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Japan's new policy: All road vehicles to run on ethanol by 2030!
Japan does not seem to lag behind in taking a constructive initiative to fight global warming along with the soaring oil prices. Banking on their home-made technology, it requires that all road vehicles be able to run on an eco-friendly mix of ethanol..
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NZ Govt to unveil changes in climate policy
The New Zealand government will be unveiling the changes in its climate change policy soon. It is last year; the carbon tax has been scrapped. Since, in December when the government announced of it's not introducing the controversial carbon tax, it has.
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U.S. automakers to double flexible-fuel vehicles production by 2010
It cannot be denied that the greenhouse gas emissions have increases manifold along with the fears of its after-effects. To add to this, the oil prices are also soaring along with the increase in its demand. To find a solution to this, U.S. automakers.
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Severe US floods kill 9, evacuating 200,000
With the north-eastern United States suffering from its worst flooding in years, at least nine people have been killed. The flood in north-eastern Pennsylvania alone forced up to 200,000 people to evacuate. Waters on the Susquehanna River is still...
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Soil fertilizers trigger global warming!
Do you know, fertilizers trigger disproportionate release of large amounts of carbon dioxide, contribution towards global warming?! The rainforest soil is widely polluted with phosphorus and nitrogen that come from agriculture. Rainforest soils...
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Deforestation has degraded Indonesia's environment, worsening human immunity seriously: Environment Minister
Indonesia by now has been hit by a number of natural disasters -- such as floods, landslides, disease outbreaks. The diseases include bird flu, tuberculosis, polio, diarrhea, acute respiratory problems, malaria, dengue fever, and anthrax. The...
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Global warming can hit Peru's economy largely!
The great Andean glaciers are melting! Though the Andean mountains still have snow, a lot of rock is now showing through on many of them. The glaciers are receding alarmingly -- at about 100 meters a decade! The nearby Sacred Valley of the Incas is...
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Legal permit to Navy's sonar-using kicked up concerns for dolphins, whales
Despite concerns and protests from environmentalists to prevent the Navy from using sonar, as it could not only disturb but also kill whales and dolphins, the federal regulators granted them with the permission to use sonar in a maritime...
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New sea spider species spotted in icy waters near Antarctica
Nature has many more wonders in store, still unexplored. The icy waters near Antarctica is identified with more than 10 new species of spiders, some having legs that span half a meter! The Australian Antarctic Division collected the creatures from the...
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Witness the 'Weird' clouds over Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Witness these amazing clouds formed over Iowa. They are taken by various Cedar Rapids, Iowa, residents on June 20, 2006. The clouds are weird and fascinated the who ever gazed at it. These clouds emerged around 9:30 a.m. Central time. According...
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Eight weird tree sculptures carved by nature
Plants and trees have excellent flexibility. They are capable of creating strange works of unintentional art that you just watch them bewildered. There are artists who have given meaningful shapes to trees such as of tables and mirrors. Tree sculptures ar
The Big Question: Are vertical farms really green?
Why we are asking this nowThe concept of vertical farming is receiving a number of positive as well as negative feedback, right from its inception. Many agriculturalists and socialists have analyzed the usefulness of this concept in the practical world. I
10 Innovative curtains designed to conserve energy
Curtains are primarily meant to avert sunlight and heat from entering our rooms. Draping over the windows and doors curtains secure us. Here we talk about ten innovative curtains that can conserve energy in various ways. There are curtains embedded with s
What’s Next: Future homes to eschew apocalypse
As we know it The claims of an apocalypse-like situation may be wrong. But, it can't be denied that millions of people around the world die every year because of natural disasters like earthquake, flood, tsunami and tornado. The world faces about 600 disa
