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An Argentine judge began hearing expert testimony this week to decide what to do with an orangutan named Sandra after another court ruled she was entitled to certain human rights, including the right to be freed from the Buenos Aires Zoo. ...more |
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Up to 90% of the global electronic waste produced each year - worth nearly $19bn - is illegally traded or dumped, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). ...more |
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![Bolivia's low-cost silent solar car (VIDEO) Bolivia's low-cost silent solar car (VIDEO)](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_45024f9d-3e32-4673-bb20-44fab5a02221_.jpg) |
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A new-look set of wheels is on the streets of one of Bolivia's highest cities, El Alto. Powered by the sun's rays, what it lacks in speed, it makes up for in efficiency. ...more |
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![Environmental technology supplier entrusted with first project worldwide for NORM waste incineration Environmental technology supplier entrusted with first project worldwide for NORM waste incineration](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_62e7ae6b-26fe-443a-96c2-90ec622b8fab_.jpg) |
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Environmental technology supplier Tecam Group (Spain) has been awarded the first project worldwide for NORM (Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material) waste incineration. ...more |
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![Separating rare earth metals with UV light Separating rare earth metals with UV light](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_52d7058d-8f3e-46cc-8643-1265f27c3d10_.jpg) |
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Researchers from the KU Leuven Department of Chemical Engineering have discovered a method to separate two rare earth elements – europium and yttrium – with UV light instead of with traditional solvents. ...more |
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![G7 energy ministers upbeat on Paris climate deal G7 energy ministers upbeat on Paris climate deal](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_a4a4636b-b927-413c-8802-490c8a29ecaa_.jpg) |
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Energy ministers from the Group of Seven industrial nations said on Tuesday there was unprecedented consensus among them on the urgency of limiting climate change, markedly improving prospects for a U.N. climate deal in Paris later this year. ...more |
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![The environmental impacts of common consumer products The environmental impacts of common consumer products](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_60cc68ce-eb15-4a77-96db-4665034a5e7a_.jpg) |
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A new study estimates for the first time how much land and water well-known brands such as Apple, Kraft and Gap use in a year, and what’s needed to manufacture some of the products they sell. ...more |
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![Breakup fears for massive Antarctic ice shelf: study Breakup fears for massive Antarctic ice shelf: study](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_8829e380-2d39-46db-ba48-6032553bffbd_.jpg) |
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The largest ice shelf in the Antarctic peninsula is being thinned by warmer seas and air and could catastrophically break up, scientists said on Wednesday. ...more |
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![Qatar unveils $1 billion environment project Qatar unveils $1 billion environment project](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_9a3084c5-1a94-444f-88f1-497f34e80ae0_.gif) |
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Qatar officially unveiled what it said is the world's biggest environmental project, a $1 billion plant to capture wasted gas. ...more |
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![Sea-level rise accelerating, say scientists Sea-level rise accelerating, say scientists](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_be5e8334-40be-49d8-bb51-3e679cac1ff8_.jpg) |
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Sea-level rise is accelerating, not declining as some have hoped, scientists said on Monday citing meltwater from Earth's ice sheets as the likely cause. ...more |
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