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More than 500 illegal outdoor barbecues, which Chinese state media say cause "serious air pollution", have been destroyed in Beijing as part of an emergency program to alleviate the city's often hazardous pollution. ...more |
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![EU agrees new compromise on car emissions limits EU agrees new compromise on car emissions limits](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_f7809723-e580-4950-bd95-a5f1fa156936_.jpg) |
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The European Union on Tuesday agreed a compromise to enforce stricter rules on carbon dioxide emissions for EU cars, ending months of wrangling after Germany insisted an earlier deal was torn up. ...more |
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![UK ordered to install 70,000 electric vehicle charging points by 2020 UK ordered to install 70,000 electric vehicle charging points by 2020](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_62a345d3-b103-4e60-97f0-e3d5a7a8f09d_.png) |
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European law-makers have passed a resolution that will compel the UK to install a network of 70,000 electric vehicle recharging points as well as hydrogen and natural gas stations by 2020. ...more |
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![World's first ever 'Brussels Sprout Battery' lights up Christmas tree World's first ever 'Brussels Sprout Battery' lights up Christmas tree](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_f2b0d576-caa9-48a5-b95a-17b84102e0eb_.jpg) |
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A team of scientists and engineers from The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Fair has created the world's first battery made entirely of Brussels sprouts, which is being used to light an 8 foot Christmas tree. ...more |
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![AFED presents Sustainable Energy report at Energy Management conference in Bahrain AFED presents Sustainable Energy report at Energy Management conference in Bahrain](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_50a69891-53d3-4755-9f21-99fdd9b3d519_.gif) |
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The first plenary session of the Energy Management Conference which convenes in Manama, Bahrain, on 9-11 December will be dedicated to AFED’s report on Sustainable Energy. ...more |
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![Fines to be imposed for smoking in public areas Fines to be imposed for smoking in public areas](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_604fd9e6-98fb-4f9c-b0cc-c558b1e27861_.jpg) |
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A draft law on imposing financial penalties for smoking in public areas is awaiting approval from the Council of Ministers in Saudi Arabia. ...more |
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![Red List reveals conservation successes, but extinctions continue apace Red List reveals conservation successes, but extinctions continue apace](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_49f97e47-3e1f-422e-b34f-dbc0ab3b7e89_.jpg) |
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The blue-tongued forest giraffe, the national symbol of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is on the brink of extinction, according to the latest update to the Red List of threatened species. ...more |
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![Video: Incredible technology maps rainforest biodiversity in 3D Video: Incredible technology maps rainforest biodiversity in 3D](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_36da6aa9-dc24-4f2b-9bee-bd0408b5ef77_.jpg) |
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Technology that enables scientists to catalogue a rainforest's biodiversity in stunning detail by airplane was highlighted in a recent TED talk. ...more |
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![Duke accepts wind industry's first bird death fine Duke accepts wind industry's first bird death fine](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_8bd4b52f-7fba-4216-aa81-5b3790a7e280_.jpg) |
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On Friday, the US enforced environmental laws protecting birds against wind energy facilities for the first time, winning a $1 million settlement from a power company that pleaded guilty of killing 14 eagles and 149 other birds at two Wyoming wind farms. ...more |
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![Canada, Norway fail to overturn EU ban on seal furs Canada, Norway fail to overturn EU ban on seal furs](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_10ea7fe8-5660-4bfc-bf04-cbd32a09c2c9_.jpg) |
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Canada and Norway failed to overturn a European Union ban on their seal products on Monday when the World Trade Organization ruled the bloc had a right to outlaw imports of the furs on moral grounds. ...more |
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