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Everyday Apples Pack Antioxidant Punch
Red Delicious apples contain the most antioxidants of 8 varieties common in America that were tested - but you have to eat the skin.
Basil Suspected in Cyclospora Outbreak
300 people in Florida have become sick with the parasitic illness cyclospora. It is believed to be due to contaminated fresh basil. Fresh products should be washed to prevent food-borne illnesses, though washing may not be enough to prevent cyclospora.
Rattlesnakes Thrive in Iowa Prairie
The Nature Conservancy considers them to be a part of the ecosystem that they are trying to protect, and extends its protection to them.
Australian farmers battle drought, no end in sight
In Eastern Australia the worst drought in a century is into its 3rd month, causing farmers severe problems. One town could be out of water by January.
U.K. Vows Environmentally Friendly G-8
The G-8 group of Nations meets July 6-8 in Scotland. Britain says it will offset the amount of carbon dioxide that the summit delegates put into the air by donating to projects that remove it. Britain will also encourage recycling, serving of "fair trade" food, and use of clean-fuel vehicles during the summit.
Apple Launches iPod Recycling Program
Apple will give a 10 percent discount to customers of about 100 stores in the USA who drop off their old iPod on the day they buy a new one. The iPods will then be disposed of in an environmentally friendly way.
Utah Weapons Depot Destroys Last of Its VX
The Deseret Chemical Depot in the Utah desert has destroyed the last of more than 22,600 land mines filled with VX nerve agent. There is still a lot of further work to be done, however.
Work to Resume Near Rare Ark. Woodpecker
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is to carry on constructing a pumping station on a river not far from the recently-discovered home of the long-thought-extinct ivory-billed woodpecker.
Did you do anything for UN World Environment Day? Is your city green?
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