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2007
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New Energy-Efficient Ball Sparkles At Times Square Celebration- ENS, 31st December 2007
NEW YORK, US- The New Year's countdown celebration in New York's Times Square, begins at 6 o'clock with the lighting and raising of the New Year's Eve Ball atop One Times Square. A new, energy-efficient ball has been created to mark the 100th anniversary of the ball lowering celebration. The ball will descend at the stroke of midnight and ring in the New Year.
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African Giraffes Are Endangered - Study- Reuters, 24th December 2007
NAIROBI, Kenya- At least six distinct species of giraffe, the world's tallest land animal, may be in existence and some of them are critically endangered, scientists in the United States and Kenya have found.
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Whales May Have Evolved From Racoon-Sized Creature- Reuters, 21st December 2007
CHICAGO, US- In the search for a missing evolutionary link to modern whales, scientists have come up with an unlikely land cousin -- a racoon-sized creature with the body of a small deer.
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McDonald's Sees Restaurants As Green Laboratories- Reuters, 21st December 2007
LOS ANGELES, US- From low-flow water faucets to converting French fry oil to fuel, McDonald's Corp is testing ways to reduce the impact its 31,000-plus restaurants have on the world's resources.
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Global Warming Could Kill World's Coral Reefs In 50 Years- ENS, 21st December 2007
QUEENSLAND, Australia- Seventeen eminent marine scientists warn that world leaders face a race against time in preparing coral reefs, and the coastal communities dependent upon them for the "inevitable impact" of rising levels of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere. Their new study shows that levels of carbon dioxide could become unsustainable for coral reefs within 50 years.
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Australia Wants Japanese Whalers Out Of Whale Sanctuary- ENS, 20th December 2007
CANBERRA, Australia- With less than three weeks in office, the new Australian government is planning diplomatic and legal action against Japan's so-called "research" whaling. Much Japanese whaling takes place in the Australian Whale Sanctuary in the Southern Ocean, where the Japanese whaling fleet is right now, pursuing whales.
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Arsenic In Rice Threatens Asian Public Health- ENS, 20th December 2007
ROME, Italy- Improved irrigation practices in Asia could reduce the high levels of arsenic found in rice, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, said Wednesday, warning of the increased food safety risk posed by the toxic substance.
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Study: Thailand Could Support 2,000 Tigers- ENS, 20th December 2007
NEW YORK, US- Conservationists estimate that today 5,000 tigers remain in the wild, down from 100,000 tigers that inhabited Asia alone just 150 years ago. Now, a new study of the potential for tigers to survive in Thailand has hope soaring that the endangered big cats may not be headed for extinction.
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UN Ice Bridge Is Reminder Of Melting Antarctica- Reuters, 19th December 2007
UNITED NATIONS, International- An ice bridge made of frozen Antarctic water erected at UN headquarters on Monday is expected to melt within a week to dramatize the dangers of melting glaciers.
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Zoos And Aquariums Celebrate 10 Wildlife Conservation Successes- ENS, 18th December 2007
MARYLAND, US- From breeding toads back from extinction to developing a hormone test for North Atlantic right whales, 200 zoos and aquariums across the United States are working as members of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums to ensure the survival of rare and endangered animals. Today they issued a Top 10 List of wildlife conservation success stories for 2007.
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Two New Mammals Found In Remote New Guinea- ENS, 18th December 2007
VIRGINIA, US- A miniscule possum and an enormous rat were recorded by scientists as probable new species on a recent expedition to a remote and virtually unknown area of Indonesia in the pristine wilderness of western New Guinea's Foja Mountains.
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Seas Could Rise Twice As High As Predicted - Study- Reuters, 17th December 2007
WASHINGTON, US- The world's sea levels could rise twice as high this century as UN climate scientists have predicted, according to researchers who looked at what happened more than 100,000 years ago, the last time Earth got this hot.
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Carbon Cuts A Must To Halt Warming - US Scientists- Reuters, 17th December 2007
SAN FRANCISCO, US- There is already enough carbon in Earth's atmosphere to ensure that sea levels will rise several feet (meters) in coming decades and summertime ice will vanish from the North Pole, scientists warned on Thursday.
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China Says Glaciers Shrink By Up To 18 Pct- Reuters, 17th December 2007
BEIJING, China- High altitude glaciers in China's remote west have shrunk by up to 18 percent over the last five years due to global warming, state media said on Friday, citing preliminary results from an on-going survey.
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In 2007, Polar Ice Cap Vanished At Record Clip- Reuters, 14th December 2007
SAN FRANCISCO, US- Arctic ice at the North Pole melted at a record rate in the summer of 2007, the latest sign that climate change has accelerated in recent years, climate scientists said on Wednesday.
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Pluggedin: Bamboo PC Is Eco-Friendly And Looks Nice, Too- Reuters, 14th December 2007
SAN FRANCISCO, US- Back in 1976, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built the Apple I, an early personal computer that consisted of a circuit board in a simple wooden box.
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Acid Seas Huge Threat To Coral Reefs - Study- Reuters, 14th December 2007
MIAMI, US- In less than 50 years, oceans may be too acidic for coral reefs to grow because of carbon emissions from the burning of fossil fuels by humans, according to research released on Thursday.
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All 11 Hottest Years Were In Last 13 - UK Met Office- Reuters, 14th December 2007
LONDON, UK- The 11 warmest years on record have all occurred in the last 13 years, with 2007 set to be the seventh hottest since 1950, according to provisional global data from the UK's Met Office and the University of East Anglia.
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Japan Report Says 2007 Warmest For World Land Areas- Reuters, 14th December 2007
TOKYO, Japan- The average global land surface temperature this year will be the highest since records began in 1880, partly due to greenhouse gas emissions, Japan's weather agency said on Thursday.
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2007 Among Top 7 Warmest Years, Arctic Melts - WMO- Reuters, 14th December 2007
NUSA DUA,, Indonesia- This year will be among the seven warmest on record, with extreme events including a precipitous thaw of Arctic sea ice, UN data showed on Thursday on the sidelines of a UN climate conference.
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Climate Change Poses Dangerous Health Risks - WHO- Reuters, 14th December 2007
NUSA DUA, Indonesia- Millions more people will be at risk from illnesses such as malaria and diarrhoea in a warming world beset by heatwaves and water shortages, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday.
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Climate Change Drying Up Mountains In Western US- Reuters, 13th December 2007
SAN FRANCISCO, US- By 2040, climate change will have melted the glaciers of Glacier National Park in Montana and the spring snowpack in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, scientists said on Tuesday.
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Fossils Of Ancient Tank-Like Mammal Found In Andes- Reuters, 13th December 2007
WASHINGTON, US- Scientists searching for fossils high in the Andes mountains in Chile have unearthed the remains of a tank-like mammal related to armadillos that grazed 18 million years ago.
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Australia's Rudd Hands Over Kyoto Papers In Bali- Reuters, 13th December 2007
NUSA DUA, Indonesia- Australia's new prime minister handed over documents ratifying the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations in Bali on Wednesday and said his own country was already suffering from global warming.
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Cardiovascular Disease Cluster Linked To Pollution- Reuters, 13th December 2007
NEW YORK, US- A sudden spate of urgent cardiovascular syndromes resulting in severe chest pain that required emergency department visits among residents of Sydney, Australia, in 2005 has been traced to high solar radiance and ozone levels.
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Oil-Eating Bugs May Unlock Clean Energy From Crude- Reuters, 13th December 2007
ALBERTA, Canada- A tiny oil-eating bug that lives deep underground may allow the world's oil industry to unlock energy trapped in trillions of barrels of heavy crude, which is costly and dirty to produce using today's methods.
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Antarctica's Penguins Threatened By Global Warming- Reuters, 12th December 2007
NUSA DUA, Indonesia- Antarctica's penguin population has slumped because of global warming as melting ice has destroyed nesting sites and reduced their sources of food, a WWF report said on Tuesday.
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World Not Doing Enough On Climate Change - IEA- Reuters, 12th December 2007
NUSA DUA, INDONESIA, Indonesia- The world has tools to cut emissions massively but is not using them or investing enough in technology needed to avert dangerous climate change, the head of the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday.
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Helmand Residents Turn On The Lights- ENS, 12th December 2007
HELMAND, Afghanistan- As night falls in Nad Ali district, a humming sound can be heard in the air. Small turbines fixed in local canals work throughout the evening, providing light and warmth to village homes.
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Spain Unveils Green Home Plan To Beat Global Warming- Reuters, 11th December 2007
MADRID, Spain- Spain plans to give people grants to make their homes more environmentally-friendly, the prime minister said on Monday, a sign the government wants to push the green issue ahead of March's general election.
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Knocking Out Top Predator May Not Save Prey - Study- Reuters, 11th December 2007
HONG KONG, China- Removing what appears to be a predator at the top of the food chain may not necessarily save an endangered prey, a study in New Zealand has shown.
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Illness In Nurses Linked To Hazardous Materials On The Job- ENS, 11th December 2007
WASHINGTON DC, US- There are links between nurses' exposures to chemicals, pharmaceuticals and radiation on the job and health problems they develop such as cancer, asthma, miscarriages and children's birth defects, concludes the first national survey of nurses for these risks.
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Survey: Biodiversity Crucial To Climate Decision Makers- ENS, 11th December 2007
BALI, Indonesia- The protection of Earth's diverse forms of life is more important to climate decision makers than cost effectiveness, according to a unique new survey of 1,000 climate senior government officials and scientists, business and civil society leaders from 105 countries. The study's findings were released Monday at the annual United Nations climate conference now underway in Bali.
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Greener Buildings Easy, But Barriers Remain - Expert- Reuters, 10th December 2007
NUSA DUA, Indonesia- Building greener homes and office towers and installing energy-efficient lighting could slash planet-warming carbon emissions, UN and industry officials said at climate talks in Bali on Friday.
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Child Cancer Risk Higher Near Nuclear Plants - Study- Reuters, 10th December 2007
BERLIN, Germany- A German study has found that young children living near nuclear power plants have a significantly higher risk of developing leukaemia and other forms of cancer, a German newspaper reported on Saturday.
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Gore Nobel Lecture: Time To Make Peace With The Planet- ENS, 10th December 2007
OSLO, Norway- Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore said today that there still is time to forestall the most disastrous impacts of climate change, but only if the world community unites and acts immediately.
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Scientists Find What Makes The Solar Wind How- Reuters, 7th December 2007
WASHINGTON, US- The solar wind, which whips off the sun and blows past Earth and through the solar system, is unleashed by powerful magnetic waves in electrically charged gas around the sun, scientists said on Thursday.
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FEATURE - Thin-Film Solar Sheets Seek Time In The Su- Reuters, 7th December 2007
TAIPEI, Taiwan- Soaring oil prices approaching $100 a barrel are fueling a sleek new kind of solar technology that could some day set skyscrapers and high-rise apartment windows quietly buzzing with renewable energy production.
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"Green Jobs" To Outweigh Losses From Climate Chang- Reuters, 7th December 2007
NUSA DUA, INDONESIA, Indonesia- Climate change is creating millions of "green jobs" in sectors from solar power to biofuels that will slightly exceed layoffs elsewhere in the economy, a UN report said on Thursday.
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Florida Opens Its Second Hydrogen Fueling Station- ENS, 7th December 2007
FLORIDA, US- Florida's second hydrogen vehicle fueling station was opened with a ceremony today in the city of Oviedo, about 10 miles northeast of Orlando, where the state's first hydrogen station opened in May.
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In Bali, Solar-Powered Taxi Seeks To Go Around Worl- Reuters, 6th December 2007
NUSA DUA, Indonesia- Louis Palmer's taxi cost as much as two Ferraris, has a top speed of 90 kms (55 miles) per hour yet could make history as the first solar-powered car to drive around the world.
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Vulnerable Communities Worldwide Adapt To Climate Change- ENS, 5th December 2007
BALI, Indonesia- Adaptations to climate change that are working for farmers in the Sudan and China, flood-prone cities in Argentina and Uruguay, and Caribbean islands at risk of dengue fever, among others, were presented in a new report at the United Nations climate conference now underway in Bali.
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Flood Risk Faces 150 Million In Cities By 2070 - OECD- Reuters, 5th December 2007
LONDON, UK- As many as 150 million people in the world's big coastal cities are likely to be at risk from flooding by the 2070s, more than three times as many as now, according to a report released on Tuesday.
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China Population To Reach 1.5 Billion By 2033- Reuters, 5th December 2007
BEIJING, China- The population of China, already the world's most populous country despite its "one-child" policy, will grow to 1.5 billion people by 2033, with birth rates set to soar over the next five years, media said on Tuesday.
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Blood Lead Levels Linked To Attention Deficit Disorder- ENS, 4th December 2007
MICHIGAN, US- Very low levels of lead in the blood, levels previously believed to be safe, could be contributing to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to a new Michigan State University study of 150 children in the Lansing area.
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Australia's Rudd Sworn In As PM, Vows To Sign Kyot- Reuters, 4th December 2007
CANBERRA, Australia- Australia's Labor leader Kevin Rudd was sworn in as prime minister on Monday, promising to urgently sign the Kyoto Protocol on climate change.
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FEATURE - Climate Change May Wipe Some Indonesian Islands Off Ma- Reuters, 3rd December 2007
JAKARTA, Indonesia- Many of Indonesia's islands may be swallowed up by the sea if world leaders fail to find a way to halt rising sea levels at this week's climate change conference on the resort island of Bali.
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Check Your Carbon Footprint -- On Your Mobile Phon- Reuters, 3rd December 2007
RUSSELS, Belgium- Do you have a big carbon footprint? Get out your mobile phone and check.
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The Planet Feels The Pain Of Divorce- ENS, 3rd December 2007
MICHIGAN, US- Divorce is bad for the environment finds the first study to link resource use with the ecology of marriage and divorce.
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EU Forests Expand, Could Aid Climate Goals - Study- Reuters, 30th November 2007
OSLO, Norway- Forests in the European Union are expanding surprisingly fast and could be enlisted to help the EU achieve goals for fighting climate change, researchers said on Thursday.
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1,000th Rare Whale Shark Identified In Mozambique- Reuters, 30th November 2007
SYDNEY, Australia- The 1,000th whale shark, a rare and threatened species, has been discovered by researchers using a global programme in which eco-tourists and scientists identify new sharks and lodge photographs on an online library.
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World's Sunniest Spots Hint At Energy Bonanza- Reuters, 29th November 2007
OSLO, Norway- Southern California is sunny, the French Riviera is sunny, but NASA says the middle of the Pacific Ocean and the Sahara Desert in Niger are the sunniest -- and the information could be worth money.
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2007 Cools, Set To Be 6th Warmest Year On Record- Reuters, 29th November 2007
OSLO, Norway- This year is set to be the sixth warmest since records began 150 years ago, cooler than earlier predicted which means a slight respite for European ski resorts or bears trying to hibernate. "2007 will likely be near equal with 2006, so joint sixth warmest year," Phil Jones, head of the Climatic Research Unit at Britain's University of East Anglia, told Reuters.
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More Than 1 Billion Trees Planted In 2007 - UN- Reuters, 29th November 2007
OSLO, Norway- The world has surpassed a UN goal of planting 1 billion trees in 2007 to help slow climate change, led by huge forestry projects in Ethiopia and Mexico, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Wednesday.
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Energy Efficiency Fails To Cut Consumption - Study- Reuters, 29th November 2007
TORONTO, Canada- American consumers are driving bigger gas-guzzling cars and buying more air conditioners and refrigerators as the overall energy efficiency of such products improves, a report released on Tuesday found.
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DRC's New Rainforest Reserve For The Endangered Bonobo- ENS, 29th November 2007
WASHINGTON DC, US- A vast rainforest nature reserve has been newly set aside by the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, to encourage improved protection for the endangered bonobo, a great ape species that few people even know exists.
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States Sue EPA Over Public Access To Toxics Info- ENS, 29th November 2007
NEW YORK, US- New York and 11 other states are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, over new regulations denying the public access to information about toxic chemicals in their communities.
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New York City To Cut Greenhouse Gases 30% By 2030- ENS, 28th November 2007
NEW YORK, US- New York City Council today unanimously passed legislation to require the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions throughout the five boroughs.
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One-Quarter Of All U.S. Bird Species At Risk- ENS, 28th November 2007
WASHINGTON DC, US- One in every four bird species in the United States is imperiled and needs conservation help to survive, finds a new assessment released today by two bird-centered organizations - the Audubon Society and American Bird Conservancy.
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Google Plans Big Renewable Energy Push- Reuters, 28th November 2007
SAN FRANCISCO, US- Google Inc said on Tuesday the Web services and online advertising group plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in coming years to promote a new push to encourage cheap renewable electricity.
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Rich Nations Should Do More On Climate Change - China- Reuters, 28th November 2007
BEIJING, China- Rich countries responsible for most of the world's greenhouse gas emissions should take the lead on climate change, a commentary in China's state media said on Tuesday, a week before the opening of global talks on the issue.
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World Must Fix Climate In Less Than 10 Years - UNDP- Reuters, 28th November 2007
BRASILIA, Brazil- Unless the international community agrees to cut carbon emissions by half over the next generation, climate change is likely to cause large-scale human and economic setbacks and irreversible ecological catastrophes, a United Nations report says on Tuesday.
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Rich And Poor Gird For Climate Change - UN Report- Reuters, 28th November 2007
BRASILIA, Brazil- People around the world are preparing for floods, droughts and other natural disasters in ways largely dictated by wealth and poverty as evidence of climate change mounts, a UN report said on Tuesday.
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Australia Unlikely To Sign Kyoto By Bali: Analysts- Reuters, 28th November 2007
CANBERRA, Australia- Australia's new government is unlikely to sign the Kyoto pact in time for a UN climate summit in Bali, but will be welcomed next week as part of the Kyoto family, environment and legal experts said on Tuesday.
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Dinosaur Find Dries Australia Water Project- Reuters, 28th November 2007
CANBERRA, Australia- A hoard of dinosaur bones has been discovered at the site of a planned desalination plant meant to deliver Australia's second biggest city from drought, forcing a re-think of the A$3 billion (US$2.7 billion) project.
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FTSE 500 Back Carbon Cuts, Unclear On Nuclear - Poll- Reuters, 27th November 2007
LONDON, UK- Almost all big British businesses think cutting their carbon emissions is important and that switching to cleaner energy is a good way to do it, a survey showed.
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Japan Says Whaling Will Not Halt Despite Australia- Reuters, 27th November 2007
TOKYO, Japan- Japan will not end what it calls its research whaling programme, but it also expects to maintain strong ties with Australia, one of the most vocal critics of the hunt, the top government spokesman said on Monday.
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Cyprus Seeks Divine Intervention To End Drought- Reuters, 27th November 2007
NICOSIA, Cyprus- Cyprus's ancient Orthodox Church called on Monday for prayers to end a crippling drought threatening to sap reservoirs dry of water by the end of the year.
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Survey Finds Likely Voters Thinking Green- ENS, 27th November 2007
NEW YORK, US- A new public opinion poll of over 30,000 adults across the United States shows that energy prices and the environment are important to more than half of likely voters surveyed.
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Transgenic Plants Patented For Warming World- ENS, 27th November 2007
CALIFORNIA, US- Genetically engineered crops that survive droughts and can grow with 70 percent less irrigation water have been developed by an international team led by researchers at the University of California-Davis.
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GreenChill Refrigeration Partners Help Cool The Planet- ENS, 27th November 2007
WASHINGTON DC, US- Sharp-eyed food shoppers will soon see the "GreenChill" logo on refrigeration equipment in some of their favorite supermarkets. Ten companies, including several large supermarket chains, joined today with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in a voluntary program to promote green refrigeration technologies, strategies and practices that protect the stratospheric ozone layer, reduce greenhouse gases, and save money.
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Climate Change Traps World's Poorest- ENS, 27th November 2007
NEW YORK, US- Climate change could have a disastrous impact for the world's poorest people and reverse any gains made in poverty reduction, nutrition, health and education, warns the annual United Nations Human Development Report released today.
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Breathing Smoggy Air More Dangerous For Fatter People- ENS, 27th November 2007
NORTH CAROLINA, US- The first evidence that fatter people with higher body mass index may have a greater reaction to smoggy air than leaner people was presented today by the National Institutes of Health.
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Disasters Quadruple Over Last 20 Years - Oxfam- Reuters, 26th November 2007
LONDON, UK- Weather-related disasters have quadrupled over the last two decades, a leading British charity said in a report published on Sunday.
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Scientists Urge US$2-3 Billion Study Of Ocean Health- Reuters, 26th November 2007
OSLO, Norway- Marine scientists called on Sunday for a US$2-3 billion study of threats such as overfishing and climate change to the oceans, saying they were as little understood as the Moon.
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Carbon Dioxide At Record High, Stoking Warming - WMO- Reuters, 26th November 2007
OSLO, Norway- Levels of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas emitted by burning fossil fuels, hit a record high in the atmosphere in 2006, accelerating global warming, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday.
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Australia's New PM Rudd Acts Swiftly On Climate- Reuters, 26th November 2007
BRISBANE, Australia- Australia's new prime minister, Kevin Rudd, made climate change his top priority on Sunday, seeking advice on ratifying the Kyoto pact and telling Indonesia he will go to December's UN climate summit in Bali.
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California Diverts Fluorescents From Landfills- ENS, 26th November 2007
CALIFORNIA, US- The California Environmental Protection Agency is attempting to keep millions of compact fluorescent bulbs out of landfills because they contain small amounts of mercury.
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Chocolate Biodiesel Powers Truck From England To Timbuktu- ENS, 26th November 2007
LONDON, UK- Biodiesel made from waste chocolate is fueling the journey of two British men who left the town of Poole, on England's southern coast Friday headed for Timbuktu, Mali in West Africa. They are using the trip to raise public awareness about biofuels and their potential to ease the impact of climate change.
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China Coal Fire Put Out After More Than 50 Years- Reuters, 22nd November 2007
BEIJING, China- An underground coal fire in remote northwest China that has raged unchecked for more than 50 years has finally been put out, state media reported on Wednesday.
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Industrialized Countries' Greenhouse Gases Hit Record High- ENS, 20th November 2007
BONN, Germany- The total greenhouse gas emissions of 40 industrialized nations rose to an all-time high in 2005, continuing the upward trend of the year before, according to data submitted to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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Africa "Forgotten Continent" In Climate Fight- Reuters, 20th November 2007
OSLO, Norway- Africa is the "forgotten continent" in the fight against climate change and needs help to cope with projected water shortages and declining crop yields, the UN's top climate change official said on Sunday.
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INSIGHTS: Carbon Sequestration- ENS, 19th November 2007
NEW JERSEY, US- In response to a relentless stream of bad news about global warming, a cluster of major industries has formed a loose partnership with big environmental groups, prestigious universities, philanthropic foundations, and the U.S. federal government - all promoting a technical quick-fix for global warming called carbon sequestration.
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Japan Firms Log 1st Carbon Credits On New UN System- Reuters, 19th November 2007
TOKYO, Japan- Japan has officially received 8.6 million tonnes of carbon credits since becoming the first country to connect to the UN's new carbon-trading system earlier this week, the Ministry of the Environment said on Friday.
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Saudi To Give US$300 Mln For Environmental Research- Reuters, 19th November 2007
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia- Top world oil exporter Saudi Arabia will give US$300 million for research into helping the environment by lowering emissions, its head of state King Abdullah said on Saturday.
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Asia Must Act Fast To Lessen Climate Change - Report- Reuters, 19th November 2007
LONDON, UK- Asia, home to nearly two-thirds of the world's people, must take urgent action to lessen the effects of climate change but needs considerable help from rich nations elsewhere, a report said on Monday.
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Tropical Fish Can Live For Months Out Of Water- Reuters, 15th November 2007
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala- A tropical fish that lives in mangrove swamps across the Americas can survive out of water for months at a time, similar to how animals adapted to land millions of years ago, a new study shows.
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China's Giant Pandas May Be Running Out Of Food- Reuters, 13th November 2007
BEIJING, China- Giant pandas living in the wild in the misty mountains of southwest China are facing a possible food shortage as bamboo plants, their staple diet, near the end of their lifespan, state media said on Monday.
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Millions Of Jobs At Risk From Climate Change - UN- Reuters, 13th November 2007
GENEVA, Switzerland- Millions of jobs worldwide could be casualties of climate change, though efforts to mitigate its effects will also create huge new waves of employment, United Nations officials said on Monday.
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Six Of The Eight Bear Species At Risk Of Extinction- ENS, 12th November 2007
MONTERREY, Mexico- Some of the world's foremost bear experts have declared that six out of the world's eight species of bears are threatened with extinction - but not the American black bear.
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Seas To Absorb Greenhouse Gas, But Food Chain Hit- Reuters, 12th November 2007
OSLO, Norway- Tiny ocean plankton can reduce global warming by soaking up unexpectedly large amounts of carbon dioxide but their carbon-bloated cells might damage marine food chains, scientists said on Sunday.
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Climate Change Endangers Alaska's Coastal Villages- Reuters, 12th November 2007
ALASKA, US- At risk from surging storm waves and floods, Alaska's coastal villagers are dealing with the immediate consequences of climate change -- threats to their health, safety and even their ancestors' graves.
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Australian Scientists Decode Whale Sounds- Reuters, 9th November 2007
SYDNEY, Australia- Australian scientists studying humpback whales sounds say they have begun to decode the whale's mysterious communication system, identifying male pick-up lines and motherly warnings.
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Hoax Bacteria Study Tricks Climate Sceptics- Reuters, 9th November 2007
OSLO, Norway- A hoax scientific study pointing to ocean bacteria as the overwhelming cause of global warming fooled some sceptics on Thursday who doubt growing evidence that human activities are to blame.
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Experts Urge Major U.S. Investment In Carbon Storage Technology- ENS, 8th November 2007
WASHINGTON DC, US- Technology to sequester large amounts of carbon dioxide from coal-fired power plants is at least a decade away from commercial reality, experts told a Senate subcommittee Wednesday. The hearing on carbon capture and storage offered a sobering view of what many believe is a critical component of the world's effort to seriously address global climate change.
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Ship Emissions Causing 60,000 Deaths A Year - Study- Reuters, 8th November 2007
BEIJING, China- Emissions from ocean-going ships are responsible for about 60,000 deaths a year from heart and lung-related cancers, according to research published on Wednesday that calls for tougher fuel standards.
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Maldives Warns Global Warming Threatening Islands- Reuters, 8th November 2007
LISBON, Portugal- The President of the Maldives on Wednesday called for urgent global action against climate change, saying rising sea levels are threatening the survival of his country's low-lying islands.
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US Exchanges Explore Carbon Trading Market- Reuters, 8th November 2007
NEW YORK, US- Some of the biggest US exchanges are eyeing a piece of the global carbon trading market, which is expected to double in size by 2012 from current levels as governments and industry step up efforts to reduce pollution.
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Canada's Environment Minister Sued Over Unreported Mine Waste- ENS, 7th November 2007
ONTARIO, Canada- Two conservation groups launched legal action today against Canada's Minister of Environment seeking to force the reporting of what they claim are "hundreds of millions of kilos of toxic mining waste being kept secret from the Canadian public."
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Rich Nations' Climate Emissions Up, Near Record- Reuters, 6th November 2007
OSLO, Norway- Rich nations' greenhouse gas emissions rose near to an all-time high in 2005, led by US and Russian gains despite curbs meant to slow global warming, UN data showed.
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Plant Extinctions Erode Benefits To Humanity- ENS, 5th November 2007
CALIFORNIA, US- Scientists are warning that species extinctions could reduce the productivity of plants on Earth by half. In a new analysis, the international team led by University of California researchers shows that humans could lose some of the most important benefits that plants provide.
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Australian Town To Run On Solar Power In 2 Years- Reuters, 5th November 2007
SYDNEY, Australia- A sun-drenched town in Australia's north hopes to use only solar power in two years after being chosen as the site for a solar thermal power station.
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Bill Clinton: 'Green' Economy Offers Great Rewards- Reuters, 5th November 2007
SEATTLE, US- The shift to a green economy is the biggest economic opportunity facing the United States since the military buildup to World War Two, former President Bill Clinton said on Thursday.
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Poll: British Public Positive On The Environment- ENS, 2nd November 2007
LONDON, UK- Most people claimed that being "green" is now the socially acceptable norm, rather being an alternative lifestyle, a new survey into public attitudes and behaviors has found. The main motivation for an environmentally friendly lifestyle is guilt about harming the environment, respondents admitted.
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New Marine Species Found In Alaska's Aleutian Islands- ENS, 2nd November 2007
ALASKA, US- This summer, during the second phase of a two-year scientific survey of the waters around the Aleutian Islands, scientists discovered what appear to be three new marine organisms. This year's dives surveyed the western region of the Aleutians, from Attu to Amlia Island, while last year's assessment covered the eastern region.
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US Push To Build Energy-Saving Homes Picks Up Steam- Reuters, 2nd November 2007
LOS ANGELES, US- Soaring energy costs and increased concern about the environment are spurring US builders to step up building homes that use less energy and water.
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North Pole Ice Trips Endangered, Explorer Says- Reuters, 31st October 2007
OSLO, Norway- Trips over ice to the North Pole may be impossible in summer in just a decade or two because of global warming, one of the world's leading polar adventurers said on Wednesday.
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IBM To Recycle Silicon Wafers For Solar Industry- Reuters, 31st October 2007
NEW YORK, US- International Business Machine Corp said on Tuesday it has developed a silicon wafer recycling system that may help ease the refined silicon shortage that has limited output of solar energy panels.
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Ozone Set To Harm World Vegetation, Economy - Study- Reuters, 31st October 2007
BOSTON, US- The spread of ozone, a greenhouse gas, could inflict serious damage on vegetation in many places, cutting up to 12 percent off the value of global crops by 2100 and hurting the world economy, a study said on Monday
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New York May Join Crackdown On Plastic Bags- Reuters, 31st October 2007
NEW YORK, US- New York City may follow an international trend and crack down on plastic shopping bags, seeking to cut their use with a plan officials hope will be a model for other cities.
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China Birth Defects Soar Due To Pollution - Report- Reuters, 30th October 2007
BEIJING, China- Birth defects in Chinese infants have soared nearly 40 percent since 2001, a government report said, and officials linked the rise to China's worsening environmental degradation.
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Canada Sets Largest Freshwater Conservation Area- Reuters, 29th October 2007
OTTAWA, Canada- The largest freshwater marine protected area in the world is being set up off the northern shores of Lake Superior, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced on Thursday.
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Monkeys, Apes Teetering On Brink Of Extinction - Report- Reuters, 26th October 2007
BEIJING, China- Mankind's closest relatives are teetering on the brink of their first extinctions in more than a century, hunted by humans for food and medicine and squeezed from forest homes, a report on endangered primates said on Friday.
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British Village Looks Down The Loo To Cut Carbon- Reuters, 26th October 2007
ASHTON HAYES, UK- A small community in northwest England is hoping to become the country's first carbon-neutral village and considering the power of poop to help make it happen.
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Drop Kyoto, Raise Climate Research, Two Experts Say- Reuters, 25th October 2007
OSLO, Norway- The world should abandon the Kyoto Protocol for fighting climate change and instead raise spending on clean energy research to tens of billions of dollars a year as part of a broader plan, two experts said on Wednesday.
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Global Warming Could Wipe Out Most Species - Study- Reuters, 25th October 2007
LONDON, UK- Rising temperatures could wipe out more than half of the earth's species in the next few centuries, according to researchers who published a study on Wednesday linking climate change to past mass extinctions.
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US Govt Web Site Offers Winter Energy Savings Tips- Reuters, 25th October 2007
WASHINGTON, US- With US consumers facing higher heating costs this winter, a new government Web site gives homeowners specific, customized recommendations on how to cut their energy use and save on utility bills.
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Gore Says 2007 Pivotal Year In Climate Change Fight- Reuters, 24th October 2007
BERLIN, Germany- Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore said on Tuesday he was optimistic future generations would look back at 2007 as the pivotal year when the world finally found the courage to fight together against climate change.
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Steinmeier: Climate Change Growing Threat To Peace- Reuters, 24th October 2007
BERLIN, Germany- Climate change is a growing threat to world peace and has led to rival territorial claims in the Arctic that could turn into a Cold War, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Tuesday.
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China Is No Place For Electric Cars - Toyota- Reuters, 23rd October 2007
TOKYO, Japan- Japanese carmaker Toyota is working to improve its hybrid cars and develop electric cars for the future, but an official said on Monday that these vehicles would not help reduce CO2 emissions in China.
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German House Wins Solar Decathlon On National Mall- ENS, 22nd October 2007
WASHINGTON DC, US- Germany’s Technische Universität Darmstadt took top honors in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon competition on the National Mall in Washington. University teams competed in 10 areas, ranging from architecture, livability and comfort to how well the homes provided energy for space heating and cooling, hot water, lighting, and appliances.
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Italian Prisoners To Make Eco-Friendly Ice Cream- Reuters, 19th October 2007
MILAN, Italy- Inmates from a prison just outside Milan will help Italy fight global warming by making environment-friendly ice cream from local milk and berries and fruits, Italian farmers' group Coldiretti said on Thursday.
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Do Food Miles Make A Difference To Global Warming?- Reuters, 18th October 2007
WASHINGTON, US- The US local food movement -- which used to be elite, expensive and mostly coastal -- has gone mainstream, with a boost from environmentalists who reckon that eating what grows nearby cuts down on global warming.
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Australia Votes: Scorecard Fails Major Parties On Environment- ENS, 17th October 2007
SYDNEY, Australia- The Australian Conservation Foundation's first assessment of the main political parties' climate and environment policies gives both Liberal and Labor a score below 50 percent.
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World Food Day 2007: Food As A Human Right- ENS, 16th October 2007
ROME, Italy- "If our planet produces enough food to feed its entire population, why do 854 million people still go to sleep on an empty stomach?" demanded Dr. Jacques Diouf today. Speaking at the World Food Day ceremony on this year's theme The Right to Food, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization director-general said, "A right is not a right if it cannot be claimed."
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World Food Day 2007: Food As A Human Right- ENS, 16th October 2007
ROME, Italy- "If our planet produces enough food to feed its entire population, why do 854 million people still go to sleep on an empty stomach?" demanded Dr. Jacques Diouf today. Speaking at the World Food Day ceremony on this year's theme The Right to Food, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization director-general said, "A right is not a right if it cannot be claimed."
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US Scientists Warn Of Threat To Deep-Water Reefs- Reuters, 17th October 2007
MIAMI, US- US scientists are warning of an environmental threat to deep-water coral reefs after finding they may be just as vulnerable to pollution as their shallow-water counterparts.
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Genetically Modified Plants Vacuum Up Toxins- Reuters, 17th October 2007
CHICAGO, US- Scientists have figured out a way to trick plants into doing the dirty work of environmental cleanup, US and British researchers reported on Monday.
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Gore, UN Climate Panel Win Nobel Peace Prize- Reuters, 15th October 2007
OSLO, Norway- Former US Vice President Al Gore and the UN climate panel won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for helping galvanize international action against global warming before it "moves beyond man's control."
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French Explorer To Measure Arctic Ice From Airship- Reuters, 15th October 2007
MARSEILLE, France- A French explorer unveiled plans on Friday to fly over the Arctic in an airship to measure the ice cap amid concern at the pace it is melting. Jean-Louis Etienne (www.jeanlouisetienne.fr) said his 10,000 kilometre (6,214 mile) journey will serve as a benchmark for monitoring the impact of global warming on the North Pole.
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Nissan, Daimler Praised For Environmental Efforts- Reuters, 12th October 2007
TOKYO, Japan- Nissan Motor Co and Daimler AG beat other automakers to be recognised as the sector's leaders in tackling climate change, Nissan said on Thursday, citing an annual report by a coalition of global investors.
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$500m Connection Fee For Wind Farm- The Australian, 11th October 2007
SYDNEY, Australia- A GIANT wind farm proposed for central Australia will need dedicated new power lines costing about $500 million to connect it to the national electricity grid.
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Earth Getting Wetter And Stickier, Researchers Say- Reuters, 11th October 2007
LONDON, UK- Greenhouse gases are making the earth's atmosphere wetter and stickier, which may lead to more powerful hurricanes, hotter temperatures and heavier rainfall in tropical regions, British researchers reported on Wednesday.
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Pollution Deadlier Than Car Crashes In Europe - Study- Reuters, 11th October 2007
LONDON, UK- Air pollution has cut the average life expectancy of Europeans by nearly a year and contributes to the premature deaths of hundreds of thousands of people annually, the European Environment Agency said on Wednesday.
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Hit Danger Mark - Scientist- Reuters, 10th October 2007
SYDNEY, Australia- The global economic boom has accelerated greenhouse gas emissions to a dangerous threshold not expected for a decade and could potentially cause irreversible climate change, said one of Australia's leading scientists.
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Decade Of Innovation Could Spark Climate Fix- Reuters, 8th October 2007
NEW YORK, US- The explosion in interest about the threat of global warming should unleash innovations over the next 10 years that begin to cut greenhouse gas emissions and slow climate change, experts told a Reuters summit.
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World Moves Into The Ecological Red- Reuters, 8th October 2007
LONDON, UK- The world moved into 'ecological overdraft' on Saturday, the point at which human consumption exceeds the ability of the earth to sustain it in any year and goes into the red, the New Economics Foundation think-tank said.
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Climate Campaigners Tipped For Nobel Peace Prize- Reuters, 8th October 2007
OSLO, Norway- Former US Vice President Al Gore and other campaigners against climate change lead experts' choices for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, an award once reserved for statesmen, peacemakers and human rights activists.
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Green Fuels Will Save The Earth - Or Not- Reuters, 8th October 2007
HONG KONG, China- The earth is too small to accommodate all the biofuels projects envisioned for the globe, and this raises doubts whether green fuels will ever play a big role in weaning the world off crude oil.
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The Next 15 Years- ENS, 8th October 2007
FLORIDA, US- Futurists do not have crystal balls. The best of us seek to identify trends, ahead of conventional wisdom, economic forecasting and market research. The trick is to widen the focus and map all these longer-term trends identified as keys to the future and see how they may amplify or dampen each other. Of course, this depends on the values and goals of the futurists and their clients.
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Fires Burning Across Brazil Put Biodiversity At Risk- ENS, 8th October 2007
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brzail- Severe drought has been identified as the main cause of the fire that consumed three hectares of the Maciço da Pedra Branca forest in Rio de Janeiro state in one September day.
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Everyone To Pay For Climate Change- Reuters, 5th October 2007
LONDON, UK- Climate change will likely cost every global citizen something in the years ahead, although the payback will be much greater, policymakers, scientists and officials told a Reuters summit this week.
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Global Warming Could Save Lives - Sceptic- Reuters, 5th October 2007
OSLO, Norway- Global warming could save lives, a self-styled "Skeptical Environmentalist" said on Thursday.
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Indonesia Says To Plant 79 Mln Trees In One Day- Reuters, 5th October 2007
JAKARTA, Indonesia- Indonesia, which has destroyed vast tracts of forest, will plant 79 million trees in a single day ahead of the UN climate change summit in Bali in December, an official said on Thursday.
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Arctic Melt Threatens Indigenous People- Reuters, 4th October 2007
LONDON, UK- A "grab for the Arctic" will add strains to indigenous hunters' cultures as a record melt opens the icy region to shipping or oil and gas exploration, an Inuit activist said on Tuesday.
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Brazil Urges World Support For Amazon- Reuters, 4th October 2007
BRASILIA, Brazil- Brazil's environment minister said on Wednesday the international community was failing to honor pledges to help protect the Amazon and other tropical forests but that her government rejected specific deforestation targets.
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Conservationists Lose Battle To Stop Tasmanian Pulp Mill- ENS, 4th October 2007
CANBERRA, Australia- The Australian government today gave the go-ahead for construction of a $2 billion pulp mill on the island state of Tasmania that conservationists have been fighting for months. Gunns Ltd. company will build the mill at Bell Bay in the pristine Tamar Valley.
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Climate Will Alter Travel Patterns In Decades - UN- Reuters, 3rd October 2007
DAVOS, Switzerland- Global warming will produce stay-at-home tourists over the next few decades, radically altering travel patterns and threatening jobs and businesses in tourism-dependent countries, according to a stark assessment by U.N experts.
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World's Most Boring TV Show To Measure Energy Use- Reuters, 3rd October 2007
GENEVA, Switzerland- Television manufacturers and broadcasters have produced what may be the world's most boring TV programme to measure energy consumption on new-generation televisions, an energy standards group said on Tuesday.
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Philippines Bans Fishing To Revive Biggest Reef- Reuters, 3rd October 2007
MANILA, Philippines- The Philippines has tightened laws banning fishing and collecting of species on the country's largest coral reef to help it recover from near destruction, the World Wildlife Fund for Nature said on Tuesday.
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Europe's Small Companies Get Help To Grow Greener- ENS, 3rd October 2007
BRUSSELS, Belgium- Helping small and medium sized companies use energy and resources efficiently is the aim of a newly published Communication from the European Commission, the executive branch of the EU government.
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Small Island, High Mountain States Plead For Climate Action- ENS, 3rd October 2007
NEW YORK, US- Too little is being done to ward off the dangers of climate change, leaders of small island and mountainous countries told the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday. One after another, they called for intensified measures to tackle global warming that threatens to inundate low-lying islands and melt the snow and ice off the world's mountains.
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Tourism Industry Faces Rising Climate Change Threat- Reuters, 2nd October 2007
DAVOS, Switzerland- Booming demand for international travel is exacerbating climate change pressures and threatening many coastal, mountain and outdoor destinations, United Nations experts said on Monday.
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Arctic Thaw May Be At "Tipping Point"- Reuters, 2nd October 2007
OSLO, Norway- A record melt of Arctic summer sea ice this month may be a sign that global warming is reaching a critical trigger point that could accelerate the northern thaw, some scientists say.
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Rich Must Reduce Emissions For Poor To Develop- Reuters, 2nd October 2007
NEW DELHI, India- Rich countries like the United States must reduce their carbon footprint to support poor nations who have no choice but to increase their emissions if they are to lift themselves out of poverty, a leading environmentalist said.
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Shrinking Arctic Sea Ice Opens Northwest Passage- ENS, 1st October 2007
COLORADO, US- Arctic sea ice during the 2007 melt season sank to the lowest levels since satellite measurements began in 1979, according to a report released today by the National Snow and Ice Data Center. The Arctic sea ice receded so much that the Northwest Passage completely opened for the first time in human memory.
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September
Jane Goodall Says Biofuel Crops Hurt Rain Forests-
Reuters, 28th September 2007
NEW YORK, US- Primate scientist Jane Goodall said on
Wednesday the race to grow crops for vehicle fuels is
damaging rain forests in Asia, Africa and South America
and adding to the emissions blamed for global warming.
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Day One Of Clinton Summit Sees Over 40 Pledges- Reuters, 28th September 2007
NEW YORK, US- Presidents rubbed shoulders with Hollywood stars and company chiefs mingled with aid workers as billions of dollars of pledges to tackle global woes were generated at Bill Clinton's annual philanthropic summit.
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Scientists Push Back Origins Of Earth's Oxygen- Reuters, 28th September 2007
WASHINGTON, US- Scientists examining rocks dating back 2.5 billion years said on Thursday they found evidence shedding light on one of the landmark events in Earth's natural history -- the appearance of life-nurturing oxygen as a major part of the atmosphere.
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UK Government In Court Over Gore Environment Film- Reuters, 28th September 2007
LONDON, UK- A truck driver took the British government to court on Thursday over a decision to send copies of former US Vice President Al Gore's global warming film to secondary schools as part of its climate change campaign.
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Antarctica Home To Tiny Creatures Even In Ice Ages- Reuters, 28th September 2007
SLO, Norway- Antarctica has been home to tiny creatures and plants for tens of millions of years, according to a study on Thursday that overturns theories that successive Ice Ages wiped life off the barren continent.
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Australia Beef Crisis Hits As Drought Decimates Wheat- Reuters, 28th September 2007
SYDNEY, Australia- Record high grain prices have thrown Australia's A$4 billion (US$3.5 billion) beef cattle industry into disarray, emptying feedlots, cutting cattle saleyard prices and triggering price rises for domestic and exported beef.
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447 Cosmetics On U.S. Shelves Unsafe When Used As Directed- ENS, 28th September 2007
WASHINGTON, US- As officials from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA, and the cosmetics industry traveled to Europe to discuss regulatory obstacles to the cosmetics trade between countries, a nonprofit research organization released the results of a new investigation that found hundreds of cosmetics sold in the United States contain chemicals the industry itself has determined to be unsafe, even when used as directed.
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China's Hydropower May Be Global Warming Time Bomb- Reuters, 27th September 2007
BEIJING, China- China is scrambling to build massive hydropower dams to curb pollution and slake its thirst for energy, but scientists warn that reservoirs can also worsen global warming by emitting a powerful greenhouse gas.
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India's Tigers Need Miracle To Survive- Reuters, 27th September 2007
NEW DELHI, India- India's dwindling tiger population will never recover and it will take a miracle to save those left from habitat destruction and poaching, a renowned expert said on Wednesday.
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Gaia Guru Urges Ocean Pipes To Fix Earth's Climate- Reuters, 27th September 2007
LONDON, UK- A series of giant pipes in the oceans to mix surface and deeper water could be an emergency fix for the Earth's damaged climate system, the scientist behind the Gaia theory said on Wednesday.
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Climate Shift Is Biggest Security Risk: Australia- Reuters, 26th September 2007
CANBERRA, Australia- Climate change, not war or terrorism, will be the century's biggest security challenge with China unlikely to be able to feed its vast and growing population as a result, Australia's top policeman has warned.
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China Discovers "New" Glaciers On Roof Of World- Reuters, 26th September 2007
BEIJING, China- China has discovered 42 glaciers on the roof of the world, the Qinghai-Tibet plateau where ice is shrinking due to global warming, and the group could be the biggest of them all, state media said on Tuesday.
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Philips To Raise Environment-Friendly Sales- Reuters, 26th September 2007
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands- Philips Electronics said on Tuesday it plans to spend 1 billion euros (US$1.41 billion) over the next five years to increase sales of environment-friendly products.
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New Snake, Butterfly, Orchid Species Found In Vietnam- ENS, 26th September 2007
WASHINGTON, US- With the World Wildlife Fund have discovered 11 animal and plant species new to science in a remote forested area in central Vietnam.
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Australia's PM Goes Green, Opponents See Red- Reuters, 25th September 2007
CANBERRA, Australia- Australia's prime minister,
facing a tough re-election fight and under pressure over his
climate credentials, has pledged new "clean energy" targets in
a move environment groups said would not sway green-leaning
voters.
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Australia's Drought May Cut Wine Vintage By Half- Reuters, 25th September 2007
MELBOURNE, Australia- Australia's drought could
cut the 2008 wine grape vintage by more than half, industry
groups said on Monday, cutting into a A$3 billion (US$2.6
billion) a year export business and possibly forcing hundreds
of winemakers out of business.
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Global Majority Wants Action On Climate Change- Reuters, 25th September 2007
LONDON, UK- Almost two-thirds of the world's
people say there must be urgent action to tackle global warming,
a poll for the BBC World Service showed on Tuesday.
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Carbon Price Is Poor Weapon Against Climate Change- Reuters, 25th September 2007
LONDON, UK- The battle to beat climate
change has come down to one weapon -- the price of carbon. And
analysts say it is not working.
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Volvo First Automaker To Go Carbon Dioxide Free- ENS, 24th September 2007
STOCKHOLM, Sweden- The Volvo Trucks' plant in Ghent, Belgium has become the first vehicle manufacturing plant in the world that operates without emitting any carbon dioxide, CO2, the Volvo Group announced Friday. The gas contributes to global warming as emissions from factories, power plants and motor vehicles form an atmospheric blanket, trapping the Sun's heat close to the planet.
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UN Gathers World Leaders For Climate Conclave- ENS, 24th September 2007
NEW YORK, US- National leaders from across the world are gathering at United Nations Headquarters in New York today for the largest ever high level meeting on climate change. The talks are expected to produce a strong call for action to address the planet's rising temperature that threatens higher sea levels, water scarcity, extreme weather patterns, a wave of extinctions, and the spread of tropical diseases.
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Coalition Sets Energy Targets- Theage.com.au,
24th September 2007
MELBOURNE, Australia- The Howard Government has abandoned
its long-held resistance to increasing its clean energy
target, announcing yesterday that 15 per cent of Australia's
energy would come from "clean" sources such as wind,
solar and clean coal by 2020.
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Victoria's Water Agenda Doesn't Float- Theage.com.au, 22nd September 2007
MELBOURNE, Australia- ABANDONING the characteristics of a fiscally responsible Treasurer, Peter Costello yesterday argued for downgrading economic considerations and adopting multiple desalination plants around Australia. This week's demonstration against Mr Brumby's proposed plant in Wonthaggi reminds us that there are contrary powerful views that are also not anchored in economics.
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Historic Agreement Safeguards Both Climate And Ozone Layer- ENS, 22nd September 2007
MONTREAL, Canada- In an unprecedented agreement, industrialized and developing countries have decided to accelerate the phaseout of coolant chemicals that are harmful to the ozone layer and also are a cause of global climate warming.
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Australia Uses Lasers To Check Antarctic Sea Ice- Reuters, 21st September 2007
SYDNEY, Australia- An Australian-led expedition is
using lasers on helicopters in Antarctica and satellites for
the first time to determine whether sea ice in the Southern
Ocean is changing in response to climate change.
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New Soil Samples Prove The Arctic Is Ours- Reuters, 21st September 2007
MOSCOW, Russia- Samples of earth taken by
Russians who planted a flag on the seabed below the North Pole
last month show beyond doubt the Arctic is Russian, its natural
resources ministry said on Thursday.
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Air Pollution Triggers Blood Clots - US Study- Reuters, 21st September 2007
CHICAGO, US- Tiny particles of air
pollution -- less than one tenth the width of a human hair --
can trigger clotting in the blood, US researchers said on
Thursday in a finding that helps explain how air pollution
causes heart attacks and strokes.
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Ancient British Bog May Hold Climate Change Clues- Reuters, 20th September 2007
LONDON, UK- An ancient British bog that
pumped out high amounts of greenhouse gases during a period of
global warming 55 million years ago may offer clues about future
climate change, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Price Lifts Use Of New Energy- Theage.com.au, 20th September 2007
MELBOURNE, Australia- The high cost of fossil fuels is driving up the global use of nuclear power and renewable energy, which is almost doubling in some cases, says a report by the World Energy Council.
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Windfarms to get national code in Australia-
renewable energy focus, 19th September 2007
CANBERRA, Australia- The government of Australia has
created a working group to develop a national code fo | 
