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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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Deal reached on cutting ozone-damaging emissionsMonrteal, Quebec, Canada - Delegates from almost 200 countries agreed late on Friday to eliminate ozone-depleting substances faster than originally planned, the United Nations said. |
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China closes ozone depleting chemical plants as part of UN initiativeChiangshou, Jiangsu, China - China, the world's largest producer of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) and halon, has shut down five of its six remaining plants as part of international efforts to phase-out the two ozone depleting chemicals, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said. |
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Politicians sign new climate pactWashington, D.C., USA - Leading international politicians have reached a new agreement on tackling climate change, at a Washington summit. |
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Scientists map major diabetes genesMontreal, Quebec, Canada - Canadian and international researchers say they've found five different areas of DNA that may account for 70 per cent of the genetic risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. |
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Quebec extends prescription drug planQuebec City, Quebec, Canada - About 300,000 more Quebecers will get free prescription medication as of July 2007, when the province will make good on a promise to expand its drug coverage. |
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Montreal researchers find link to potential breast cancer treatmentMontreal, Quebec, Canada - Mice lacking a certain enzyme show resistance to the development of breast cancer tumours, a finding that could lead to new treatments for the disease, researchers in Montreal say. |
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Staples to Offer Environmentally-Friendly Paper
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Staples Business Depot/Bureau en Gros and Domtar Inc. have partnered to offer EarthChoice papers, the first environmentally-friendly papers to be FSC-certified and supported by leading environmental groups.
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Blogger’s quest ends with keys to houseKipling, Saskatchewan - Taking a paper clip and turning it into a house sounds like a cheesy magic trick or a phony instance of resourcefulness on the 1980s TV show "MacGyver." |
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Quebec unveils carbon taxMontreal, Que - Quebec plans to adopt tough vehicle emissions standards and will become the first province to levy a "carbon tax" on oil and gas companies as part of an ambitious plan to fight global warming. |
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