsHour visited the tribe to hear their story.

In Austin, Charged up About Smart Power

Miles O'Brien examines power grid reliability in a neighborhood near Austin, Texas that uses "smart grid" technology to track - and control - its energy consumption.

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The View from the Volt: Miles Risks Safety While Talking Smart Power

EmbedVideo(3888, 482, 304); Last week, a powerful "derecho" storm hammered the mid-Atlantic region, snuffing out power during the peak of a sweltering heat wave for nearly a week in some homes. Days later, our science correspondent Miles…