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Isolated Indonesia tribe immune to global crisis

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GAJEBOH, Indonesia (Reuters) - High in the lush hills of far western Java, an animist tribe lives a peaceful existence, untouched by the turmoil of the financial crisis.   comments (0)  | report problem


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Rivers Are Carbon Processors, Not Inert Pipelines

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Microorganisms in rivers and streams play a crucial role in the global carbon cycle that has not previously been considered. Freshwater ecologists note that our understanding of how rivers and streams deal with organic carbon has changed radically.  comments (0)  | report problem



U.S. imposes harsh limits on medical waste incinerators

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Ruling, which affects Maywood site, will greatly reduce air pollution Medical waste incinerators, including one in suburban Maywood, face more stringent limits on toxic air pollution under a new federal rule hammered out after a decade-long legal battle.   comments (0)  | report problem


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Why warnings about oil production aren't dire enough

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Despite forecasting an oil supply crunch and soaring prices, industry watchdogs are sticking to the line that production can go on rising, says David Strahan  comments (0)  | report problem


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Energy firms better prepared for climate change

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Energy companies are better prepared to deal with the effects of climate change as a result of a collaboration with the Met Office, it has claimed.  comments (0)  | report problem


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The 10 big energy myths

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Guardian: Myth 1: solar power is too expensive to be of much use In reality, today's bulky and expensive solar panels capture only 10% or so of the sun's energy, but rapid innovation in the US means that the next generation of panels will be much...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem
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Scientists crack iceberg mystery

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OSLO (Reuters) - U.S. scientists have figured out how icebergs break off Antarctica and Greenland, a finding that may help predict rising sea levels as the climate warms.   comments (0)  | report problem


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United Kingdom: The new mini: Ideal for a quiet spin to the shops

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Guardian: Press the starter button underneath the steering wheel, and the only way you'd know the Mini E is ready for action is the lights winking on the dashboard. Even as it begins to move, the experience is eerily silent, like coasting down a hill. On...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Death bloom of plankton a warning on warming

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Vanishing Arctic sea ice brought on by climate change is causing the crucially important microscopic marine plants called phytoplankton to bloom explosively and die away as never before, a phenomenon that is likely to create havoc among migratory creatures that rely on the ocean for food,...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Island states seek tougher U.N. climate deal

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POZNAN, Poland (Reuters) - A group of 43 small island states called on Wednesday for tougher goals for fighting global warming than those being considered at U.N. climate talks, saying that rising seas could wipe them off the map.   comments (0)  | report problem


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Coal's return raises pollution threat

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Britain is poised to expand its coal mining industry, despite fears that the move will lead to a rise in climate change emissions and harm communities and the environment.  comments (0)  | report problem


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The eco machine that can magic water out of thin air

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Water, Water, everywhere; nor any drop to drink. The plight of the Ancient Mariner is about to be alleviated thanks to a firm of eco-inventors from Canada who claim to have found the solution to the world's worsening water shortages by drawing the liquid of life...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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