positive Water news
No escape for the oil slick cheatsFinding the tanker responsible for an oil spill can be surprisingly difficult, but new software could soon make the task easier |
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Israeli start-ups work on environmental technologyIsraeli entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, who traditionally have focused on software, electronics and medical devices, now see a growing opportunity to make money from technology to clean up the environment. |
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Senator Stevens introduces legislation to reinstate tax under Oil Pollution ActSenator Ted Stevens (R-AK), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, has introduced the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Maintenance Act of 2005. |
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Senator Boxer introduces comprehensive oceans legislationSenator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) has introduced legislation to implement recommendations from two high-level national commissions, the congressionally established bipartisan U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, and the independent Pew Ocean Commission. |
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Double Bonus: Bacteria Eat Pollution, Generate ElectricityScientists have long studied bacteria that can clean up toxic waste by eating it. |
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Children dig in to make their own green spaceLow on equipment but high on enthusiasm, hundreds of school children are helping clean up the murky and polluted Klip River which courses through Soweto. |
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Upper Mississippi River Levels Adjusted for Fish, WildlifeThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, in cooperation with the Water Level Management Task Force of the River Resources Forum, plans on implementing a drawdown of Pool 5 on the Upper Mississippi River for the benefit of fish and wildlife this summer. |
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Canada’s mosquito capital turns over new leaf in bug warsA city in central Canada infamous for its abundance of mosquitoes that daunt even the hardiest outdoor enthusiasts is turning to new chemical-free ways to de-bug its parks and backyards. |
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EU calls for tougher penalties against illegal fishingFinancial penalties on illegal fishing are insufficient, the European Commission has said, calling on member states to punish those who break the rules by depriving them of their fishing rights. |
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System Unveiled that Changes Hog Waste into Clean WaterDon Lloyd stepped up a ladder and dipped his empty bottle into a tank of water that six hours earlier had been flushed out of three nearby pens filled with thousands of hogs. |
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Israel, Arabs agree to save Dead SeaJordan, Israel and the Palestinian Authority said Sunday they had agreed terms for a feasibility study on transferring water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea, to save the world's lowest sea from vanishing. |
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U.S. House rejects lifting offshore drilling banU.S. lawmakers on Thursday voted against lifting a federal drilling ban in offshore waters to allow natural gas exploration. |
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Philippines caps fish culture activity at its largest lakeFish farming activity at Laguna de Bay, one of southeast Asia's largest lakes, is to be curtailed to save the waters from worsening pollution, the environment department said Thursday. |
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America’s unheralded water cleanupVisitors to Longdale Park in urban Atlanta may enjoy the little meandering stream that winds its tree-shaded way through the park without ever a clue that it used to be a buried metal pipe. |
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Environmental news headlines
- EU to ban pesticides in bee scare
- New law to protect Puerto Rico leatherback turtles
- China, world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gasses, will tax carbon
- New wind power cheaper than coal or gas in Australia
- Gorillas to Be Protected with New Congo National Park
- From the brink of extinction: elephant seals stage remarkable comeback
- Nations agree on legally binding mercury rules
- Six million turn out for global garbage clean-up
- Obama triples area of protected California coastline
- Swiss Parliament Passes Plastic Bag Ban
- This week, a shark sanctuary the size of Australia has been established
- French move boosts shark sanctuaries
- Canada introduces new rules to curb future vehicle emissions
- Brazil says Amazon deforestation at record low
- Australia outlaws illegally-logged wood from abroad
- Tokelau islands shift to 100% solar energy
- Another city in BC bans shark fins
- EU on track to exceed Kyoto emissions goal
- Victory for Forests: Disney Stands Up for Endangered Forests and Animals
- new mammal menagerie uncovered in remote Peruvian cloud forest
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