Cyclone claims almost 4,000 dead in Myanmar - Summary
Yangon - Cyclone Nargis, which smashed into central Myanmar over the weekend, has left almost 4,000 dead with another 3,000 missing, and hundreds-of-thousands homeless, state-run media and aid workers said Monday. At least 3,930 died in the disaster ...
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Philippines gives go signal for electric mini-buses
Manila - The Philippine government has given the go signal for electric jeepneys or mini-buses to ply the country's public roads in a move that environmentalists hailed Monday as a milestone in efforts to ease global warming. According to environme...
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Cyclone blows cold on Myanmar's referendum plan - News Feature
Bangkok/Yangon - Cyclone Nargis, which pounded central Myanmar over the weekend leaving at least 351 people dead and the country's largest city paralyzed, may force the ruling junta to rethink their plans to hold a referendum next Saturday. The refer...
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Greenpeace protests against bio-fuel with mock bulldozers
Buenos Aires - Greenpeace activists protested the production of soybean bio-diesel in Argentina Friday, decorating German SUVs with bulldozer shovels and German flags. The action was meant to convey a message that foreign demand for Argentinian bio-d...
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2008-05-02 ] Category : [
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New Zealand volcano warms up
Wellington - New Zealand's active volcano Mount Ruapehu is showing increased signs of activity, the Department of Conservation (DOC) warned on Friday, but it held back from banning climbers on the 2,797-metre-high mountain which last erupted in Septe...
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Concern about environment enters world of home furnishings
Milan - The environment and climate change have become current and definitive topics in the design of home furnishings. At Milan's furniture trade show, for example, designers showed several applications of reusable or recycled materials. ...
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2008-05-01 ] Category : [
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Companies tally suppliers' steps in carbon footprint
Washington - Suppliers to some of the world's largest corporations are reporting their greenhouse-gas emissions this week as part of a private bid to curb global warming. The data are part of a pilot survey of the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a B...
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2008-05-01 ] Category : [
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Estonia to build Jordan's first oil-shale power plant
Tallinn - The Baltic nation of Estonia inked an agreement with Jordan Wednesday to build Jordan's first oil-shale fuelled power plant. Estonia's Eesti Energia, the government of Jordan and National Electric Power Company agreed to build the power pla...
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2008-04-30 ] Category : [
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