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Fungi Discovered In The Amazon Will Eat Your PlasticThe Amazon is home to more species than almost anywhere else on earth. One of them, carried home recently by a group from Yale University, appears to be quite happy eating plastic in airless landfills. |
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Keystone oil sands pipeline rejected, for nowThe Obama administration rejected a bid to expand the controversial Keystone oil sands pipeline Wednesday, saying the deadline imposed by Congress did not leave sufficient time to conduct the necessary review. |
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100,000 Signatures Overcome Coca-Cola in National Park Bottle-Ban DebateIf you’re looking for good news for the holiday season, we’ve got something for you. The proposed ban on sales of disposable plastic water bottles in the Grand Canyon National Park, which had been abruptly shelved last year following alleged pressure from Coca-Cola is now moving forward and would take effect next year. |
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Mexico closes huge rubbish dumpMexico City closes one of the world's biggest landfill dumps, where most rubbish will now be recycled or turned into compost and green energy. |
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Volcano and cloud forests conserved in EcuadorConservation organizations and the Ecuadorian government have succeeded in securing over 250,000 acres (106,000 hectares) of cloud forest and grasslands surrounding the Antisana Volcano for protection. |
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Massive roof farm planned for BerlinA massive former factory roof in Berlin will become a farm to produce food for local residents and could be a model for future city farms, its planners say. Traditional farming needs to evolve, the project's founders said, and urban farming needs to lead the way. |
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Dole abandons banana plantation in National ParkAfter a threat of lawsuit, Dole Inc. has abandoned a banana plantation in Somawathiya National Park in Sri Lanka. |
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Five ways to feed billions without trashing the planetHow do we feed the human population—which continues to rise and is expected to hit nine billion by 2050—while persevering the multitude of ecosystem services that supporting global food production? A new study in Nature proposes a five-point plan to this dilemma. |
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College Campuses Dump Disposable Water BottlesFrom Cornell to Stanford, college campuses across the U.S. are moving away from providing disposable plastic water bottles in vending machines, in cafeterias and during events like football games and student orientations. |
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Young Indonesians paint the town greenYoung Indonesians are breathing new life into their polluted concrete capital city with little more than buckets of soil and seeds. |
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Indonesian President vows to dedicate himself to forest preservationPresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said, during the last three years of his presidency, he would dedicate himself to efforts to preserve the country’s forests. |
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Dirty Nappies Recycled To Make Roof TilesBritain's first recycling plant for disposable nappies is opening in a bid to reduce the huge amounts sent to landfill every year. |
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Belgian Company Leads the Way In Landfill MiningLandfill mining is a rapidly growing area of waste management that is proving to be extremely profitable. |
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Santa Cruz County bans plastic bags- Santa Cruz County supervisors have passed one of California's stiffest bans on plastic grocery bags, unanimously approving a measure that also will charge shoppers for paper bags. |
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Puma, Nike and Adidas Run Towards Toxin-Free Products With GreenpeaceDid you know that your running shoes contains hazardous chemicals, some that get released every time you go out for a run? |
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Environmental news headlines
- California orders hike in number of super clean cars
- Fungi Discovered In The Amazon Will Eat Your Plastic
- Leatherback sea turtles granted massive protected area along U.S. west coast
- Swedish Cities Close to Building a Bicycle Superhighway
- Indonesia to conserve half of Borneo region
- Keystone oil sands pipeline rejected, for now
- Levi’s drops Asia Pulp & Paper due to its link to deforestation in Indonesia
- No rhinos poached in Nepal last year
- Singapore supermarket to stop selling shark fin
- European Carbon Regulation for Airlines Takes Off
- Saving the Amazon: Winning the war on deforestation
- The biggest new species discoveries in 2011
- Southern California whale census yields record number
- Electricity Sparks New Life Into Indonesia’s Coral Reefs
- US rolls out historic mercury limits for power plants
- 100,000 Signatures Overcome Coca-Cola in National Park Bottle-Ban Debate
- Solar’s Best Quarter Ever
- Mexico closes huge rubbish dump
- Victory! Facebook ‘friends’ renewable energy
- US Coal Plant Pollution Down
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