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Portugal finds a power niche in the sunAmareleja, Portugal - Broad fields of giant solar panels as big as houses tilt toward the sun in this torrid patch of the Iberian peninsula. |
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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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Weird Creatures Found on Deep-Sea “Mountain Range”Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean - Abundant new and rare marine species have been discovered on a deep-sea mountain range in the middle of the North Atlantic, scientists say. |
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The new 7 Wonders of the World are NamedLisbon, Portugal - As reported earlier today, the new 7 Wonders have been announced at a show in Lisbon tonight. |
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Portugal Opens 11-MW Solar Power PlantSerpa, Portugal - Portugal is doing its part to invest in renewable energy with the dedication of a new 11-megawatt (MW) solar plant. |
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Man leaves money to strangersLisbon, Portugal - A Portuguese man left money in his will to 70 people he randomly picked out of the phone book. |
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Construction on World’s Largest Solar Power Plant Starts in Southern PortugalLisbon, Portugal - U.S. energy companies GE Energy and PowerLight Corporation, and Portuguese renewable energy company Catavento began building the world's largest solar power plant on Tuesday. |
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Huge solar power station planned for PortugalLisbon, Portugal - A plan to build the world's biggest solar energy power station, covering about 250 hectares and capable of sustaining 130,000 households, has been unveiled in Portugal. |
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Portuguese airports start offering eco-friendly cars for rentLisbon, Portugal - Portugal's three busiest airports on Tuesday began offering arriving travelers the option of renting environmentally friendly gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles during their stay, environmentalists said. |
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