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Tony Blair: US Election Offers Possibilities For Tackling Word's Environmental, Energy Woes
Wednesday, 28 May 2008
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Saturday the impending U.S. election brings "tremendous possibilities" for dealing with the world's environmental and energy security issues.
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First Wind Farm In SA Opened In Western Cape
Friday, 23 May 2008
The first wind farm in SA, which produces electricity from wind power, was switched on by minerals and energy minister Buyelwa Sonjica, in Darling, Western Cape on Friday, the Central Energy Fund (CEF) said.
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French-US Satellite Set For June Launch To Track Sea Levels
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
A US-French observation satellite due to track ocean currents and the rises in sea levels to help improve weather forecasts should be ready for launch in mid-June, NASA officials said Tuesday.
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As Fuel Prices Soar, Rustlers Pilfer Barrels of used Cooking Oil to Make Biodiesel
Tuesday, 20 May 2008
A few years ago, drums of used french fry grease were only of interest to a small network of underground biofuel brewers. Now, restaurants in the US are reporting thefts of old cooking oil worth thousands of dollars by rustlers who are refining it into barrels of biofuel in backyard stills.
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UN Conference To Discuss Ways To Stop Destruction Of Nature
Sunday, 18 May 2008
A major international conference opens in the former West German capital of Bonn on Monday to discuss measures against the ongoing destruction of nature.
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Prince Charles Calls For Halt In Deforestation of Rainforests
Thursday, 15 May 2008
Britain's Prince Charles Thursday called for a halting of logging in the world's rainforests which he said would be the greatest single contribution to alleviating the effects of climate change.
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Moving From Dirty Coal to Clean Wave Energy - Wales
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
Blustery winds threaten to topple Iain Russell off the dock into the narrow stretch of water connecting the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. But those gusts are a key reason why his company, Wave Dragon Ltd., plans to anchor the world's largest wave energy converter several kilometres out to sea off this small town on the south western Welsh coast.
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Sweet Sorghum, Clean Miracle Crop For Feed And Fuel
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
The hardy sweet sorghum plant could be the miracle crop that provides cheap animal feed and fuel without straining the world's food supply or harming the environment, said scientists working on a pilot farming project in India.
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Britons Throw Away Third Of All Food
Thursday, 08 May 2008
British consumers throw out a third of all food bought, worth some 10 billion pounds (12.7 million euros, 19.5 million dollars), a study showed Thursday. The average household throws food worth 420 pounds each year into the waste bin, rising to 610 pounds for those with children, said the study by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (Wrap).
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Low Oxygen Zones in the Oceans Expanding With Global Warming
Tuesday, 06 May 2008
Low-oxygen zones where sea life is threatened or cannot survive are growing as the oceans are heated by global warming, a new study warns.
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