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Huge growth at largest wind farm

A massive expansion is to take place at Europe's largest onshore wind farm, which is situated in East Renfrewshire.

"Whitelee wind farm is already the largest onshore wind farm in Europe and this extension pushing the overall capacity to 539MW will make it one of the largest in the world."- Simon Christian, UK director of ScottishPower Renewables

‘Magic mushrooms’ ingredient may ease end-of-life anxiety

Terminally ill cancer patients struggling with anxiety may get some relief from a guided 'trip' on the hallucinogenic drug psilocybin, a new study suggests.

Govt ups ante against illegal logging, mining and plantations

President Susilo Bambang Yu-dhoyono has pledged to intensify the government’s battle against companies operating illegally in rainforests to cut forest losses and help regain the trust of foreign countries.

Transmission Towers Transformed Into Landscape Monuments

The Land of Giants is an innovative design concept that uses transmission towers as the base resource for design. Conceived by Choi + Shine Architects, the project recently won the 2010 Boston Society of Architects Award.

Mars may not be lifeless, say scientists

Carbon-rich organic molecules, which serve as the building blocks of life, may be present on Mars after all, say scientists - challenging a widely-held notion of the Red Planet as barren.

Sunny Delight Achieves Zero Waste in U.S.

Sunny Delight Beverages Company’s recently released 2009 Sustainability Report outlines the company’s accomplishments over the past year, the most significant being the achievement of their Zero Waste to Landfill Goal by all U.S. and Spanish manufacturing plants more than 3 years ahead of schedule.

End child labour, Bangladesh court tells government

The high court here has directed the Bangladesh government to end within a year child labour in a number of industries across the country.

Paris Metro Body Heat To Help Warm Building

The warmth generated by human bodies in the Parisian metro will help heat a public housing project in the city center, the capital's largest owner of social housing said Friday.

Hair may signal pending heart attack

In the not too distant future, your family doctor may pluck a hair from your head to see if you’re in imminent danger of a heart attack.

EPA to issue more rules in climate fight

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will roll out more regulations on greenhouse gases and other pollution to help fight climate change,

Random Act Of Kindness Sparks $100,000 In Donations To Food Bank

When Jenni Ware found herself unable to locate her wallet as she stood in front of the cash register at her neighborhood Trader Joe's market, a stranger stepped forward to pay her entire $207 bill...

U.S. Proposes Grading Cars On Emissions, Efficiency

Gasoline misers like the Toyota Prius would get an 'A-' while muscle cars -- including the Ferrari 612 -- would get a 'D' under a labeling program proposed by Obama administration, which wants to convince consumers to buy vehicles that use less energy.

iPad Changing How College Textbooks Are Used

As college students return to classes this school year, many have a way of avoiding buying all those textbooks. The iPad is allowing students to carry just one device, and possibly save money along the way.

NYC sky-scrapers dim lights to help migratory birds

A growing number of New York sky-scrapers are switching off their lights to help reduce the number of birds hitting the high-rise buildings.

Norwegian government boycotts Malaysian timber giant

The Norwegian government has excluded the Malaysian timber giant Samling from its pension fund on ethical grounds.

Muscles can remember their strength

Pumping up is easier for people who have been buff before, and now scientists think they know why -- muscles retain a memory of their former fitness even as they wither from lack of use.

100MW solar power plant to be built in the UAE

What does it say that one of the largest producers of oil, The United Arab Emirates, is aggressively developing renewable energy? Clearly the country is thinking about a world beyond fossil energies.

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