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![U.S. 2012 model vehicles hit record fuel efficiency: EPA U.S. 2012 model vehicles hit record fuel efficiency: EPA](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_1c8cbcc3-93e6-4e5e-bf5c-61fc8fd11d32_.jpg) |
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The average fuel economy of vehicles sold in the United States hit a record high 23.6 miles per gallon (mpg) for the model year 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday. ...more |
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![The world’s first F1-inspired electric superbike The world’s first F1-inspired electric superbike](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_d8681adf-56bf-4b95-a7dc-f7fc98c88a43_.jpg) |
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Everyone may have a different opinion on the aesthetics of the ‘Storm Trooper bike,’ but there’s no denying the emergent Saietta electric motorcycle’s look is anything but conventional. ...more |
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![Largest solar powered desalination plant to be built in Al-Khafji Largest solar powered desalination plant to be built in Al-Khafji](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_4ed51ee6-1df2-490e-acc4-b0a6d58c5598_.jpg) |
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The Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) said Saudi Arabia plans to build the world’s largest solar-powered water desalination plant in Al-Khafji Governorate on the Arabian Gulf coast that will have the capacity to produce 30,000 cubic meters when completed. ...more |
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![China's coal emissions responsible for 'quarter of a million premature deaths' China's coal emissions responsible for 'quarter of a million premature deaths'](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_b826c4d2-26c7-4fa2-b9dd-7aa34a147577_.jpg) |
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Emissions from coal plants in China were responsible for a quarter of a million premature deaths in 2011 and are damaging the health of hundreds of thousands of Chinese children, according to a new study. ...more |
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![NASA rover mission says Mars was ‘Similar to an Earth environment.’ NASA rover mission says Mars was ‘Similar to an Earth environment.’](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_f97be6d4-2be3-4272-8a53-a62f01a648e6_.jpg) |
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NASA’s aptly named Curiosity rover is sparking ample curiosity for its findings on Mars. NASA has reported that one of the major discoveries, as a result of the Curiosity rover, is an ancient lake found on Mars. ...more |
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![Saltwater crocodile named world’s most aggressive Saltwater crocodile named world’s most aggressive](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_32e7fc0a-76c8-4b2f-947b-58cefd97af45_.jpg) |
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Australia’s saltwater crocodile has beaten contenders from the US and South America to be named the world’s most aggressive crocodile, as new guidelines are released on how to avoid altercations with the formidable predators. ...more |
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![Average American consumes 50,000 pounds of raw material annually for the stuff they buy Average American consumes 50,000 pounds of raw material annually for the stuff they buy](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_db78868e-9c83-4843-847d-019ee52c9e10_.png) |
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The average American car weighs about 3,000 pounds. But to produce that vehicle, a lot more raw materials were used than its final weight! Maybe as much as 100 times more, as reported by scientists in a recent paper in the Proceedings of National Academy of Science. ...more |
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![AFED Panel at Bahrain Energy Management Conference: Call for Diversification and Phasing Out of Subsidies AFED Panel at Bahrain Energy Management Conference: Call for Diversification and Phasing Out of Subsidies](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_560a715d-9170-49df-8a74-db4b6284ee1e_.JPG) |
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Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) hosted the opening session at the First Energy Management Conference, which concluded in Manama Wednesday. The event was organized by Bahrain Society of Engineers, in cooperation with Arabian Gulf University (AGU). ...more |
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![Experts clear air on ‘cloud seeding’ mechanism Experts clear air on ‘cloud seeding’ mechanism](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_fad9ad89-c9bc-44b0-a7fa-a0d32a3a9632_.jpg) |
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Saudi water and energy experts have disclosed that the Kingdom has spent large amounts of money on the “cloud seeding” method, a form of intentional weather modification, over the past few years. ...more |
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![Homeless man creates smartphone app, hopes to help the environment Homeless man creates smartphone app, hopes to help the environment](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_4131ad39-4db4-46db-879f-89dd890375ab_.png) |
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Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to create computer software, and you feed him for a lifetime. That is how the saying goes, right? ...more |
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