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![Solar Decathlon for solar-powered homes Launches Despite US Government Shutdown Solar Decathlon for solar-powered homes Launches Despite US Government Shutdown](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_0f283b4c-d785-456a-a2bb-90453e67aca3_.jpg) |
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As disappointed as some local fans of the Solar Decathlon may be, it turns out this might have been a good year for the event to move out of Washington, D.C. ...more |
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![Reykjavik Geothermal Agrees to Build 1,000 Megawatts in Ethiopia Reykjavik Geothermal Agrees to Build 1,000 Megawatts in Ethiopia](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_7af582cd-64f4-4dc7-945e-7fe79f49a28f_.jpg) |
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Reykjavik Geothermal, the Icelandic company that’s helped build power plants in more than 30 countries, agreed to develop as much as 1,000 megawatts of projects in Ethiopia over the next 10 years. ...more |
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Swarms of giant hornets have killed 42 people and injured 1,640 in China's northwestern province of Shaanxi in recent weeks, the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday. ...more |
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![Eco Blue Flags fly at 12 more green beaches in United Arab Emirates Eco Blue Flags fly at 12 more green beaches in United Arab Emirates](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_4a9d0733-1995-4257-85e9-7b1fbe82c79b_.jpg) |
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Nothing says ‘swim to me’ more than Blue Flags. The international symbol is a prestigious sign that a beach is clean, accessible, and eco-friendly, and now 12 more beaches in the United Arab Emirates have earned the Blue Flag. ...more |
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![Giant hornets kill 42 in China Giant hornets kill 42 in China](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_0eda0f1b-77e5-4a67-a5bc-76612ddab1f8_.jpg) |
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Swarms of giant hornets have killed 42 people and injured 1,640 in China's northwestern province of Shaanxi in recent weeks, the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday. ...more |
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![Oceans face 'deadly trio' of threats, study says Oceans face 'deadly trio' of threats, study says](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_1c06c3d8-c066-4d0a-9eba-76a6bd63d4bf_.jpg) |
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The world's oceans are under greater threat than previously believed from a "deadly trio" of global warming, declining oxygen levels and acidification, an international study said on Thursday. ...more |
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![Global food prices fall to 3-year low, FAO trims crop forecasts Global food prices fall to 3-year low, FAO trims crop forecasts](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_7e6650fe-d90e-4e73-b3a8-07b86ec930db_.JPG) |
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Global food prices are not expected to fall much further after dipping to their lowest level in three years in September, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday, trimming its estimate for 2013/14 world cereals production. ...more |
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![Cocoa frog and lilliputian beetle among 60 new species found in Suriname Cocoa frog and lilliputian beetle among 60 new species found in Suriname](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_6fa55156-7343-4b82-873e-bc80712a8bad_.jpg) |
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Sixty species new to science, including a chocolate-coloured frog and a tiny dung beetle less than 3mm long, have been discovered by scientists in Suriname. ...more |
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![Development project endangers mangrove forest Development project endangers mangrove forest](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_647befce-864c-4b6d-a0cd-99d5aca883e6_.jpg) |
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Fahd Al-Jubair, Saudi Eastern Province mayor, recently approved a land reclamation project for the Al-Jamieen plots, which may lead to the destruction of an ecologically vital mangrove forest in the Tarout Island. ...more |
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![Heat could cause 'massive' koala decline Heat could cause 'massive' koala decline](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_ebfb2106-552a-4fe3-bd6e-ddab9b9a2f48_.jpg) |
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Australia's koala population could face 'massive decline' unless more is done to protect the iconic marsupial from extreme weather. ...more |
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