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![World landmarks go dark as Earth Hour highlights the need for sustainable energy (PHOTOS) World landmarks go dark as Earth Hour highlights the need for sustainable energy (PHOTOS)](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_c431f434-cfed-4db4-8844-f7ea5b28c383_.jpg) |
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Hundreds of landmarks from Paris’ Eiffel Tower to the Seattle Space Needle dimmed their lights on Saturday, as people around the world went briefly off-grid to mark Earth Hour with candlelight and barbecues. ...more |
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The water level in the Sunderbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, is rising at an "alarming" level, endangering the habitation, a World Bank report has suggested. ...more |
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![Green Jobs Courses 2015 at ILO International Training Centre Green Jobs Courses 2015 at ILO International Training Centre](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_350ecbaa-13bb-4439-a8ce-4c429e856ab9_.jpg) |
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The 2015 ILO International Training Centre Green Jobs courses in English are now available. ...more |
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![Environment Agency Abu Dhabi publishes guidebook for World Water Day Environment Agency Abu Dhabi publishes guidebook for World Water Day](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_11fd1c78-8094-4549-b21a-581f295bfab0_.jpg) |
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To mark World Water Day, the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD) published an educational guidebook to raise awareness on water conservation in the Arab world. ...more |
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![Record Earth Hour set to unite the world on climate change (VIDEO) Record Earth Hour set to unite the world on climate change (VIDEO)](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_d1803bd2-31ff-4b49-bc98-c3e306f3b04e_.jpg) |
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On Saturday, 28 March 8:30 p.m. local time, individuals, businesses, cities and landmarks around the world will switch off their lights for one hour to focus attention on climate change. ...more |
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![U.S. ad campaign points to dangers of dual cigarette/e-cig use U.S. ad campaign points to dangers of dual cigarette/e-cig use](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_3326bb6a-c667-44dc-9a3b-9fbb3ea4499b_.jpg) |
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is launching an ad campaign warning consumers against the dual use of e-cigarettes and regular cigarettes. ...more |
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![Study shows acceleration in decline of Antarctic ice shelves Study shows acceleration in decline of Antarctic ice shelves](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_f9f2cfe1-16a6-4ba3-8db8-382fc832a64d_.jpg) |
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Satellite data from 1994 to 2012 reveals an accelerating decline in Antarctica's massive floating ice shelves, with some shrinking 18 percent, in a development that could hasten the rise in global sea levels, scientists say. ...more |
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![Britain's greenhouse gas emissions down 8.4 percent in 2014 Britain's greenhouse gas emissions down 8.4 percent in 2014](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_690dc2bf-a9a2-406e-bb64-b393bf811b67_.jpg) |
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Britain's greenhouse gas emissions fell 8.4 percent in 2014 due to a decline in fossil-fuel power generation, preliminary government data showed on Thursday. ...more |
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![Green houses gain popularity Green houses gain popularity](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_77a3e12b-d4cf-46ac-bdd2-ff44f9916331_.jpg) |
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Cheap and environment-friendly house construction seems to be catching up fast in Saudi Arabia, with a firm which has designed houses for a local client who will commence construction in two weeks. ...more |
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![Shape-shifting frog can change its skin texture Shape-shifting frog can change its skin texture](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_8828bf2d-bbe4-4319-bac4-f2b9629a9e15_.jpg) |
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A fingernail-size frog that can morph its skin texture from spiny to smooth in just minutes is the first shape-shifting amphibian ever found, according to a new report. ...more |
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