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Filipino painters used dirty-water pigments to highlight pollution in Manila 26/5/2016
Filipino painters used dirty-water pigments to highlight pollution in Manila Polluted Manila river water has inspired a team of Filipino artists to paint watercolors using dirty water pigments to promote awareness of environmental degradation. ...more
GE inks 1GW Vietnam wind energy development alliance 25/5/2016
GE inks 1GW Vietnam wind energy development alliance GE is poised to develop at least 1GW of wind energy projects in Vietnam, after Monday inking a major development agreement with the country's Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). ...more
Tortoise injured in a forest fire gets a 3D-printed shell (VIDEO) 25/5/2016
Tortoise injured in a forest fire gets a 3D-printed shell (VIDEO) A 3D printed shell has given a new life to a badly burned tortoise that was found by the side of the road in Brazil in 2015, with its shell heavily damaged. ...more
Scientists want to bake your nasty cigarette butts into bricks 25/5/2016
Scientists want to bake your nasty cigarette butts into bricks Turns out, tossed cigarette butts could have a beneficial second life. ...more
Turtles released into sea on World Turtle Day 24/5/2016
Turtles released into sea on World Turtle Day Five critically endangered turtles were returned to their natural habitat at Al Hamriya beach on Monday after being rehabilitated. ...more
Biodegradable plastic 'false solution' for ocean waste problem 24/5/2016
Biodegradable plastic 'false solution' for ocean waste problem Biodegradable plastic water bottles and shopping bags are a false solution to the ubiquitous problem of litter in the oceans, the UN’s top environmental scientist has warned. ...more
Beijing to adopt China's tightest fuel standards by Jan : Xinhua 24/5/2016
Beijing to adopt China's tightest fuel standards by Jan : Xinhua Beijing plans to roll out China's tightest fuel standards by January 2017, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Monday citing the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau, as the smog-choked city aims to drastically cut vehicle emission. ...more
Poland adopts limits on where wind farms can be built 24/5/2016
Poland adopts limits on where wind farms can be built Poland has adopted a new law banning construction of wind farms close to dwellings and hiking project costs in a move which the industry says could hobble Poland's move to renewables and away from coal. ...more
This website lets scientists counter climate change claims in the media 24/5/2016
This website lets scientists counter climate change claims in the media A consortium of scientists is trying to set the on-the-record record straight about climate change. ...more
Gulf Green Turtle Conservation Project launched 23/5/2016
Gulf Green Turtle Conservation Project launched There is still much to be learnt about turtles at sea, even though a good amount of research has been done on their nesting environment, marine biologists say. ...more
 
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