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A global treaty aimed at dissuading children from smoking and helping adults kick the habit came intGeneva, Switzerland - A global treaty aimed at dissuading children from smoking and helping adults kick the habit came into force yesterday, with the United Nations saying it could save millions of lives. |
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Asia Pushes Ahead on Biofuel, Despite CostShanghai, China - Faced with too many crops and not enough oil, Asian governments are promoting biofuels as a way to cut costly fuel imports. |
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Las Vegas, NV -
Las Vegas home builders are putting in low-energy appliances, heat-resistant windows and desert landscaping in an effort to conserve natural resources, part of the "green building" trend in residential construction.
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Scientists discover why is the North Pole frozenBarcelona, Spain - Ice has been building up in the Arctic for 2.7 million years. Until now, no-one has been able to prove what mechanism brought about this accumulation of ice. However, a team of international scientists led by Antoni Rosell, a researcher for the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and Gerald H. Haug of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (Germany) has discovered the mechanism that set off the accumulation of ice. |
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China enforcing green laws, suddenlyBeijing, China - As many as 22 major dams and power stations under construction in China, including a key power facility at the controversial Three Gorges Dam, have slowed or stopped work pending an environmental review. |
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EU crack down on ship pollutionStrasbourg, Belgium - The European Parliament has backed new laws to crack down on illegal ship source pollution, plans designed to stamp out environmental disasters like the Prestige oil spill. |
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Bobcat sightings on rise in Buckeye StateColumbus, Ohio - Evidence of bobcats living in Ohio's eastern and southeastern counties continues with the confirmation of 14 sightings by state wildlife officials during 2004, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife. This represents an increase from the 10 verified sightings in 2003. |
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New Zealand Tags $1.2 Million for Sustainable TourismAukland, New Zealand - A $1.2 million project to help New Zealand tourism operators tap into the rewards of smart environmental business practice has been introduced by Tourism Minister Mark Burton and Environment Minister Marian Hobbs. |
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New Online Tool Helps Campuses Crop EmissionsPortsmouth, N.H. - Nonprofit Clean Air - Cool Planet (CA-CP) has launched a new Web resource to help colleges and universities take action to reduce the threat of global warming by cutting greenhouse gas missions while saving money. |
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Chevron opens hydrogen fuel stationChino, CA - ChevronTexaco Corp. Friday opened a hydrogen fueling station in Chino, the first of six pilot stations in a federal program to promote the study of the fuel's potential. |
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