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The Arctic and its future are looking dimmer every year, a new federal report says. ...more |
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With aims to protect environment, the Saudi Presidency of Meteorology and Environment Protection has taken moves to protect environment by withholding issuance of licenses to companies until they meet the environmental standards. ...more |
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Ecuador halted environmental cooperation deals with Germany worth some 43 million euros to the Latin American country after German lawmakers tried to visit an Amazon rainforest recently opened for oil production, the foreign minister said on Friday. ...more |
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![China drafts new law to fight air pollution: Xinhua China drafts new law to fight air pollution: Xinhua](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_4c7ef28e-e7ee-44b8-9cc1-5097aacda0ec_.jpg) |
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China plans tougher pollution limits and heavier penalties in a revision of its air pollution law, state-run news agency Xinhua said, as the government battles to reduce smog that takes hundreds of thousands of lives each year. ...more |
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!['World's first' hybrid aircraft take flight 'World's first' hybrid aircraft take flight](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_834b550b-ca6c-41d2-9c53-92d98cc5841e_.jpg) |
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Hybrid cars and trucks are now a common sight on UK streets, but researchers are now taking the technology to greater heights than ever before. ...more |
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They're called the Sundarbans. And they're part of the world's largest mangrove forest, stretching across the border between India and Bangladesh. ...more |
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![Temperature rising faster in Finland than anywhere else Temperature rising faster in Finland than anywhere else](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_6569338d-f107-43f6-801e-dae0d9d74cd8_.jpg) |
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Temperatures in Finland rose almost twice as fast as in the rest of the world over the past 166 years, meteorologists said Monday, supporting claims global warming hits higher altitudes hardest. ...more |
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![UN asks Israel to pay Lebanon $856 million for oil spill UN asks Israel to pay Lebanon $856 million for oil spill](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_41189bf7-456b-4f58-a2dd-c17d3809696f_.jpg) |
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Israel was asked by the UN General Assembly on Friday to compensate Lebanon for $856.4 million in oil spill damages it caused during its 2006 war with Hezbollah. ...more |
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![Global warming blamed for Pacific coral bleaching Global warming blamed for Pacific coral bleaching](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_2eb4dfcf-ce36-44c8-a20f-76e787bfc767_.jpg) |
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The Marshall Islands is experiencing its worst-ever coral bleaching as global warming threatens reefs across the entire northern Pacific, scientists said Monday. ...more |
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![Citysens is a chic hydroponic vertical garden that grows air-cleaning plants (Photos & Video) Citysens is a chic hydroponic vertical garden that grows air-cleaning plants (Photos & Video)](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_23f31784-9a79-4286-8b79-09e581b15fc2_.jpg) |
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It's a joy to have green, living plants in one's living space, but if you're not gifted with either a green thumb or a large living space, growing greenery can be a real challenge. ...more |
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