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Abdul Latif Jameel, a Saudi Arabian holding company, teamed up with a European partner to build projects in the Arab nation's $US100 billion ($113 billion) solar program. ...more |
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Renewable tidal energy harnessed from a single stretch of water off the northern tip of Scotland could produce enough energy to power half of the nation, engineers say. ...more |
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Dolphins swim by exerting minimum effort, according to a new study. This finding overturns an 80-year-old paradox that argues dolphins are not designed for swimming. ...more |
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Bumblebees could be shrinking because of exposure to a widely-used pesticide, a study suggests. ...more |
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A significant and growing share of carbon pollution attributed to China and other emerging economies is generated from producing goods that end up in the United States and Europe, according to a new study. ...more |
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With its huge oil reserves, Abu Dhabi has ample access to cheap jet fuel, but it has said it wants to develop sustainable energy sources to diversify its economy. Biofuels could also help Etihad meet targets in the aviation industry for curbing emissions of greenhouse gases. ...more |
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Coastal communities here are increasingly experiencing the impacts of an encroaching ocean. Storm waves are eroding beaches and flooding developed areas. ...more |
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The speaker of Parliament of Uganda Rebecca Kadaga has officially launched the World Wide Fund's 'Earth Hour 2014' environmental campaign which will see the international institution plant one million trees across the country this year. ...more |
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Stretched out mournfully on the floor of a studio in Kent, the skeleton of an orangutan lies surrounded by an eccentric circus parade of small animals: elephants and gazelles, crocodiles and lions. ...more |
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A tiny bat the size of a human thumb has become the first to be recorded crossing the North Sea from Britain to mainland Europe – before meeting an untimely end in the Netherlands. ...more |
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