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Ontario to require 5% ethanol in gas by 2007

CBC, Sun November 28, 2004, comments (0)
Toronto, Ontario - Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty says gas sold in the province will have to contain an average of five per cent ethanol within three years.



13 Countries Join U.S. to Launch Methane-to-Markets Partnership

GreenBiz.com, Sun November 28, 2004, comments (0)
Washington DC - U.S. EPA Administrator Mike Leavitt has joined representatives from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom in signing a Terms of Reference formally creating the Methane-to-Markets Partnership.



Statoil plans hydrogen station

Aftenposten, Sun November 28, 2004, comments (0)
Norway - Norway's oil and gas group Statoil will open the nation's first hydrogen filling point for cars at a petrol station in 2006, the company said on Thursday.



Thousands of marine species discovered

DeHavilland, Wed November 24, 2004, comments (0)
Washington DC - An international coalition of scientists has detected 13,000 new marine species in the last year.



Catalina Foxes Back After Near Extinction

Newsday.com, Wed November 24, 2004, comments (0)
Avalon, California - A unique subspecies of fox that is about the size of a house cat is back from the brink of extinction on Santa Catalina Island and can survive on its own thanks to a captive breeding program, the head of a nonprofit group that manages most of the island said Tuesday.



Dolphins save swimmers from shark

The Guardian Unlimited, Tue November 23, 2004, comments (0)
New Zealand - It emerged yesterday that four swimmers were saved from a great white shark by a pod of altruistic dolphins, who swam in circles around them until the humans could escape.



Kraft to Double Ethical Coffee Purchases in 2005

Planet Ark, Mon November 22, 2004, comments (0)
London, England - Kraft Foods Inc said it plans to more than double its purchase of ethical coffee to 6,000 tonnes in 2005 as the maker of the Kenco and Maxwell House coffee ranges mulls the launch of a mainstream ethical brand.



Disabled dolphin gets artificial fin

Japan Today, Mon November 22, 2004, comments (0)
Okinawa, Japan - Fuji, a female dolphin that lost 75% of her tail due to a mysterious disease, is jumping once again with the help of what is believed to be the world's first artificial fin, developed by Bridgestone Corp.



Scientists See Hope Amid Coral Doom and Gloom

Reuters, Sun November 21, 2004, comments (0)
Bangkok, Thailand - Even though nearly two thirds of coral reefs are now officially endangered, some are bouncing back despite warmer oceans and pollution, giving hope the marine marvels are not completely doomed, scientists said on Friday.



Start date set for Kyoto treaty

BBC, Thu November 18, 2004, comments (0)
Moscow, Russia - The Kyoto Protocol on fighting climate change is to become a legally binding treaty on 16 February, the UN has said.

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