Monday, November 8, 2010

German protesters mobilise against nuclear waste train

German police scuffled with protesters as tens of thousands of people gathered in Dannenberg, northern Germany, vowing to block a nuclear waste convoy arriving from France.
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Monday, October 11, 2010

Completion date for UAE renewable energy city pushed back

The completion date for Abu Dhabi's Masdar City, set to be the first in the world powered solely by renewable energy, has been pushed back until between 2020 and 2025.
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Thursday, October 7, 2010

First residents move into UAE's 'renewable city'

Abu Dhabi's planned Masdar City, which is to be the world's first powered solely by renewable energy, now has its first residents -- students at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology.
full story here

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Jordan, Palestinians pull out of cycling tour with Israel

Jordanians and Palestinians have pulled out of a cycling tour with Israelis to promote environmental awareness a week after Jordan's Islamist-dominated trade unions urged a boycott.

Friday, October 1, 2010

Iran, Iraq, Syria, Qatar and Turkey Signed an Accord to Tackle Sand Storms

Iran, Iraq, Syria, Qatar and Turkey have inked an accord in Tehran aimed at tackling the problem of sand storms within the next five years, local media reported.
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Friday, September 17, 2010

Drought shrinks Amazon River to lowest level in 47 years

A severe drought parching northern Brazil this year has shrunk the mighty Amazon River -- the world's longest river -- to its lowest level in 47 year.
read here http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20100915/tsc-drought-shrinks-amazon-river-to-lowe-b1f5339.html

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Taiwan turns plastic junk to 'green' gold

The mountains of used plastic bottles at a recycling station in Taipei emit a faint smell of garbage dump, but soon they will be turned into wigs and clothes that people will wear.