It sometimes takes just someone with a fresh perspective to problem to come up with a solution. In Waterloo, Canada, 16 year-old student Daniel Burd's project won the top prize at the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Ottawa.  read more »

As Phil Harris' blog points out the possible dangers of what bottles are made from and the scientific evidence being debated, this could be far more dangerous and there may be little that can be done about it. Pharmaceutical drugs in your drinking supply:

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Like many who support the National Parks, I was surprised to hear that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a new rule that will allow increased wilderness air pollution rather than less.  read more »