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Raglan leading the way towards an eco-friendly societyRaglan, Waikato, New Zealand - 'Transition Town' is an initiative that has arisen from peak oil and climate change concerns ... In a nutshell, it is change at a community level, a transition away from oil dependency to alternative fuels, but more than that too. |
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California launches broad effort to control hazardous chemicalsSacramento, California, USA - California today launched the most comprehensive program of any state to evaluate, label and, in some cases, ban industrial chemicals that are linked to cancer, hormone disruption and other deadly effects on human health. |
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Hoteliers go green to save the planetOttawa, Ontario, Canada - Hotels around the globe are competing for customers in a changing world that is demanding green. |
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Brazil unveils deforestation planBrasilia, Brazil - The Brazilian government has pledged to end net deforestation by 2015. |
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A ‘miracle tree’ that could feed sub-Saharan AfricaFrench Guinea, West Africa - As a child growing up in India, I greeted the appearance of one particular vegetable on my plate with exaggerated distaste: tender seedpods from the moringa tree, locally known as "drumsticks." |
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Hobbit house saved from demolition as winds of change blow in pioneer’s favourPembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wales, UK - Tony Wrench was toasting victory over the planners yesterday with a glass of wine made from the vines that grow on the turf roof of his wooden roundhouse. |
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Norway joins fight to save Amazon
Norway pledges $1bn to a new fund to help Brazil preserve its Amazon rainforest and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
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Iraq seeks Heritage status for restored marshlands
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 5, 2008 - The United Nations on Friday launched a bid to designate Iraq's famed marshlands, which were ravaged by Saddam Hussein, a World Heritage site after a four-year restoration project.
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Old-growth B.C. forests worth more standing than fallen, study saysLeaving British Columbia's old-growth forests standing may make more economic sense than cutting them down for timber, especially as the province looks to strategies to cut global warming, a new B.C. study suggests. |
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Ghana, EU clinch deal to crackdown on illicit timber trade
Lagos (AFP) Sept 3, 2008 - The European Union on Wednesday inked a landmark deal with Ghana to fight illegal timber exports from the west African country, the EU said.
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evironmental news headlines
- Dutch city kept warm by hot-water mines
- Newly-discovered fungus strips pollutants from oil
- Brazilian Air Force Flies Penguins South
- Hundreds of New Marine Species Found
- Wind, Solar Tax Credits Extended in $700 Billion Bail-Out
- Raglan leading the way towards an eco-friendly society
- Mitsubishi Electric to Start Plastics Recycling Plant
- Calgary team shows how to scrub CO2 from the air
- Black rhinos released into wild
- California launches broad effort to control hazardous chemicals
- Interbike: Cool urban bikes
- Judge overturns decision on gray wolves
- Wind power dollars pour into west Texas economy
- First solar panels installed on Vatican roof
- German churches repent for green sins in bid to cut carbon footprint
- Bulgaria launches CO2 registry to kick off trade
- Sahara Solar Scheme Could Power Poor West Africa
- Hoteliers go green to save the planet
- To slow global warming, install white roofs
- Chrysler to Sell Electric Cars in U.S. as Early as 2010
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