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Sharjah has started installing smart trash bins that offer open Wi-Fi access to the public, compact the trash, and notify the operator when they are full. ...more |
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Germany's coalition government has agreed to ban fracking for shale gas after years of fractious talks over the issue ‒ but environmental groups claim the ban does not go far enough and have vowed to fight the deal. ...more |
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Sweden is making headlines for a brilliant environmentally conscious move: electric roads. ...more |
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The dark bordered beauty moth is heading towards extinction at its last site in England, new research has found. ...more |
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The zero-fuel aeroplane, Solar Impulse, has landed in the southern Spanish city of Seville to complete its historic Atlantic crossing. ...more |
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A Dutch foundation has developed floating barriers to try to collect trash from the world's oceans, and will launch a 100 meter-long prototype in the North Sea this week to see how it fares during storms. ...more |
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Cities in six continents joined up to form the world's largest alliance to combat climate change on Wednesday, a move intended to help making ground-level changes to slow global warming. ...more |
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Two healthy baby giant pandas were born at a Chinese breeding research base on Monday, the first twins of the endangered species born this year, media said. ...more |
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Nuclear reactors are not being built rapidly enough around the world to meet targets on curbing global warming, a report by the World Nuclear Association, an industry body, said on Tuesday. ...more |
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Plastic pollution clogs our oceans and landfills. According to the Earth Policy Institute, Americans use about one plastic bag every day for just a few minutes before discarding it. ...more |
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