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New York City's air quality has reached the cleanest level in over half a century, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Thursday, ...more |
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![Environmentalists win U.S. court fight to protect whales from Navy sonar Environmentalists win U.S. court fight to protect whales from Navy sonar](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_9e2f4213-c31b-4911-a87a-ef2c3c8be130_.jpg) |
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A federal judge in California has sided with environmental groups in their lawsuit against the U.S. government ...more |
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![IPCC’s Fifth Report Released: Climate Change Escalates IPCC’s Fifth Report Released: Climate Change Escalates](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_5afbfcd0-9ea0-4d41-b76f-1664f4289176_.jpg) |
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) today approved and released the first of a series of four reports that will make up the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5). It warns of an alarming escalation of impacts – but also shows that preventing climate chaos is still possible. ...more |
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![Kuwaiti environmental foundation plans coastline clean-up Kuwaiti environmental foundation plans coastline clean-up](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_bbbac3a1-b5b5-4155-8d93-9fad1c5520f3_.PNG) |
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The Environmental Voluntary Foundation announced Wednesday plans to launch a four-month voluntary drive to clean up Kuwait's coastline. ...more |
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![Japan robot can pick strawberry fields forever for farmer Japan robot can pick strawberry fields forever for farmer](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_970d67a3-dc1c-4b2f-8dca-e2314bc64dbd_.jpg) |
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The device, which can gather a piece of fruit every eight seconds, uses three cameras to determine which strawberries are ready to pick before darting out an arm and snipping them into its basket. ...more |
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![Columbia unveils largest EV taxi service in South America Columbia unveils largest EV taxi service in South America](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_c8600425-8592-47e1-ada5-6b38683210f4_.jpg) |
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It may come as a surprise to many people to learn that the largest EV taxi service in South America is situated in Bogota, Colombia. While the likes of Europe, the Far East and to a greater extent the US dominate the EV industry it seems as though the principles behind electric vehicle travel have transferred to South America with little trouble. ...more |
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![Loss of digging mammals linked to ecosystem decline Loss of digging mammals linked to ecosystem decline](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_8f1a66b5-62ff-413a-a2fa-0d2baac4cbae_.jpg) |
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The rapid loss of foraging animals such as bilbies, bandicoots and potoroos since the European colonisation of Australia has been linked to ecosystem decline, owing to the role they play in keeping land healthy. ...more |
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![Emergency declared around Olympic city Sochi because of floods Emergency declared around Olympic city Sochi because of floods](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_acdaf6b0-422a-44c8-ba5d-0672bd7f1219_.jpg) |
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Regional authorities declared a state of emergency in Sochi and evacuated a village because of flooding and mudslides less than five months before the Russian city hosts the Winter Olympics. ...more |
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![KSA electric power investment seen at SR300 billion by 2020 KSA electric power investment seen at SR300 billion by 2020](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_dac40fcd-a08a-4f1c-8ad5-13a417751c81_.jpg) |
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Saudi Arabia plans to invest more than SR300 billion in electric power sector by the end of 2020, with the aim of increasing production capacity, development of transport networks and stations, and all associated systems, Sawary Energy Vice President Sami Akeel said in a press statement Monday.
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![Zimbabwe elephants poisoned by cyanide Zimbabwe elephants poisoned by cyanide](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_a4d850f7-7643-4eae-8918-b71009c48340_.jpg) |
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More than 80 elephants have been killed for their ivory by poachers who used cyanide to poison a water hole in Zimbabwe's largest game park.
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