AAP: Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions are still rising by about two per cent a year,…
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Wal-Mart to Cut Global Plastic Shopping Bag Waste
Reuters: Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Thursday it will cut its worldwide plastic shopping bag…
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Frogs and toads face extinction
Scotsman: MORE than half of Europe’s frog, toad and newt species could be wiped out…
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Carbon Is Building Up in Atmosphere Faster Than Predicted
Washington Post: The rise in global carbon dioxide emissions last year outpaced international researchers’ most…
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Global Warming Pollution Increases 3%
Associated Press: The world pumped up its pollution of the chief man-made global warming gas…
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Amphibians facing a wipeout by 2050
Times (UK): Half of Europe’s amphibian species could be wiped out in the next 40…
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Congress expected to move on copyright, Internet radio issues (CNET)
CNET – With Congress due to adjourn Friday, lawmakers worked late Thursday evening to resolve…
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uTorrent for Mac leaked (CNET)
CNET – A pre-release alpha version of a Mac version of uTorrent, the popular BitTorrent…
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Author nun finds new outlet in cellphone fiction (Reuters)
Reuters – Japan’s best-known Buddhist nun is reaching out to a new audience by writing…
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Ballmer on search: ‘I don’t like not being No. 1’ (CNET)
CNET – SANTA CLARA, Calif.–Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said his company may be the only…