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High-Performance, Low-Pollution: German Cars Go Green

Fox News, Wed July 16, 2008, comments (0)
Stuttgart, Germany - German cars are renowned for their engineering, luxury and performance, but with gas prices soaring, CO2 emissions building and car sales slumping, when the German brands talk about their new "green" approach, people listen.

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Fishing ban brings seas to life this article opens in a new window

BBC, Wed July 16, 2008, comments (0)
Five years without fishing around the UK's Lundy Island have led to revival of its lobsters and other sea life.

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MIT Researchers Making Dyed Glass Solar Windows Work

EcoGeek, Mon July 14, 2008, comments (0)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA - In about three years, you may be able to buy windows for your home that light up your rooms and your electronics.

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Whale-Watching Report: Whales More Valuable Alive Than Dead

TreeHugger.com, Mon July 14, 2008, comments (0)
Santiago, Chile - From origami whale campaigns to Mr. Splashy Pants, it's pretty obvious that those big, intelligent and lovable cetaceans are massively popular.

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Fresh Generation of Volunteers Takes Road to Organic Farms this article opens in a new window

ENN, Mon July 14, 2008, comments (0)
Twenty-somethings across the country are fleeing the cities and suburbs to volunteer on organic farms.

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UN opens first zero emission community power centre in rural Kenya this article opens in a new window

United Nations, Tue July 08, 2008, comments (0)
The first power-generating centre using environmentally friendly hydro and solar power has been inaugurated in a Kenyan village 150 kilometres north east of Nairobi by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

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African ‘wall of trees’ gets underway this article opens in a new window

ENN, Tue July 08, 2008, comments (0)
Three years after it was first proposed, preparations for an African 'wall of trees' to slow down the southwards spread of the Sahara desert are finally getting underway. The 'Great Green Wall' will involve several stretches of trees from Mauritania in the west to Djibouti in the east, to protect the semi-arid savannah region of the Sahel — and its agricultural land — from desertification.

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G8 vows to halve greenhouse gases this article opens in a new window

BBC, Tue July 08, 2008, comments (0)
World leaders at the G8 summit in Japan agree aggressive targets to cut carbon emissions in an effort to tackle global warming.

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GM to build world’s biggest rooftop solar station: report this article opens in a new window

AFP, Tue July 08, 2008, comments (0)
LONDON (AFP) - US automobile giant General Motors (GM) will announce on Tuesday that it will build the world's largest rooftop solar power station at its biggest factory in Europe, the Financial Times reported.

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Ferrari to slash sports cars’ carbon emissions: president this article opens in a new window

AFP, Sat July 05, 2008, comments (0)
BERLIN (AFP) - Sports car manufacturer Ferrari intends to cut its vehicles' greenhouse gas emissions by nearly half and is working on developing hybrid vehicles, the company president said Saturday.

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