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Vegetarians ‘avoid more cancers’
BBC, 5 hours, 46 minutes ago
Vegetarians are generally less likely than meat eaters to develop cancer but this does not apply to all forms of the disease, a major study has found.

EPA Proposes New Standards for Large Ships
ENN, 1 day, 14 hours, 43 minutes ago
The US Environmental Protection Agency today announced the next steps in a coordinated strategy to reduce emissions from ocean-going vessels

Most complete Earth map published
BBC, 3 days, 18 hours, 23 minutes ago
The most complete terrain map of the Earth's surface has been published.

US House supports emissions bill
BBC, 1 week, 12 hours, 19 minutes ago
The US House of Representatives has passed a historic climate change bill aimed at reducing the country's emissions.

From the Ashes of ’69, a River Reborn
New York Times, 1 week, 3 days, 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
The first time Gene Roberts fell into the Cuyahoga River, he worried he might die. The year was 1963, and the river was still an open sewer for industrial waste. Walking home, Mr. Roberts smelled so bad that his friends ran to stay upwind of him.

The blues are back: Butterfly species reborn 30 years after ‘extinction’
Times Online, 1 week, 3 days, 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
Thirty years ago it was officially declared extinct in Britain.

Solar Collectors Covering 0.3 Percent of the Sahara Could Power All of Europe
Popular Science, 1 week, 4 days, 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
Solar power is an exciting source of renewable energy, but has so far mostly been used to power little things like homes, cars and small villages.

Obama signs tobacco bill into law
BBC, 1 week, 4 days, 7 hours, 58 minutes ago
US President Barack Obama has signed into law America's strongest anti-smoking measure ever, saying it will save lives.

Peru Indians hail ‘historic’ day
BBC, 2 weeks, 17 hours, 48 minutes ago
Indigenous groups in Peru have called off protests after two land laws which led to deadly fighting were revoked.

World’s largest solar tower switches on
Olive Press, 2 weeks, 4 days, 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
The world’s largest solar power tower went into use near Sevilla last week.

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