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UN Agency Backs Bluefin Tuna Ban, Vote Due In MarchA United Nations scientific agency backed on Friday a proposal to ban international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna, saying the species prized by sushi lovers needed to recover from commercial overfishing. |
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Alternative Energy Grows in EuropeWind and solar technology made up over half of Europe’s new electricity generating capacity in 2009, as the number of new coal and nuclear facilities fell |
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France backs ban on bluefin tuna exportsFrance has added its voice to calls for a ban on the global trade in bluefin tuna, the numbers of which have dwindled through overfishing. |
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States renew vows to reduce greenhouse gas emissionsGovernments around the world have reaffirmed their plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions in support of last month's Copenhagen climate summit. |
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Avatar reflects shift to eco-faith?James Cameron's smash hit movie Avatar has been chastised by the Catholic Church's Vatican Radio for depicting nature as "a divinity to worship". |
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Energy-storing sheets to power mobiles?Energy-harvesting rubber sheets developed at Princeton University could be used to power mobile phones and other electronic devices in the future. |
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Brain study asks: does size matter?New findings have challenged the notion that primate brains have grown steadily over the course of evolution. |
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Wildlife documentary filmed by chimpsTo create the footage for the Chimpcam Project, due to be screened this week, an 11-strong group of chimpanzees were given a "bash proof" camera to use over 18 months at the zoo's Budongo Trail. |
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Levitating magnet provides clean energy?Scientists are one step closer to developing a process which mimics the sun's output of energy following a series of experiments involving the levitation of a half tonne magnet. |
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Mystery illness killing bats in the USScientists are struggling to get to grips with a new plague which is sweeping north-west America's bat population. |
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