Environment

  • Local golf course can't wait to use ozone-depleting pesticide

    9/19/11 11:16 AM

    In 2005, the Environmental Protection Agency banned the manufacture of methyl bromide, a highly toxic, ozone-depleting pesticide. It's use by golf courses, however, won't become illegal until 2013, which is why the Chevy Chase Club is hurrying to use every last drop of this horrific chemical before it's too late.

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  • If it doesn't smell right in PG County, here's why

    9/9/11 11:32 AM

    If you're tempted to start walking around in some nice wading boots, don't. What's in that water is worse than you could ever imagine.

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  • Only in MoCo: Residents whine about planned soccer field

    9/1/11 7:24 AM

    Montgomery County wants to turn public property into a soccer field, but neighbors are lamenting the increased traffic and noise that will bring. They even brought in the lawyers.

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  • This video of cheetah cubs will thaw your cold dead heart

    8/30/11 2:07 PM

    When you've already published a gallery of small, somewhat ugly mammals posing in miniature beach scenes, there's not much farther you can fall, journalistically speaking. And with that, I present this video of cheetah cubs running, jumping, climbing, licking, and generally doing what cheetah cubs do, which is to be adorable while learning essential hunting skills that, in this case, will be of no use to them. Because they're in a zoo. For life.

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  • These are the coolest colleges in the area, say dumpster divers

    8/29/11 3:31 PM

    Three of Washington's universities are listed among the top 100 "coolest schools," according to a survey by the dumpster-diving Sierra Club. Of course, your definition of "cool" may differ somewhat from theirs; the rankings are based on the percentage of students with dreadlocks, who smell like patchouli, and wear long skirts over blue jeans. OK, fine, maybe it has something to do with environmental sustainability.

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  • These stubborn boaters are willing to go down with their ships

    8/25/11 10:43 AM

    Rick Carrion has made up his mind: if Hurricane Irene makes landfall this week, he plans to be with his beloved yacht Elf. “Elf is too precious to leave and let something happen. Being aboard, if anything happens I can deal with it effectively and save the boat,” he said. We do not recommend this.

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  • Pandas are the only animals that can't predict an earthquake

    8/24/11 2:55 PM

    You may have realized that the area was experiencing an earthquake when the ground started shaking beneath you. But there's an old saying about animals — they know. While your dog may or may not have been an effective warning, some of the Smithsonian National Zoo's inhabitants knew it was coming.

     

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  • These escaped emus are keeping Maryland police busy

    8/23/11 10:33 AM

    Last month, an emu was on the lose in Maryland for two weeks before a state trooper shot and killed it. On Saturday night, another emu escaped in the state — this time, in Frederick County — but was captured in a decidedly more humane manner.

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  • Here's video of that mysterious substance in the Anacostia River

    8/18/11 12:34 PM

    After fears that an oil spill had polluted the Anacostia River, the U.S. Coast Guard tested the water and found no oil whatsoever. Now they think it's just silt and mud caused by recent rainstorms, which is both a boring result and a great relief. Tests are expected back later today, but in the meantime, here's an aerial video of the macchiato river shot by the Coast Guard.

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