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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 30th, 2014
Japan Moves Closer to Resurrecting Its Nuclear Power Industry

Japan Moves Closer to Resurrecting Its Nuclear Power Industry

Media reports say plans are being made for two nuclear reactors in the country's south-west to be switched back online

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 24th, 2014
Marks & Spencer Is Installing the UK's Largest Single Roof-Mounted Solar Array

Marks & Spencer Is Installing the UK's Largest Single Roof-Mounted Solar Array

The retailer aims to have as many as 24,272 solar panels fitted on the roof of one of its distribution centers

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 24th, 2014
How Sea Shepherd Volunteers Helped Save 3,600 Baby Turtles

How Sea Shepherd Volunteers Helped Save 3,600 Baby Turtles

The conservationists patrolled beaches on the island of Utila, kept poachers away from turtle moms and their nests

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 20th, 2014
World's First Floating LNG Power Plant Now Goes by the Name The Hummel

World's First Floating LNG Power Plant Now Goes by the Name The Hummel

The innovative LNG hybrid barge was christened in a ceremony held this past Saturday in Hamburg, Germany

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 20th, 2014
Oil Spill Kills Dozens of Animals in Louisiana, Cleanup Will Likely Take Months

Oil Spill Kills Dozens of Animals in Louisiana, Cleanup Will Likely Take Months

The pipeline's operator doesn't yet know what caused the spill, says an investigation into this incident is underway

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 18th, 2014
Lockheed Martin Promises to Deliver Fusion Reactor in Just a Decade

Lockheed Martin Promises to Deliver Fusion Reactor in Just a Decade

The company believes nuclear fusion is the future of energy, expects its compact reactor will forever change the world

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 17th, 2014
US to Spend $3M (€2.3M) on Making School Buses More Eco-Friendly

US to Spend $3M (€2.3M) on Making School Buses More Eco-Friendly

The money will serve to replace old school buses that cause loads of pollution with newer, cleaner ones

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 10th, 2014
Watch: Lion Dad Is Followed Around and Teased by Its Cubs

Watch: Lion Dad Is Followed Around and Teased by Its Cubs

The utterly adorable video was shot at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in California, US, earlier this month

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 10th, 2014
Scotland Is Looking to Build 4 Mammoth Offshore Wind Farms

Scotland Is Looking to Build 4 Mammoth Offshore Wind Farms

Together, these massive offshore wind farms would have an energy generating capacity of as much as 2.2GW

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 9th, 2014
Concept Fusion Reactor Is Cheaper to Build than a Coal-Fired Plant

Concept Fusion Reactor Is Cheaper to Build than a Coal-Fired Plant

Fusion energy promises to deliver unlimited power without releasing greenhouse gas emissions or radioactive waste

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 9th, 2014
This Photo of a Great White Shark Has Rightfully Gone Viral

This Photo of a Great White Shark Has Rightfully Gone Viral

The photo was taken by a primary school art teacher from New Jersey, US, in the waters off the coast of South Africa

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 9th, 2014
New INTERPOL Unit Will Fight Ivory and Rhino Horn Trafficking

New INTERPOL Unit Will Fight Ivory and Rhino Horn Trafficking

The INTERPOL's new environmental unit was officially launched this past Tuesday, is based in Nairobi, Kenya

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 9th, 2014
Lego Divorces Shell, the Fault Lies with Greenpeace

Lego Divorces Shell, the Fault Lies with Greenpeace

This Wednesday, toy manufacturer Lego announced it would end its partnership with oil and gas giant Shell

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 7th, 2014
A Total of 200GW of Solar Capacity Stand to Be Installed by the End of 2014

A Total of 200GW of Solar Capacity Stand to Be Installed by the End of 2014

Report says the global solar industry will install the equivalent of 5 large-scale nuclear plants by the end of the year

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 7th, 2014
Just One Elephant Is Worth More than $1.6M (€1.27M) over Its Lifetime

Just One Elephant Is Worth More than $1.6M (€1.27M) over Its Lifetime

New report put together by conservationists says the world's elephants are worth 76 times more alive than dead

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 3rd, 2014
A Bunch of Pigs Are Helping Restore a Nature Reserve in the UK

A Bunch of Pigs Are Helping Restore a Nature Reserve in the UK

The pigs are now full-time employees of the country's Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, their job is to eat

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 3rd, 2014
World's First Clean Coal Plant Becomes Operational in Canada

World's First Clean Coal Plant Becomes Operational in Canada

The facility promises to capture most of the carbon dioxide it produces, keep it from entering the planet's atmosphere

 
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