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Scientists engineer E.coli caffeine 'addiction' in beverages, say bacteria could clean wastewater
2013-03-29 17:45:46| Beverages - Topix.net
Scientists in the US have genetically modified an E.coli strain so that it is 'addicted' to caffeine, where it feeds on the stimulant and serves as a biosensor to measure levels thereof in common beverages such as Coke.
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Wastewater Injection Linked to Oklahomas Largest Earthquake
2013-03-28 22:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: The rising number of earthquakes in normally calm parts of Arkansas, Texas, Ohio and Colorado are linked to the underground injection of wastewater, finds a new study in the journal "Geology." As an example, the study authors point to the magnitude 5.7 earthquake near Prague, Oklahoma on November 6, 2011. The largest quake ever recorded in Oklahoma, this quake is also the largest ever linked to wastewater injection. The quake destroyed 14 homes in the Shawnee-Sparks area, buckled a federal highway...
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70-year-old Detroit wastewater plant makes comeback
2013-03-28 06:48:35| Waste Management - Topix.net
One of the nation's largest wastewater treatment facilities has reached an environmental milestone just as it emerges from federal oversight.
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Contractor dck Worldwide names former Westinghouse SVP to be its first COO, while Brown & Caldwell hires former St. Louis wastewater utility executive
2013-03-27 18:38:17| ENR.com: Headline News
Other top executive changes at Gannett Fleming, Batson-Cook, Clark County, Nev. water reclamation district and other AEC sector employers
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Canada: Wastewater Leak from Oil Sands Plant Enters Athabasca River
2013-03-27 06:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: Suncor has now confirmed that a wastewater leak from an outfall pond at its oilsands plant north of Fort McMurray, Alta., did enter the Athabasca River. Samples from the leak have been sent to a lab for a rush analysis, according to Alberta Environment Minister Diana McQueen. 'Nobody will be held accountable for it -- but the fact remains that this is an ongoing issue.'-- Chipewyan Chief Allan Adam McQueen said she doesnt want to make any presumptions about the nature or volume of the leaked...
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