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Flue gas stack at GRES-2 Power Station in Ekibastusz, Kazakhstan is the tallest in the world
Climate   Emissions   Energy   Market   Photos
 NZ Herald 
Paying the cost to change the climate
The Huntly Power Station. Photo / Dean Purcell What is emissions trading? It is a market in a new commodity - the right to emit the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming ("carbon" for short). The... (photo: Creative Commons / )
SM - MALLS -  RETAIL - INDUSTRY
Growth   Inflation   Mall   Philippines   Photos
 The Manila Times 
SM Prime profit growth slows amid high inflation
By Likha C. Cuevas-Miel, Reporter THE Philippines' largest mall owner and operator announced that its first-quarter profit rose at a slower pace this year. In a statement, SM Prime Holdings (SMPH)... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
 Agriculture in Australia  The Australian 
Climate change will boost farm output
AUSTRALIAN agricultural output will double over the next 40 years, with climate change predicted to increase, rather than hinder, the level of production. A recent spate of reports forecasting the... (photo: AFFA Photo)
Agriculture   Australia   Climate   Global Warming   Photos
 KLdy1 - Augo6 - plastic bags - garbage bag - pollution - rubbish. (dy1)  Gulf News 
African answer to containing menace plastic bags

Dubai: The South African Government imposed a blanket ban on all plastic bags thinner than 30 microns in 2003. The thickness of a human hair is 50 microns. The... (photo: WN / deniseyong)
African   Dubai   Health   Photos   Plastic
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Air Pollution - carbon emission - environment San Diego
Solar-cooker project could cut air pollution

Veerabhadran Ramanathan tours the globe to conduct experiments and advise world leaders about climate change. K.C. ALFRED / Union-Tribune Climate researcher Veerabhadran... (photo: WN / smita)
Climate   Nature   Photos   Pollution   World
 The G8 Heads of State and Government on the pier at Heiligendam cg1 International Herald Tribune
G-8 labor officials gather in Japan to seek environment-friendly working style
: Labor ministers from the Group of Eight industrialized nations met with international trade union and business groups Sunday to discuss the reduction of workplace... (photo: REGIERUNGonline/Gebhardt )
Development   Environment   Japan   Photos   Trade
Haile Gebrselassie from Ethopia, Marathon  (rks2) Yahoo Daily News
Paula plays down pollution

has admitted she may wear a face mask at the Beijing Olympics this summer - but not while running. More Stories Britain's top distance runner has so far played down the... (photo: AP / )
Beijing   Britain   Olympics   Photos   Sports
TREES - PLANTS San Fransisco Chronicle
Scientists to capture trees' DNA worldwide

(05-11) 04:00 PDT New York -- The New York Botanical Garden may be best known for its orchid shows and colorful blossoms, but its researchers are leading a global effort... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Botanical   Photos   Scientists   Trees   Worldwide
Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda AOL
Fukuda to announce emissions cut target for 2050 in June+

TOKYO, May 10 (Kyodo) - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda plans to announce Japan's 2050 target for cutting emissions of greenhouse gases in June ahead of July's Group of Eight... (photo: AP )
Fukuda   Government   Japan   Photos   Tokyo
BIRD - WILDLIFE - ANIMAL The Boston Globe
Ecotourists find wildlife aplenty in Uganda

KASESE, Uganda - A warthog grazed on the thick grass outside my front door and by my back door stood a waterbuck. Both wild animals were harmless from a distance, I was... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Animals   Photos   Uganda   Wild   Wildlife
 U.S. actress Andie MacDowell The Miami Herald
MacDowell moving to mountains

Actress Andie MacDowell has bought land in an environmentally focused mountain community in western North Carolina and plans to build an eco-friendly house. MacDowell,... (photo: APphoto )
Actress   Entertainment   Hollywood   Photos   US
In-N-Out burger, animal-style fries, plastic fork, and ketchup in a red plastic tray.   wnhires   (js1) The Miami Herald
Safety concerns boost business
S cientific studies rarely make for great marketing brochures, but recent warnings about the chemical compound bisphenol A or BPA -- found in plastics used to make... (photo: Creative Commons / trumanlo)
Business   Chemical   Health   Photos   Plastics


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