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Artist Tackles Beijing’s Smog
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Beijing has a smog problem. And one artist is out to solve it. The extreme dangers caused by the blanket of pollution that veils the city recently led the Beijing Environmental Monitoring Center to warn children, t...
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Bangladesh: Cabinet okays draft law to conserve forests
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The government is going for a tougher law to clamp down on rampant tree-felling in an effort to conserve forests. The cabinet yesterday approved in principle the draft of Forest Act (Amendment) 2010, prescribing ...
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Baranaja : Twelve Seeds of Sustainability
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300 million farmers is a whole lot of farmers. India is their home, making it the country with the largest number of small-scale food growers in the world. Most of these farmers own less than 2 acres of land and are...
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Brazil Seeks Ban On Monsanto Herbicide Due To Alarming Toxicity Risks
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Brazil wants to place a ban on Monsanto and get rid of genetically modified organisms. In a historic ruling March 13, Brazil’s Federal Appeal Court canceled its contract with biotechnology giant Bayer (read Setting th...
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California garbage trucks fueled by … garbage
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Hundreds of trash trucks across California are rumbling down city streets using clean fuel made from a dirty source: garbage. The fuel is derived from rotting refuse that San Francisco and Oakland residents and bu...
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Chinese cities open up green car markets as government battles pollution
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Three of China's biggest cities are helping consumers pay for a range of electric cars, heeding calls to encourage the sale of green vehicles that the government sees helping tackle pollution. ...
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Earth Day 2012
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Earth Day 2012 Earth Day was founded 42 years ago as a way to galvanize the environmental movement, which at the time was often fighting relatively local battles. This film was created to inspire us as a Globe...
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Electric Buses being tested around the world, pleasing passengers and the environment
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A large, 60-foot electric bus has been running for almost two weeks in Sao Paulo, Brazil where it has transported over 135,000 passengers since hitting the road. The bus joined the city’s already diverse fleet, which ...
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English forest sell-off put on hold
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Government postpones sale of 40,000 hectares of public forest to allow for a review of woodland protection
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Experts, Activists Debate How to Improve Africa’s Soil
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As experts gather in The Hague this week for a Global Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change, a major issue concerning Africa is the importance of the continent's soil. Experts differ on the...
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FAO launches digital platform on family farming
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Recognizing the contributions of family farmers to food security and poverty eradication worldwide, FAO on Tuesday launched a new digital platform that aims to become a “one-stop shop” for information, data and legisl...
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G7 leaders agree to phase out fossil fuel use by end of century!
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The G7 leading industrial nations have agreed to cut greenhouse gases by phasing out the use of fossil fuels by the end of the century, the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, has announced, in a move hailed as historic...
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Good news for the environment: Researchers optimistic about study into effect of nanoparticles
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Scientists at the University of Birmingham have secured £3 million to study the effects of nanoparticles on the environment for research that could have a positive impact on our environment. The project will focu...
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Grocery giant committs to zero deforestation policy for palm oil sourcing
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Safeway has become the latest company to establish a policy that excludes deforestation-linked palm oil from its products. Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY), the second biggest U.S. grocery chain, made the commitment in res...
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Huge Coral Reefs Discovered off Puerto Rico
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A new discovery of thriving coral reefs off the coast of Puerto Rico may offer hope for other shallower reefs. Scuba diving scientists discovered sprawling and diverse coral reefs at 100 to 500 feet (30 to 150 mete...
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Ian Redmond – Saving the Gorilla’s
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Ian Redmond is a tropical field biologist and conservationist, renowned for his work with great apes and elephants. For more than 30 years he has been associated with Mountain Gorillas, through research, filming, tour...
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India’s top court imposes ban on ‘toxic’ pesticide
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NEW DELHI — India's top court on Friday temporarily banned use of the pesticide endosulfan, which the government has resisted blacklisting despite curbs imposed in 60 other countries over health concerns. India ...
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Innovation Earth: House made of textiles will use the energy of a hairdryer
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Ask me to show you a sustainable house made of fabric, and I"ll show you a tent -- or a yurt. Here where I live in Southern California, "green" homes come in three flavors: concrete, reclaimed wood and corrugated stee...
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Japan accepts court ban on Antarctic whaling
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The UN's International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that the Japanese government must halt its whaling programme in the Antarctic. It agreed with Australia, which brought the case in May 2010, that the programme ...
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Kingfishers, otters and ladybirds tell heartening tales from the canal bank
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Sightings of kingfisher, newt and other wildlife show that the waterways are healthy and thriving ecosystems