Soil News
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A detailed project by a group of scientists to map the genome of all the microorganisms on the planet will be unveiled in Chicago this October. The research will offer clues as to how climate change affects the ecology of soil.
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Tokyo -
High levels of radiation, planned evacuations and no-entry zones as a result of the meltdown at Fukushima’s Daiichi nuclear facility have combined to place the prefecture’s forest industry in danger of collapse.
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Fukushima schools limit outdoor recess time and city implements a one-hour time limit on playground use due to radiation threat to children. Soil removed from school grounds has no place to go.
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Halifax -
"Good food - Good for you - Good for the earth." That is the motto at Planet Organic, a Canadian store that supplies organic food and household supplies.
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A company dumping landfill in a small Ontario township is accused of operating without providing logs or testing to show that their fill is within regulations of safe fill.
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Dryden -
Ontario's crown corporation, Hydro One, is involved in an ongoing dispute over a substantial oil spill and contamination in their fleet parking lot.
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Beggars can’t be choosers is an old expression, but sometime the reason to turn down a donation that had been solicited can be found to be rather silly.
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A study by Newcastle University scientists has found antibiotic resistance in the natural environment is rising despite.
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Researchers have found evidence that “friendly” bacteria found in soil may activate the immune system, produce the brain compound serotonin, and help ward off depression.
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Scientists at the University of Toronto Scarborough have published research findings that show global warming actually changes the molecular structure of organic matter in soil.
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Soil Headlines
Vietnam says a mystery illness that has claimed 21 lives may have been caused by poisonous heavy metals in the soil and toxic mould on rice.
 People in a northern Manitoba town are angry after learning asbestos and contaminated soil are being disposed of in the community's dump.
 The mayor of Gillam, Man., is dismissing fears some residents have raised about asbestos and contaminated soil being disposed of in the local dump.
 Sunday's final between Canada and the United States at the 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament may mean little on paper, but it certainly means something to the players.
 Iran has vowed to retaliate against any country whose territory is used by 'enemies' of the Islamic state to launch a military strike against its soil.
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Sign next to map in a Fukushima City park expresses apologies from city for declaring one-hour park-usage time limit due to radiation level on soil and equipment.
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Soil Blogs
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According to RT news the US has confirmed that Russian troops will carry out joint anti-terror drills on American soil...
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A special Saudi Arabian criminal court on Sunday began a criminal trial where one of the defendants is charged with...
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Are innocent men being locked up just for the color of their skin? Freedom still continues to be the plight of...
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The times are changing in the U.S. and many are wondering what has happened. It seems that Yuri Bezmenov an "Ex -KGB"...
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Life on this earth depends upon a variety of goods and services provided by the nature which are known as ‘Natural...
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