Hawaii may ban swimming with dolphins

The National Marine Fisheries Service says the popular tourist activity is too stressful for nocturnal spinner dolphins because the animals aren't getting enough rest during the day. A new ban would extend 2 nautical miles from the shore and require swimmers to stay at least 50 yards away from the dolphins. Associated Press

Wind power is booming in the United States

A new report released by the Department of Energy says the country now generates more electricity from wind than any other country in the world, and we takes the number 2 slot, after China, for installed wind capacity. Even so, wind provides just 5.6 percent of U.S. electricity—but as it gets cheaper and turbines improve, that number is likely to rise. Vox

By end of century most cities will be too hot for summer Olympics

There will be very few cities at the end of the century that will be able to hold the summer Olympics as we know them today.

John Balmes, a professor of public safety at the University of California, Berkeley, comments on a new study that predicts that within 70 years only eight cities in the Northern Hemisphere outside of Western Europe will be cool enough to host the summer Games. 

Growing concern over safety of cosmetics

Congress is considering whether to pass legislationthat would give the FDA the authority to more rigorously regulate beauty care products. Among the bill's opponents is Wen Hair Care, a company that has received more than 21,000 complaints from people who got rashes and lost hair after using its product. New York Times

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