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Historic excavation wins funding

Science – Plans to excavate and reconstruct an historic but eroding burnt mound on Bressay have been awarded more than Ã;£70,000 of funding.

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G-8 leaders back off climate specifics

News – Leaders of the world's major economies pledged to combat climate change Wednesday -- but they did not set specific targets for reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions.

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How Intense Will Storms Get? New Model Helps Answer Question

Science – A new mathematical model indicates that dust devils, water spouts, tornadoes, hurricanes and cyclones are all born of the same mechanism and will intensify as climate change warms the Earth's surface.

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U.S., allies' emission-reduction goal not enough, environmentalists…

News – The United States for the first time joined the major industrialized countries Tuesday in committing to try to halve greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050 - a move criticized by many environmental groups as being not…

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Water hybrid technology that is environment friendly, save…

Autos – Water hybrid technology that has proven to reduce harmful environment emissions, while simultaneously reducing fuel expenditure. This hybrid technology is completely workable in current vehicle without any major…

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California Not Green With Envy From Global Warming Scores

Do No Evil – California residents have been going green, but with this new mandatory requirement for global warming scores on all new vehicles starting in 2009, California residents may soon be seeing red!

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Turkish School Program Will Save 1.27 Million Trees a Year

News – Every year 155 million books are distributed by the Ministry to students in Turkey. Most of these books, according to the article, are thrown into the trash at the end of the year. The cost of these books to the…

100 Foods No Environmentalist Should Ever Eat
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100 Foods No Environmentalist Should Ever Eat

Food – Avoiding certain foods may be extreme for some, but eliminating even a few of these foods is enough to make an impact. Read on to find out what you should do your best to steer clear of.

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Environmental Law: Getting It Right

News – Whilst is is great that more and more people are concerned about protecting the environment, it is important that we get environmental law right or we could end up doing more harm in the long term.

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Recycling? Wassat? Says numpty UK mobile phone users

Do No Evil – Only one in ten mobile phone users in the UK recycle their old handsets, and nearly a fifth are unaware it is even possible, according to the results of research published today by Nokia. That, unfortunately, is…

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Ohio Supreme Court says landlord not liable for tenant's…

News – COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Ohio Supreme Court says a landlord who failed to intervene in a racial dispute between two tenants is not liable for creating a hostile environment.

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Beijing confident of clean air for Olympics

Sports – Beijing's environment bureau insisted on Tuesday that pollution would not be a problem for the Olympics despite heavy smog enveloping the city exactly one month before the Games start.

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Is Cameron still keen to be green?

Celebrities – David Cameron, leader of the UK Conservatives, has been credited with "greening" the party. Yet, argues David Nussbaum in this week's Green Room, as the Tories begin changing the British political landscape, Mr…

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How to Make Your Medicine Cabinet Eco-Friendly

Health & Fitness – Buying green products is a start, but following tips for proper disposal of medications and other products can also have a major impact.

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Darling criticises local tax plan

Money – UK Chancellor Alistair Darling believes the Scottish Government's plans for a local income tax would damage the financial services industry.

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Ã;£4m improves roads and footpaths

News – Work costing Ã;£4m is being carried out on roads and footpaths in a town where two new neighbourhoods are being built. It is part of a Ã;£90m investment scheme into services and facilities in Horley,…

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A man described as one of Robert McCartney's best friends...

News – A man described as one of Robert McCartney's best friends, who was with him on the day he was killed, has been giving evidence at his murder trial.

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Leaders still vague on emissions targets

Science – World leaders met this week in Toyako on the Japanese island of Hokkaido to discuss climate change - among other global problems. But progress on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions seems increasingly unlikely to…

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Parrish parents to continue quest

News – The parents of murdered English student Joanna Parrish said they would continue their "quest for justice" after the man suspected of her killing was jailed.

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Harvey's rock and roll lifestyle

News – Harvey Goldsmith promoted some of the most successful bands in the world, but allowed his 30-year career to be eclipsed by "the grey men". He told the BBC's Hardtalk with Tim Sebastian what went wrong.

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Global warming will push Russia to destruction: WWF

Science – Global warming will sow destruction across Russia and ex-Soviet states, a report said on Tuesday after the world's richest countries issued targets on harmful emissions that environmentalists criticized as too soft.

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Cheney Wanted Cuts in Climate Testimony

Politics – Vice President Dick Cheney's office pushed for major deletions in congressional testimony on the public health consequences of climate change, fearing the presentation by a leading health official might make it…

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Proof Bee Decline Is Reducing Food Supply

Food – What would we do if 1 in every 3 cows died? That's what's happening to bees, and now scientists have the first hard evidence of the loss of pollinators contributing to decline in food production.

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The Best Explosion That You'll See All Day

Science – First come the blasts: The thunderous sounds of more than 100 tons of explosives ripping through tightly packed soil. Then, the water ââ;¬" more than 2,500 acres flooded in less than an hour. This isn't…

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Green Driving Tips: Ways to Be Environmentally Friendly…

Autos – Wit the cost of gas increasing, and more focus on our individual ecological footprints, here are some great tips for driving in a more environmentally friendly manner this summer.

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