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Ghana strengthens child labour monitoring

Ghana News Agency, Sat August 28, 2010, comments (0)
A database system for monitoring and tracking information on child labour issues in Ghana was launched in Accra on Friday with a call on various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies not to compromise on canker.



India Rejects Mining Project to Protect Indigenous Tribal Land

Voice of America, Sat August 28, 2010, comments (0)
The Indian government has rejected a controversial mining project that it believes would have threatened the survival of an indigenous tribal group.



Fortune 500 Companies Flex Market Muscle, Reject Tar Sands

Climate Crossroads, Fri August 27, 2010, comments (1)
Major US corporations are adding market pressure to the growing wave of opposition against tar sands expansion, giving tar sands producers a fresh reason to consider the consequences of their poor environmental street cred.



New Study Shows Americans Used Less Energy and More Renewables in 2009

e360, Thu August 26, 2010, comments (0)
U.S. energy use fell in 2009 and Americans used more wind and solar power and less electricity generated by burning coal and natural gas, according to a survey by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory



Smallest frog in Asia discovered in Borneo

BBC, Thu August 26, 2010, comments (0)
Researchers on an expedition in Borneo have found a new and very tiny species of frog.



Scientists hope to collect electricity from the air

PhysOrg, Wed August 25, 2010, comments (0)
Powering homes with electricity collected from the air may be possible after scientists report solving a centuries old riddle about how moisture in the atmosphere becomes electrically charged.



Lab made cornea offers new hope for restored vision

BBC, Wed August 25, 2010, comments (1)
Corneas made in the laboratory have markedly improved the sight of 10 Swedish patients with significant vision loss.



Rich exoplanet system discovered

BBC, Tue August 24, 2010, comments (0)
Astronomers have discovered a planetary system containing at least five planets that orbit a star called HD 10180, which is much like our own Sun.



White House crackdown on dirty trucks gathers pace

Business Green, Mon August 23, 2010, comments (0)
Tough new US rules governing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from large trucks and buses edged forward last week when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent draft proposals to the White House.



Miners trapped in Chile mine for 17 days are alive

Story contains video BBC, Sun August 22, 2010, comments (0)
Thirty-three miners who have been trapped underground in a Chilean mine for the past 17 days are all alive, President Sebastian Pinera has said.

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