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Norway ranked number one for climate change adaptability 12/11/2014
Norway ranked number one for climate change adaptability Norway ranked number one in the University of Notre Dame’s Global Adaptation Index (ND-GAIN) for its ability to adapt to climate change. ...more
Hyundai, Kia to triple range of green cars by 2020 12/11/2014
Hyundai, Kia to triple range of green cars by 2020 Hyundai Motor Co and affiliate Kia Motors Corp plan to triple their number of fuel-efficient cars by 2020, addressing concerns about the pair's green track record and competitiveness in fuel economy. ...more
KOC receives top Arab environment award 11/11/2014
KOC receives top Arab environment award Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) on Sunday received the 2014 top award of the council of Arab ministers responsible for environmental affairs for a program designed to minimize gas emission. ...more
Robot 'dolphins' give clues to Antarctic melt in data revolution 11/11/2014
Robot 'dolphins' give clues to Antarctic melt in data revolution Dolphin-sized robots are giving clues to a thaw of Antarctica's ice in a sign of how technology is revolutionizing data collection in remote polar regions, scientists said on Monday. ...more
First solar panel bike path planned in Amsterdam 11/11/2014
First solar panel bike path planned in Amsterdam As one of the biking capitals of the world, Amsterdam can already make a case for being a leader in the green movement. Now, biking around the city is getting even greener than just being car-free: a bike path in the suburbs of Amsterdam is getting a major solar makeover. ...more
Nevada poachers face trial charged as 'serial wildlife killers' 11/11/2014
Nevada poachers face trial charged as 'serial wildlife killers' Three men convicted of state hunting violations in Nevada now face trial on federal charges stemming from a poaching ring that saw untold numbers of deer, antelope, birds and other wildlife killed illegally across Nevada, game officials said on Monday. ...more
Could this rock save the planet? 11/11/2014
Could this rock save the planet? Meet olivine, a greenish rock that is basically the Clark Kent of the mineral world: It may look boring, but it has a secret superpower. Specifically, it can pull CO2 from the air and sequester it. ...more
Yacoubian and conscious fashion design 10/11/2014
Yacoubian and conscious fashion design Lebanese conscious fashion brand VEA has teamed up with media personality Paula Yacoubian to clean the environment one tire at a time. ...more
Book: “Changing the Food Game”, Lucas Simons’ solution to feed the world in 2050 10/11/2014
Book: “Changing the Food Game”, Lucas Simons’ solution to feed the world in 2050 By 2050, the world’s population is estimated to grow to 10 billion. To feed everyone, we will have to double our food production, and produce more food in the next 40 years than in the last 6,000 years combined. Today, November 10, a book is launched that offers a game-changing solution to this global challenge. ...more
Climate change is disrupting pollination, world's food supply 10/11/2014
Climate change is disrupting pollination, world's food supply Milder winters and earlier spring weather has made many people climate-change converts. But the consequences to spring coming earlier than we are accustomed to has effects most people don't think about. ...more
 
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