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Hundreds of New Marine Species Found
Deep in the sea, scientists count 274 new species of fish, corals and more.
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Bringing “Garden of Eden” to Africa under UN-sponsored nature restoration
Learning from the success in rehabilitating the Iraqi marshlands that some believe was the site of the Biblical Garden of Eden, United Nations-backed pilot projects are now targeting a �lost� lake in Mali, a Kenyan forest that is a vital source for key rivers and lakes and land restoration in Haiti.
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Wind, Solar Tax Credits Extended in $700 Billion Bail-OutWashington, DC, USA - Renewable energy businesses are breathing a sigh of relief today as the extension of the production and investment tax credits that benefit their industries were approved by Congress as part of the $700 billion bail-out package for the financial industry. |
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Man saved from car’s icy river plungeGold Coast, Queensland, Australia - A street sweeper who helped save a driver whose car plunged into a Gold Coast river says he is not a hero. |
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Future Forecast: 10 Hot Job Markets in 2012Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - In our information-rich society there is an ever increasing demand for workers in the fields of computers, health care, science and space technology -- much of it driven by the demands of the retiring baby boomers. |
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Raglan leading the way towards an eco-friendly societyRaglan, Waikato, New Zealand - 'Transition Town' is an initiative that has arisen from peak oil and climate change concerns ... In a nutshell, it is change at a community level, a transition away from oil dependency to alternative fuels, but more than that too. |
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Mitsubishi Electric to Start Plastics Recycling PlantChiba, Japan - Mitsubishi Electric Corp. will start operations at a plastic-recycling factory next year to reduce costs and profit from selling salvaged material. |
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Locals Volunteer Overseas With Operation SmileHigh Point, North Carolina, USA - Some local volunteers are making a big difference overseas by helping less fortunate children to smile. |
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Calgary team shows how to scrub CO2 from the airCalgary, Alberta, Canada - University of Calgary climate change researchers say they are close to figuring out how to commercialize the capture of carbon dioxide directly from the air with a simple system that could be set up anywhere in the world. |
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UN agency delivers food supplies for over half a million in Haiti
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is expanding its relief operations across hurricane-devastated Haiti, supplying enough stocks of food to reach 500,000 people as the Caribbean country tries to recover from the recent series of deadly storms.
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