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Lebanon celebrates the humble bat 2/9/2014
Lebanon celebrates the humble bat The Mount Lebanon city of Aley Monday celebrated International Bat Night, a global initiative to spread awareness about the nocturnal animal’s importance in the ecological system. ...more
'Cricket compost box' tackles food problem 2/9/2014
'Cricket compost box' tackles food problem A Canadian university student seems to have come up with a novel way to grow his own food and compost his rubbish at the same time - using crickets. ...more
A mission for remote-controlled bugs 2/9/2014
A mission for remote-controlled bugs Researchers from North Carolina State University are trying to turn a living moth into a remote-controlled robot, or biobot. ...more
Activist fuels his bike tour with dumpster food to call attention to Food Waste Fiascos 2/9/2014
Activist fuels his bike tour with dumpster food to call attention to Food Waste Fiascos By eating from dumpsters during his cycling tour across America, activist Rob Greenfield is hoping to draw attention to, and find solutions for, food waste. ...more
Mexico investigates huge fish kill in lagoon 2/9/2014
Mexico investigates huge fish kill in lagoon Fishermen used shovels, wheel-carts and trucks in western Mexico to pull tons of dead fish out of a lagoon that has been the scene of four fish kills this year. ...more
UAE: A hazard to the environment? 1/9/2014
UAE: A hazard to the environment? According to the Global Footprint Network, the UAE consumes 12.3 times its resources. ...more
California passes plastic bag ban, would be first such law in U.S 1/9/2014
California passes plastic bag ban, would be first such law in U.S The California state legislature enacted a ban on plastic grocery bags on Friday near the end of its two-year session, a measure that if signed into law would become the first of its kind in America. ...more
Reducing water scarcity 1/9/2014
Reducing water scarcity Water scarcity is not a problem just for the developing world. ...more
Abandoned landfills are a big problem 1/9/2014
Abandoned landfills are a big problem Abandoned landfill sites throughout the UK routinely leach polluting chemicals into rivers, say scientists. ...more
France underlines commitment to "legally binding" agreement at Paris climate summit 1/9/2014
France underlines commitment to The French government has stressed it wants to deliver a "legally binding" climate change agreement at the UN's Paris summit in late 2015, arguing that it represents the primary goal of the crucial meeting. ...more
 
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