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Sharjah installs Wi-Fi smart trash bins 24/6/2016
Sharjah installs Wi-Fi smart trash bins 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
German government agrees fracking ban as environmental groups vow to fight on 24/6/2016
German government agrees fracking ban as environmental groups vow to fight on 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
Sweden opens one of the world’s first electric roads 24/6/2016
Sweden opens one of the world’s first electric roads Sweden is making headlines for a brilliant environmentally conscious move: electric roads. ...more
Rare moth faces extinction at its last site in England 24/6/2016
Rare moth faces extinction at its last site in England The dark bordered beauty moth is heading towards extinction at its last site in England, new research has found. ...more
Solar Impulse completes Atlantic crossing with landing in Seville 23/6/2016
Solar Impulse completes Atlantic crossing with landing in Seville The zero-fuel aeroplane, Solar Impulse, has landed in the southern Spanish city of Seville to complete its historic Atlantic crossing. ...more
Dutch test 'Ocean Cleanup' plan to collect floating plastic trash 23/6/2016
Dutch test 'Ocean Cleanup' plan to collect floating plastic trash 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
Cities forge world's largest alliance to curb climate change 23/6/2016
Cities forge world's largest alliance to curb climate change 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
Double happiness as China welcomes first giant panda twins of 2016 23/6/2016
Double happiness as China welcomes first giant panda twins of 2016 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
Nuclear new-build not fast enough to curb global warming: report 23/6/2016
Nuclear new-build not fast enough to curb global warming: report 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
Scientists develop way to efficiently degrade plastics into diesel fuel 22/6/2016
Scientists develop way to efficiently degrade plastics into diesel fuel 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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