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Whale-Watching Report: Whales More Valuable Alive Than DeadSantiago, Chile - From origami whale campaigns to Mr. Splashy Pants, it's pretty obvious that those big, intelligent and lovable cetaceans are massively popular. |
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Chile’s Congress approves renewable energy law
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's Congress voted on Wednesday to require electric utilities to invest in and supply nonconventional energy sources (NCES) as part of the government's drive to diversify current tight energy supplies.
The vote in favor of the project, which mandates that NCES account for at least 10 percent of the energy supplied by Chile's electric utilities by 2024, was unanimous.
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Al Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007Oslo, Norway - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. |
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UNESCO adds 23 new sites to global network of biosphere reservesUnited Nations - Remote cloud forests in Viet Nam, hundreds of atolls in Micronesia and mangroves in El Salvador are featured in the 23 ecosystems which were added today to a United Nations network set up to fight biodiversity loss and promote sustainable development that helps local communities. |
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The World’s Mysterious PlacesMountain View, California, USA - This compilation of the world's most mysterious places on Google Earth includes Oak Island, Area 51, the Pyramid of the Sun & Moon, various figures from Nazca, the Atacama Giant, Loch Ness, Arbor Low, Stonehenge, Avebury, Silbury Hill, St. Michael's Mount, Angkor Wat, Ayres Rock, the Olgas, and Maree Man. |
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New ‘super-Earth’ found in spaceChile - Experts find an Earth-like planet outside our solar system, one that could have liquid water on its surface. |
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Chilean Trawler Rescues U.S. SailorSantiago, Chile - An American sailor was rescued early Friday after three days adrift on a disabled yacht off the southern tip of South America, the Chilean navy said. |
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Two Andean Condors Set Free in ChileSantiago, Chile - Two Andean condors, considered the world's largest flying bird, were set free on Tuesday in the Andes foothills just east of Santiago by veterinarians of the Santiago Metropolitan Zoo. |
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Strange ‘twin’ new worlds foundSantiago, Chile - A pair of strange new worlds that blur the boundaries between planets and stars have been discovered beyond our Solar System. |
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Unique wide-field telescope will make ‘sky movies’Cerro Pachon, Chile - A powerful new telescope that will image the entire sky every three nights will be located in Chile, officials have announced. If it receives the required funding, the telescope is expected to begin operating in 2012. |
news from South America
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- Peruvian doctors showcase high cure rate for drug-resistant TB
- Brazil launches international fund to preserve Amazon
- Whale-Watching Report: Whales More Valuable Alive Than Dead
- BOLIVIA: Domestics to Gain Healthcare Coverage
- PHOTOS: 1,000 Tombs Discovered in Colombia
- Brazil simplifies malaria treatment
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