Reuters: People in the Arab world need fuller and freer information about shrinking water supplies…
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Desert spreading like ‘cancer,’ Egypt conference told
Agence France-Presse: The desert is making a comeback in the Middle East, with fertile lands…
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New path to solar energy via solid-state photovoltaics
ScienceDaily: A newly discovered path for the conversion of sunlight to electricity could brighten the…
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EPA: New mining policy would protect water quality
Associated Press: The Obama administration Thursday spelled out tighter water quality standards for surface coal…
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Mobile phone barcode app to help ethical shoppers
Guardian: An innovative mobile phone app could create a new generation of ethical shoppers by…
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James Cameron, in real life, fights to save indigenous groups from massive dam construction in Brazil
Mongabay: After creating a hugely successful science-fiction film about a mega-corporation destroying the indigenous culture…
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Carbon edges up as EU confirms emissions fell 11% last year
Business Green: The price of carbon credits in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) edged…
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Tokyo launches Asia’s first carbon trade scheme
Agence France-Presse: The city of Tokyo on Thursday launched Asia’s first scheme to trade carbon…
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Arctic ice makes surprising, if temporary, comeback
Canadian Press: Arctic sea ice is nearly back to average global levels for the first…
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Auto emissions: New greenhouse gas caps raise gas mileage standards
Christian Science Monitor: The nation’s first-ever law requiring a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions goes…