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Americans Can Benefit from More Recycling Education Study

2014-04-22 17:19:00| Waste Age

While curbside recycling is available to more than half the adults in the United States, recycling could benefit from a better public understanding about what can be recycled, according to a new study. read more

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Americans Still Unconvinced by Scientific Concepts

2014-04-22 09:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

WebProNews: If the results of a new AP poll are any indication, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Seth MacFarlane, and FOX should probably order up another season of Cosmos. The survey asked American adults about a handful of scientific and medical issuesmore specifically, to say how confident they are that a certain scientific statement (all of which are accepted by the vast majority of scientists) is true. The AP-GfK poll asked about a variety of issues, from the tangible (smoking causes cancer) to the seemingly intangible...

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Americans Find Future Tech Both Fascinating and Frightening

2014-04-17 22:08:17| TechNewsWorld

The pace of technological change is getting faster, and many Americans are optimistic about the results, although a sizable minority are concerned, Pew Research has found. Nearly 60 percent think technological and scientific advances will make life in the future better, but 30 percent fear they will make life worse than it is today. Designer babies and robot caregivers sparked major anxiety.

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NewsOne Minute: Americans Say Race Relations Are 'Generally Good'

2014-04-11 16:28:47| Automakers - Topix.net

General Motors is investing $449 million in two Detroit-area factories that will build the next generation of the Chevrolet Volt hybrid electric car, the Associated Press reports.

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