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Bay’s environmental fishing ban
Trawler fishing is banned in an area of Lyme Bay to protect the marine environment and wildlife.
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Architects’ Home and Office is Less Than Eight Feet WideAntwerp, Belgium - So often the space between buildings is just wasted, a source of heat loss and little else. |
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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. |
evironmental news headlines
- Brazilian Air Force Flies Penguins South
- Ethiopia signs deal for largest wind farm in Africa
- Dutch city kept warm by hot-water mines
- Newly-discovered fungus strips pollutants from oil
- Hundreds of New Marine Species Found
- Wind, Solar Tax Credits Extended in $700 Billion Bail-Out
- Raglan leading the way towards an eco-friendly society
- Mitsubishi Electric to Start Plastics Recycling Plant
- Calgary team shows how to scrub CO2 from the air
- Black rhinos released into wild
- California launches broad effort to control hazardous chemicals
- Interbike: Cool urban bikes
- Judge overturns decision on gray wolves
- Wind power dollars pour into west Texas economy
- First solar panels installed on Vatican roof
- German churches repent for green sins in bid to cut carbon footprint
- Bulgaria launches CO2 registry to kick off trade
- Sahara Solar Scheme Could Power Poor West Africa
- Hoteliers go green to save the planet
- To slow global warming, install white roofs
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