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New Species Of Life Discovered In The Atlantic OceanOslo, Norway - The result of a voyage which was part of the ongoing Census of Marine Life (CoML) that has the purpose of mapping ocean life throughout the world has been the discovery of about 10 to 20 new species of small creatures living in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. |
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Oslo’s sewage heats its homesOslo, Norway - In an extreme energy project tapping heat from raw sewage, Oslo's citizens are helping to warm their homes and offices simply by flushing the toilet. |
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Coral Reefs Cheaper to Protect than Neglect - UNOslo, Norway - Costs of safeguarding the world's fast-disappearing coral reefs and mangroves are small compared to the benefits they provide from tourism to fisheries, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Tuesday. |
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Spending on Environment Yields Big Returns, Report SaysOslo, Norway - Spending to protect the environment, from coral reefs to forests, can bring big returns to aid a worldwide assault on poverty, a U.N.-backed report said Wednesday. |
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UN meet to seek safer ways to kill insect pestsOslo, Norway - A UN meeting next week will seek new ways to kill mosquitoes and termites as part of a plan to bolster a 2004 ban on use of a "dirty dozen" toxic chemicals. |
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