Plastic fantastic

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Today is World Environment Day and billionaire eco-warrior David de Rothschild will soon sail from San Francisco to Australia in a boat made...

Cousteau-inspired adventure to explore ocean for decade

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Yahoo News 5 Jun 09; GENEVA (AFP) – A crew of adventurers will take to the high seas on a decade-long mission inspired by explorer Jacques ...

Modest carbon price could save Borneo forests: study

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David Fogarty, Reuters 4 Jun 09; SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Tropical forests in Borneo under threat of conversion to palm oil plantations could ...

Nurturing forests, peatlands will attack global warming: UNEP

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Yahoo News 5 Jun 09; PARIS (AFP) – Fixing deforestation, preserving peatlands and ending reckless agricultural methods could be a major wea...

Skyscraper greenhouses to sprout in crowded cities: expert

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Yahoo News 5 Jun 09; STOCKHOLM (AFP) – Vertical greenhouses that grow organic fruit and vegetables smack in the middle of crowded cities wh...

US urged to abandon ageing flood defences in favour of Dutch system

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The US must adopt an integrated model of water management like the Netherlands, says New Orleans senator Mary Landrieu Suzanne Goldenberg, g...

Poor countries could be paid to go nuclear

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Rob Edwards, New Scientist 5 Jun 09; For the first time in eight years, countries are contemplating giving nuclear stations carbon credits ...

Three more countries say 'yes' to a low-carbon future on World Environment Day

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UNEP 5 Jun 09; Nairobi, 5 June 2009 - Three countries have pledged to promote low-carbon, green growth by joining the Climate Neutral Netwo...

Mitsubishi rolls out zero-emission electric minicar

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Yahoo News 5 Jun 09; TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp. rolled out its first zero-emission electric minicar Friday, hoping t...

Clean energy depends on wider economy growth

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Gerard Wynn and Daniel Fineren, Reuters 5 Jun 09; LONDON (Reuters) - Clean energy has strong guaranteed government backing in long-term sub...

Poor nations need $142 billion a year in climate fight: EU

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Pete Harrison, Reuters 5 Jun 09; BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Poor countries will need to be given about 100 billion euros ($142 billion) a year by...

El Nino could develop within weeks: U.S. forecaster

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Reuters 5 Jun 09; SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The El Nino weather pattern, which can bring global weather chaos such as droughts and floods, coul...