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A conservation group has taken the unusual step of buying a commercial shark fishing licence on the Great Barrier Reef, and will retire it, saving the sharks that it would otherwise be used to catch. ...more |
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The American University of Beirut (AUB) has launched its first Photovoltaic power plant to mitigate the high environmental and economic costs of electricity generation through combustion of diesel. ...more |
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Africa's burgeoning renewable energy sector has received a dual boost this week from opposite ends of the continent. ...more |
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China is building another 200 gigawatts (GW) of coal-fired power capacity despite tough new measures designed to cut the use of fossil fuels and tackle overcapacity, environmental group Greenpeace said on Wednesday. ...more |
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The US government is set to unleash drones that fire vaccine-covered M&Ms in a bid to save the endangered black-footed ferret, a species that is facing a plague epidemic across America’s great plains. ...more |
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Rolls-Royce has opened a new advanced manufacturing facility in Bristol following a two year government-backed project to develop lower carbon parts for new aircraft. ...more |
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The United Nations has recognized Bu Tinah archipelago as one of the most important sanctuaries for turtles in the Indian Ocean. ...more |
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A deluge of garbage is overwhelming Hong Kong beaches. In what some refer to as a trash ‘tsunami,’ Hong Kong beaches have seen an estimated six to ten times the usual amount of trash recently. ...more |
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Australia’s mangroves have recently experienced their worst devastation in recorded history. ...more |
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Uttar Pradesh is going to be looking a lot greener after a marathon 24-hour tree-planting frenzy. ...more |
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