positive Wildlife news
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Sperm whale faeces ‘offset CO2 emissions’Sperm whale faeces may help oceans absorb carbon dioxide from the air, scientists say. |
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California to ban plastic bagsCalifornia is to become the first US state to ban plastic bags in supermarkets in a move Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called a "great victory for the environment." |
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Spill Fight Shows ProgressBP PLC had its first breakthrough in the effort to stem the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, using robots to insert one end of a mile-long tube into a shattered oil pipe on the ocean floor. The goal is to siphon up some, if not most, of the crude gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. |
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Gulf oil spill: First leak capped, says BPBP has managed to seal the smallest of the three leaks spilling oil into the Gulf of Mexico, the company says. |
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Rare tropical butterflies bredAn expert in Hertfordshire has managed to breed hundreds of rare tropical butterflies from seven abandoned pupae. |
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1st grey whale in 100 years spotted in Howe SoundA grey whale spotted feeding in Howe Sound north of Vancouver in recent days is a sign that efforts to restore the area's natural ecosystem are working, according to the chief of the Squamish First Nation. |
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Vote to save wildlifeGuitarist and songwriter Brian May, formerly of Queen, poses in front of a billboard to launch the Save Me campaign in London yesterday (13th April 2010). |
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Royal Mail launches mammal stampsThe Royal Mail has launched a series of new stamps highlighting the decline of the British mammal population. |
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Bonobos opt to share their foodOne of our closest primate relatives, the bonobo, has been shown to voluntarily share food, scientists report. |
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EU nations have decided to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stockEU nations have decided to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stocks recover. |
evironmental news headlines
- Huge growth at largest wind farm
- Govt ups ante against illegal logging, mining and plantations
- Sunny Delight Achieves Zero Waste in U.S.
- Paris Metro Body Heat To Help Warm Building
- EPA to issue more rules in climate fight
- U.S. Proposes Grading Cars On Emissions, Efficiency
- NYC sky-scrapers dim lights to help migratory birds
- Norwegian government boycotts Malaysian timber giant
- 100MW solar power plant to be built in the UAE
- New road concrete developed that actually cleans the air
- Russia and China vow to protect Siberian tigers
- Cannabis electric car to be made in Canada
- Fortune 500 Companies Flex Market Muscle, Reject Tar Sands
- New Study Shows Americans Used Less Energy and More Renewables in 2009
- Smallest frog in Asia discovered in Borneo
- Scientists hope to collect electricity from the air
- White House crackdown on dirty trucks gathers pace
- Spray-on film turns glass into solar panels
- Mexico City bans free plastic bags
- No deepwater drilling without environmental studies: U.S.
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