positive Land news
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Chemical Safety Reform Gains Momentum in CongressTwo bills in Congress would dramatically strengthen the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) ability to regulate chemicals. The bills shift the burden of proof to industry, which would have to demonstrate the safety of existing and new chemicals. That's a major change from the existing system, in which EPA must prove that chemicals are harmful before it can regulate them. |
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The unexpected benefits of canary grassResearchers seeking to beautify contaminated industrial sites found success in more ways than one when they struck upon an unexpected new source for green biomass fuel. |
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Green iPhone apps highlightedA new iPhone app is aiming to challenge climate change sceptics by providing them with the info needed to understand the effects and implications of global warming. |
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Sony unveils green mini laptopSony is targeting the green pound with its latest offering, an eco-friendly mini laptop which is manufactured, in part, from recycled compact disks. |
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Coral reefs ‘generate’ new speciesWhile coral reefs have long been known to attract a diverse range of species, the undersea areas also act as cradles of evolution, according to new research. |
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UN helps save chimps from volcanoEndangered chimpanzees and other wildlife in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are being monitored by a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping aircraft following a volcanic eruption in Virunga National Park. |
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10 green resolutions to save you moneyBy taking green steps at home, you can save money and make life easier. |
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Planned City “Rawabi” Draws on Palestinian Enterprise and Israeli ExperienceFor many Palestinians, the norm is tight-quartered living with barely a garden in sight, no defined sidewalks and a poor water system. But this is about to change with an ambitious plan for a new way of living. |
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Looking ahead, Brazil’s farmers take up reforestationFor nearly 20 years, Luiz Alberto Bortolini cleared trees and planted soybeans as fast as he could, one of many pioneers who turned this barren outpost into prosperous farmland. |
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Powered By TrashA lamppost powered by trash seems like a strange idea but if you think about the ratio between city trash and energy needs – things start to make sense, kinda. |
evironmental news headlines
- Huge growth at largest wind farm
- Govt ups ante against illegal logging, mining and plantations
- Sunny Delight Achieves Zero Waste in U.S.
- Paris Metro Body Heat To Help Warm Building
- EPA to issue more rules in climate fight
- U.S. Proposes Grading Cars On Emissions, Efficiency
- NYC sky-scrapers dim lights to help migratory birds
- Norwegian government boycotts Malaysian timber giant
- 100MW solar power plant to be built in the UAE
- New road concrete developed that actually cleans the air
- Russia and China vow to protect Siberian tigers
- Cannabis electric car to be made in Canada
- Fortune 500 Companies Flex Market Muscle, Reject Tar Sands
- New Study Shows Americans Used Less Energy and More Renewables in 2009
- Smallest frog in Asia discovered in Borneo
- Scientists hope to collect electricity from the air
- White House crackdown on dirty trucks gathers pace
- Spray-on film turns glass into solar panels
- Mexico City bans free plastic bags
- No deepwater drilling without environmental studies: U.S.
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