A group in San Francisco is honoring former President G.W. Bush by proposing to name a new wastewater treatment plant after him. We hope that this will catch on nationwide, said activist Bill Maher. Every state should have a wastewater treatment plan

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This Scientific Americans podcast is sponsored by audible.com, the number-one online resource for best-selling audio books and more. And now audible.com is offering Scientific American listeners a free audio book of your choice. For details go to aud

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Scientists Find Large Amounts of Precious Metals in Wastewater In recent months, stories about sewers getting clogged have made international headlines. For example, a so-called fatberg, a mass of grease and diapers, clogged London's sewers. A new st

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Wastewater Key to Sustaining Life The world population is growing rapidly and is expected to reach 9 billion by 2050. While efforts are underway to ensure theres enough food, one scientist is warning there may not be enough water. Professor Stanley G

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By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 11 December 2007 The Asian Development Bank says that governments in the region need to improve the management of water resources to avoid a crisis in water security. Claudia Blume reports from VOA's Asia News Center in Hon

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Lignite is low grade coal which contains more moisture than high grade coal and is dirty to burn. Southland has ten areas with lignite. Solid Energy, which is a government company, plans to mine this lignite. The company has plans to build a $25m bri

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