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Tornado-flattened Kansas town is coming back greenerGreensburg, Kansas, USA - A year after it was practically wiped off the map by a tornado, Greensburg is rising again -- and going green, too, with solar panels, wind turbines, tinted windows, water-saving toilets and other energy-efficient technology. |
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Gov. Celebrates Irvine Ranch Land, Designated as 1st-Ever ‘California Natural Landmark’Irvine, California, USA - Describing the land around her as a "majestic natural landmark," California State Parks Director Ruth Coleman today announced that of the 50,000 acres permanently preserved on the historic Irvine Ranch, almost 40,000 have been designated as the first-ever California Natural Landmark (CNL). |
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ENVIRONMENT-VENEZUELA: Farewell, Trawl-Fishing
CARACAS, Apr 8 (IPS) - Trawl-fishing is on its way out in Venezuela, amid
demonstrations by artisanal fisherfolk who support the new law as
amended by President Hugo Chávez.
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Restaurants Move Toward Bottled Water BanBoston, Massachusetts, USA - Some Boston-area restaurants said they're planning to stop sales of bottled water at their eateries in an effort to be more environmentally-conscious. |
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Frederick May be Target For Clean Energy CenterFrederick, Maryland, USA - Frederick could be home to a state economic development corporation aimed at bringing renewable energy industries to Maryland. |
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Livingstone bids to turn the election battle greenLondon, England, UK - Ken Livingstone sought to turn the mayoral race into a "green election" today as he unveiled his environmental policies for a third term. |
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Countering An Approaching Water Crisis
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 25, 2008 -
As growing demand for clean water stretches even the resources of the world's largest industrialized nations, scientists and engineers are turning to new technology and novel ideas to find solutions. Mark Shannon of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign joined a slate of world leaders in water resource research to address this crisis in a review paper in the March 20, 2008, issue of Nature.
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Green Spaces in Green Places: Is Building Green Going From Niche to Mainstream?Asheville, North Carolina, USA - There hasn't been a lot of good news in the general economy lately; from a complete collapse of sub-prime mortgage loans, to slumping property values, whip-sawing stock markets, $110+ barrels of oil and colossal brokerage houses that suddenly run out of cash -- it isn't pretty. |
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An Ex-President, An Actor And Hundreds Of Students Help Rebuild New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana, USA - More than 600-students from 40 states in the U.S. and six continents joined Sunday with former President Bill Clinton and actor Brad Pitt to help rebuild the Katrina-damaged Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans. |
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Angelina Jolie Makes It Right, TooNew Orleans, Louisiana, USA - Pregnant Angelina Jolie comes out to support her main man Brad Pitt in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, Louisana on Sunday. |
evironmental news headlines
- Trading Tractors for Camels
- Cubs a ray of hope in India’s fight to save tigers
- Waste Management To Fuel CA Trucks With Landfill-Harvested Liquid Natural Gas
- Tornado-flattened Kansas town is coming back greener
- Superior to undergo major tree planting for urban forest
- Portland earns a Platinum rating from the League of American Bicyclists
- Officer stops traffic for duckling crossing
- Fire From the Dragon: Green Entrepreneur Harnesses Truck Energy
- Gov. Celebrates Irvine Ranch Land, Designated as 1st-Ever ‘California Natural Landmark’
- Vertical (Diagonal?) Farm from Work AC in NYC
- The Air Car - zero pollution and very low running costs
- Losing More of the Plastic Paunch at Whole Foods
- The real Good Life: An entire village turns against supermarkets and grows its own food
- EU considers truck pollution charges
- Airline flies slower to cut costs
- Regrowing the rainforest
- VIDEO: Private Rain Forests Touted
- U.S. Leads World in Wind-Power Growth
- States court presidential hopefuls on CO2
- Fake concrete bat roosts reclaim rainforest
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