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Aquamarine launches Oyster wave machine that could power 1400 homes by 2011

Posted by DeshRaj on 21/11/2009

Alex Salmond, the First Minister of Scotland, yesterday launched Aquamarine Powers Oyster, which has already been hailed as the biggest hydroelectric wave-energy machine. Various tests conducted at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney near..

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European Paper Industry Cuts CO2 Emissions by 42% since 1990

Posted by Environmental Leader on 20/11/2009

The European paper industry has reduced CO2 emissions per ton of paper produced by 42 percent since 1990, according to the Confederation of European Paper Industries’ (CEPI) fourth Sustainability Report (PDF).The paper industry was the only industrial sector to reduce emissions under the EU ...

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France: Inadequate Plan for Migrant Children at Airport

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 20/11/2009

(Paris) -The French Immigration Minister's proposals to address the needs of unaccompanied migrant children held at transit zones, especially airports, falls short of bringing France into compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Human Rights Watch said today. The treaty, t ...

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Cuba: Raúl Castro Imprisons Critics, Crushes Dissent

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 18/11/2009

(Washington, DC) - Raúl Castro's government has locked up scores of people for exercising their fundamental freedoms and allowed scores more political prisoners arrested during Fidel Castro's rule to languish in detention, Human Rights Watch says in a report released today . read more ...

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Consensus: No Climate Deal at Copenhagen

Posted by Environmental Leader on 16/11/2009

The decision by some world leaders to not seek a binding climate change agreement in Copenhagen has dealt a significant setback to efforts leading up to December’s meeting, reports the Wall Street Journal.Instead, Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has proposed to Asia-Pacific Econo ...

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