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Remote landmine clearer unveiled

Pretoria, South Africa - A British inventor has unveiled a remote-controlled device to clear landmines that kill or maim 2000 people worldwide a month, saying the new "MineBurner" could generate huge savings for mine-clearing operations across the world.

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World Donors Pledge More Cash to Make Chernobyl Safe

Planet Ark, Fri May 13, 2005, comments (0)
London, England - Leading nations pledged about $200 million on Thursday towards a cover to encase the Chernobyl power plant's fourth reactor which exploded nearly two decades ago in the world's worst civil nuclear accident.

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Backpackers flock to rebuild Thai party island

Tiscali, Mon May 09, 2005, comments (0)
Phi Phi, Thailand - Two young British men sit shirtless on a Phi Phi beach, wearing surfer shorts, leather thong necklaces and Indian bracelets -- an iconic image of one of the great party-hard destinations on the hippie-backpacker trail.

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UN meet to seek safer ways to kill insect pests

Gulf Times, Mon May 02, 2005, comments (0)
Oslo, Norway - A UN meeting next week will seek new ways to kill mosquitoes and termites as part of a plan to bolster a 2004 ban on use of a "dirty dozen" toxic chemicals.

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Many Old Computers Put to Use Again, Study Finds

San Diego, CA - More than half the old personal computers replaced by consumers last year were put to productive use instead of being dumped or stored away, according to a nationwide survey by MetaFacts, a San Diego research firm.

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Wedding teaches environment-friendly lesson

Team India.net, Tue April 26, 2005, comments (0)
Vellore, India - It was a model wedding for the dusty Tamil Nadu town, a hands-on lesson on how to celebrate even while taking care of the earth's resources.

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Liverpool Scientist Discovers New Layer Of The Earth

Liverpool, UK - A University of Liverpool scientist has discovered a new layer near the Earth's core, which will enable the internal temperature of the Earth's mantle to be measured at a much deeper level than previously possible.

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Last Shipment Of Potent Radioactive Waste Leaves Rocky Flats

thedenverchannel.com, Thu April 21, 2005, comments (0)
Denver, CO - Tuesday was a day 10 years in the making at Rocky Flats.

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Texas Compost Facility Turns Solid Waste into Rich Dirt

Tyler, TX - One man's trash is another's treasure. At least that's the thinking behind the Neches Compost Facility, where millions of pounds of waste are turned into nutrient-rich biosolid compost every year.

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The lost valley

Chico News & Review, Mon April 18, 2005, comments (0)
Yosemite National Park, CA - Hetch Hetchy Valley was once a jewel of Yosemite National Park, a twin to Yosemite Valley. Then it was dammed and flooded. Now, thanks to a UC Davis grad student and others, it could become the greatest wild-lands restoration project in human history.

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