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Environment & Energy
Alaska volcano shoots lava up hundreds of feet
5 hours ago
Alaska’s remote Pavlof Volcano was shooting lava hundreds of feet into the air, but its ash plume was thinning Saturday and no longer making it dangerous for airplanes to fly nearby. A narrow ash plume extends a couple of hundred miles southeast from the volcano, which is 625... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land mines
5 hours ago
19 May 2013 Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on fishing trip nearly a decade ago. It happened in a field that was supposedly de-mined. Now, unlikely heroes may be coming to the rescue to prevent similar ... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Residents shout ‘Protest!’ over refinery in China
yesterday
More than 2,000 people in southern China unfurled banners and shouted, “Protest! Protest!” in a demonstration Thursday against plans for a petroleum refinery, in one of the country’s biggest environmental protests this year. The gathering in downtown Kunming — the... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Shrinking glaciers behind a third of sea-level rise
yesterday
Water from the world’s shrinking glaciers was responsible for almost a third of the rise in sea levels between 2003 and 2009, new research showed Thursday. A study published in the journal Science revealed that researchers had analyzed data gleaned from two NASA satellites as well as... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Alaska volcano shoots ash plumes into the air
yesterday
18 May 2013 One of Alaska’s most restless volcanoes shot an ash cloud 15,000 feet (4,580 meters) into the air Friday in an ongoing eruption that is visible for miles. An air traffic controller in the region said small planes have flown around the plumes from Pavlof Volcano. Ash would... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Penguins are star attraction at Guatemala zoo
last Thursday
15 May 2013 Twelve penguins, newly arrived from a conservationist park in France, have become the star attractions at Guatemala City’s La Aurora Zoo. The flightless aquatic birds were donated by France’s Beauval Zoo Parc under a European threatened species program, after Guatemala... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Residents shout ‘Protest!’ over refinery in China
last Thursday
16 May 2013 More than 2,000 people in southern China unfurled banners and shouted, “Protest! Protest!” in a demonstration Thursday against plans for a petroleum refinery, in one of the country’s biggest environmental protests this year. The gathering in downtown Kunming... Full story
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Environment & Energy
Gulf Petrochem receives ‘Mashreq Oil & Gas Project of the Year’ during ‘MEED Quality Awards for Projects 2013’
last Thursday
May 16, 2013 Gulf Petrochem Group, a leading player in the oil industry, has been awarded ‘Mashreq Oil & Gas Project of the Year’ during the ‘MEED Quality Awards for Projects 2013’, recently held at Jumeirah Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi. Gulf Petrochem’s... Full story
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Environment & Energy
DEWA’s SRM application is a success
last Thursday
Dubai, UAE, 16 May 2013: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has received 47,541 bids from suppliers since the launch of its Supplier Relationship Management application (SAP SRM) in early 2012. These applications provide a modern way to coordinate all DEWA’s business... Full story
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Environment & Energy
DSCE, UNDP, and DCCE extend agreement to exchange expertise on renewable energy and promote sustainable development
last Thursday
Dubai, UAE, 15 May, 2013: The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and Dubai Carbon Centre of Excellence (DCCE), extended an agreement among themselves to exchange expertise to promote sustainable development and decided to issue a comprehensive... Full story
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