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Wellington City Council tracks 'phantom dumper'
New Zealand Herald | 13 Jun 2013
The Wellington City Council and a water company are tracking a "phantom dumper" who has been disposing potentially dangerous material into Karori's drainage system.
Moving iron in Antarctica
EurekAlert | 13 Jun 2013
(Georgia Institute of Technology) Georgia Tech research published online in Nature Communications indicates that diatoms stuff more iron into their silica shells than they actually need. As a result, there's not enough iron to go around, and the added iron during fertilization experiments may stimulate less productivity than expected.
Spanish researchers sequence the genome of global deep ocean
EurekAlert | 13 Jun 2013
A team of Spanish researchers, coordinated by the Spanish National Research Council, has started to sequence the genome of the global deep ocean. They are using more than 2,000 samples of microorganisms collected in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans during the Malaspina Expedition.
Cuba girds for climate change by reclaiming coasts
New Zealand Herald | 13 Jun 2013
After Cuban scientists studied the effects of climate change on this island's 5,630 kilometres of coastline, their discoveries were so alarming that officials didn't share the results with the public to avoid causing panic.
How the sperm whale can hold its breath for 90 minutes
Telegraph | 13 Jun 2013
Biologists have unravelled why deep diving mammals such as sperm whales can hold their breath for over an hour when diving for food - they have electrically charged proteins in their blood.    
Facebook turns on hydroelectric data center in Sweden
ClimateBiz | 13 Jun 2013
The social network's first data center in Europe runs on hydropower. What does Greenpeace say?
Leaf power: How a 'hero product drives Nissans reputation
ClimateBiz | 13 Jun 2013
A company innovates, builds brand value, and garners the confidence to innovate some more. It happens all the time in companies, but rarely in green.
Chinese tune sustainability message for global credibility
ClimateBiz | 13 Jun 2013
The Chinese government has issued new guidelines to help Chinese companies operate responsibly, sustainably and profitably abroad.
New report calls for 'extended leadership' on sustainability
ClimateBiz | 13 Jun 2013
Six paths to broadening leadership beyond your company, reshaping business and society as a whole.
Why businesses can't wash their hands of water and hygiene
ClimateBiz | 13 Jun 2013
The stakes are high when it comes to clean water and sanitation, especially for businesses in developing regions.