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Instead of installing solar panels on your roof--how about just giving your house a new paint job? Of course you’d have to be sure to use solar paint. That’s what a group of Notre Dame researchers has created, detailing the recipe in the journal ACS Nano .

HOUSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday issued a last-minute order delaying the January 1 implementation of stricter federal limits on pollution from coal-fired power plants, according to a court filing.

By Dan Levine and Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A judge blocked one of California's signature attempts to lower greenhouse gas emissions, a victory for out-of-state ethanol producers and refiners that has California's air quality board vowing to appeal.

Dear EarthTalk : I know that large fish contain a lot of mercury, but where does it come from? And what are we doing to prevent this contamination?

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Letter That Ousted HP CEO Now Public . The eight-page letter that accused Mark Hurd, then CEO of Hewlett-Packard, of sexually harassing an employee, is now public.

When asked to rate their own health, women , on average, consistently report being in worse health than men do, and a new study from researchers in Spain says this is because women have a higher rate of chronic diseases -- contradicting a previous theory that women's lower self-rated health is simply a reporting bias. [More]

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Dear EarthTalk : Is it true that gas furnaces cost less to run and burn cleaner than their oil counterparts? If I make the switch, how long should I expect it to take for me to pay back my initial investment? And are there any greener options I should consider?

Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from the new book Coffee Is Good for You: From Vitamin C and Organic Foods to Low-Carb and Detox Diets, the Truth About Diet and Nutrition Claims (Perigee, 2012), by Robert J.

My picks for the most astounding animal videos of 2011 take us on a journey around the globe. They depict diverse animals in natural habitats living their everyday lives – and they are simply stunning.

A pair of NASA spacecraft is getting set to orbit the moon this weekend, a move that will kick off the probes' effort to study Earth's nearest neighbor from crust to core. [More]

Billy Joel’s schmaltzy ballad “Honesty” spoke the truth back in 1979. Yet at the time, the accepted strategy for building a brand was creating perceptions that were often far removed from reality

* Russia says has almost doused fire on nuclear submarine * Radiation levels normal, nine injured * Nuclear reactors shut down, partial crew on board * Fire broke out during repairs at dockyard in northern Russia By Andrei Pronin MURMANSK, Russia, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday it had doused a raging blaze aboard a nuclear submarine after nearly a full day and night, by partially submerging the vessel after battling the flames with water from helicopters and tug boats. There was no radiation leak and crew inside the submarine were monitoring the stricken vessel's nuclear reactors which had been shut down, Russian officials said. At least nine people were injured fighting the flames which witnesses quoted by local media said rose 10 metres (30 feet) above the Yekaterinburg submarine at the navy ship yard in the Murmansk region of northern Russia.

At the dawn of 2012, computer security looks a lot like it did five years ago--everything protected by a user ID and password. But that’s all set to change in the next five years