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S. America Takes Most Urgent View of Copenhagen Talks

Posted by Environmental Leader on 20/11/2009

People in South America view a global climate deal as having more urgency than people in other parts of the world.About 99 percent of South Americans surveyed by World Wide Views on Global Warming.That compares to about 93 percent of those in Europe, 92 percent of those Oceana, 91 percent of thos ...

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Kenya: Inventor of the World Wide Web lands in Kenya

Posted by Ndesanjo Macha on 20/11/2009

Sir Tim Berners-Lee is in Kenya: “Credited with inventing the World Wide Web(WWW), Sir Tim Berners- Lee is in town and was today at the Strathmore University for an Interactive IT education session for IT professionals, students and innovators.”

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Cigarette butts recycled into rolls could help insulate homes

Posted by DeshRaj on 20/11/2009

Call it their helplessness, reluctance or the plain denial to shun the abhorrent habit; it makes smokers despicable to others (who do not smoke). Besides, it is cancerous to environment. However, the London Borough at Harrow hopes to lend some...

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Advanced CD recycling facility in Melbourne to reprocess one million ton annually

Posted by DeshRaj on 20/11/2009

Alex Fraser Group unveils a $45 million construction and demolition (CD) materials recycling facility in Victoria, Melbourne. With an annual capacity of approximately one million ton, the state-of-the-art facility, dubbed as the Western Metropolitan.

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Fossil Fuel Emissions Rose 29% since 2000

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/11/2009

A report (PDF) by scientists shows that emissions are outpacing the ability of ocean and land carbon sinks to soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). They are concerned that if natural sinks can’t keep pace with th ...

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