positive Land news
Province may be next in nation-wide movement to ban genetically engineered cropsThe Council of Canadians applauds the decision of the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly to hold committee hearings into the pros and cons of genetically engineered (GE) products. |
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Massive boost for North West recyclingA record 100m pounds will be invested into recycling and waste initiatives in the Greater Manchester area, in what is to be the single biggest waste disposal contract award in Europe. The funding will be used to improve waste management services and facilities. |
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Alexander Cave Donated to The Nature ConservancyA Perry County cave, which serves as a baby bat nursery, has been donated to The Nature Conservancy by a Florida businessman. |
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San Francisco May Charge Shoppers For Plastic BagsThe city's environmental commission is expected to ask the mayor and board of supervisors Tuesday to consider a 17-cent-per-bag charge on paper and plastic grocery bags. |
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Sweeping weed ban: A win for Aussie farmersFarmers around the country and the Australian environment will benefit from a federal government decision to close a quarantine loophole that allowed the legal import of thousands of serious weeds. |
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Celebrities Join Intel, eBay in ‘’Signing Up’’ to Preserve the Environment;Actor and filmmaker Robert Redford and Aerosmith's front man Steven Tyler joined Intel Corporation CEO Craig R. Barrett and eBay CEO and President Meg Whitman in "signing up" to preserve the environment by autographing two PCs for charitable auction on eBay. |
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Consumers benefit from organic potato breakthroughShoppers throughout Europe are enjoying a greater variety of organic potatoes at more affordable prices, thanks to researchers who have completed a major international study. |
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England meets recycling targetThe rate of recycling carried out in England during 2004 was the highest ever - meeting national targets of 17% - according to the latest figures. |
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African rat sniffs out landminesA giant African rat has become man's second best friend as it joins forces with the dog to sniff out landmines in Mozambique. |
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Tsunami Detection To ExpandThe Bush administration will spend $37.5 million over the next three years to expand the nation's tsunami detection and warning system, U.S. officials said yesterday, so the nation will be able to monitor underwater activity threatening any of its coasts by mid-2007. |
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Maine Recovers 17,000 Mercury SwitchesMaine has rescued at least 16,896 mercury switches from junked cars since the state approved the nation's first mandatory switch recycling program two years ago, according to a study released Monday by the Natural Resources Council of Maine. The independent survey of junkyards counted more than five times as many switches as the state had previously reported, since many small operations are stockpiling the switches before turning them in, they told NRCM. |
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Green Christmas: Tips for an Eco-Friendly HolidayYes, the holidays draw out the best in most of us each year. But they also bring what seems like an environmentalist's worst nightmare: tons of extra garbage, millions of chopped-down trees, and megawatts of flashing lights. With a little tweaking, however, everything from holiday gift-giving to light-stringing can celebrate the environment, too. Here's how: |
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KYRGYZSTAN: Organic cotton tested in the southFarmers in the south of Kyrgyzstan have organically produced their first 24 mt of cotton fibre. Organic agriculture is predicted to take off by 2006, allowing local farmers the opportunity to increase their standard of living while at the same time protect the environment. |
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Students Give New Life to Unwanted ComputersDon't tell Santa, but a workshop in Colorado Springs is filled with young people happily hacking electronics to bits. |
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Environmental news headlines
- Small Canadian Town Bans Shark Fins
- 60 percent reduction in acidity of Delaware rain
- Microsoft Commits to Carbon Neutrality
- South Korea adopts greenhouse gas regulations
- California public to vote on GMO Label Act after 1 million signatures
- From concrete jungle to urban oasis
- Honolulu City Council backs bill to ban plastic bags at store, restaurant checkouts
- Peru is latest developing nation to adopt climate change initiative
- Momentum builds: Burger King Switches to Cage Free Pork and Eggs
- State of Himalayan Glaciers Less Alarming Than Feared
- Ford Cuts Global Waste by 100 Million Pounds and Counting
- Mexico becomes 2nd country in the world to pass national climate-change law
- Mad frog bonanza: up to 36 new frogs discovered in tiny Madagascar forest
- How High Gasoline Prices are Creating Jobs and Growing The Economy
- Russia creates massive park for rare cats
- Toronto Becomes First City To Mandate Green Roofs
- Study: Wildlife survive nuclear accidents
- Saving Right Whales? There’s an app for that.
- US sets new carbon standard for power plants
- World’s largest preserve forming in Africa
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