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Rain Power: Harvesting Energy from the SkyGrenoble, France - Researchers who study energy harvesting see energy all around us – we just need to find a way to capture that energy. One of the latest energy harvesting techniques is converting the mechanical energy from falling raindrops into electricity that can be used to power sensors and other electronics devices. |
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Lawsuits Force Listing of Six Rare Birds as EndangeredWashington, D.C., USA - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has listed six rare birds from around the world as endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. |
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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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news from Oceania
- Man saved from car’s icy river plunge
- Raglan leading the way towards an eco-friendly society
- Hundreds of New Creatures Found on Australian Reefs
- 113 New Sharks and Rays Announced in Australia
- Australian scientists in potential leukaemia breakthrough
- Barrier Reef ‘no-take’ zones see leap in fish numbers
- Pilots run out of fuel, pray, land near Jesus sign
- Australian Cemetery Going Green
- Australia to Train Aboriginal Doctors
- Best Use of Plastic Bags
