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UK Green Party proposes to cut rail and bus fares by slashing roads budget 7/1/2015
UK Green Party proposes to cut rail and bus fares by slashing roads budget The Green Party in Britain kicked off election year with a pledge to cut rail and bus fares across the country by 10 per cent. ...more
Wind turbine trees generate clean energy in urban environments 7/1/2015
Wind turbine trees generate clean energy in urban environments Often, one of the major complaints about clean energy installations is that they're eye sores. Large wind turbines or solar arrays are considered obstructive to views. ...more
UAE named world’s largest humanitarian donor 6/1/2015
UAE named world’s largest humanitarian donor The country has made a historic leap after being named the world’s biggest donor, said Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister. ...more
Australia battles to contain worst wildfires in 30 years 6/1/2015
Australia battles to contain worst wildfires in 30 years Hundreds of firefighters were battling on Tuesday to contain Australia's worst wildfires in 30 years which have already swept across more than 12,000 hectares outside the southern city of Adelaide and destroyed at least 26 homes. ...more
Ex-Canadian warship Annapolis to be sunk as artificial reef January 17 6/1/2015
Ex-Canadian warship Annapolis to be sunk as artificial reef January 17 The Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia (ARSBC) said today it has at last received full approval to turn a former-Canadian Navy warship into an artificial reef. ...more
2014 Officially hottest year on record 6/1/2015
2014 Officially hottest year on record It’s official: 2014 has taken the title of hottest year on record. That ranking comes courtesy of data released Monday by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the first of four major global temperature record keepers to release their data for last year. ...more
Solar plane to leave Switzerland ahead of round-the world trip 6/1/2015
Solar plane to leave Switzerland ahead of round-the world trip A sun-powered plane was loaded onto a cargo carrier in Switzerland late Monday heading for the Middle East from where it will attempt a revolutionary round-the-world trip. ...more
Dubai urges private firms to join Car-Free Day 5/1/2015
Dubai urges private firms to join Car-Free Day Dubai Municipality has invited businesses and individuals to take part in its annual Car-Free Day on February 4 to lower city-wide vehicle emissions while commemorating the United Arab Emirates’s (UAE) National Environment Day. ...more
Reducing aircraft emissions globally will require effective regulations 5/1/2015
Reducing aircraft emissions globally will require effective regulations Aviation emissions are a major clause of climate change, yet they remain unregulated. ...more
The good role fat cells play in protecting us from disease 5/1/2015
The good role fat cells play in protecting us from disease When it comes to skin infections, a healthy and robust immune response may depend greatly upon what lies beneath. ...more
 
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