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Extreme global warming seen further away than previously thought

last Monday

20 May 2013 Extreme global warming is less likely in coming decades after a slowdown in the pace of temperature rises so far this century, an international team of scientists said on Sunday. Warming is still on track, however, to breach a goal set by governments around the world of limiting... Full story
Environment & Energy

Alaska volcano shoots lava up hundreds of feet

last Sunday

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
Environment & Energy

Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land mines

last Sunday

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
Environment & Energy

Residents shout ‘Protest!’ over refinery in China

last Saturday

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
Environment & Energy

Shrinking glaciers behind a third of sea-level rise

last Saturday

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
Environment & Energy

Alaska volcano shoots ash plumes into the air

last Saturday

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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Penguins are star attraction at Guatemala zoo

over a week ago

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
Environment & Energy

Residents shout ‘Protest!’ over refinery in China

over a week ago

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
Environment & Energy

Gulf Petrochem receives ‘Mashreq Oil & Gas Project of the Year’ during ‘MEED Quality Awards for Projects 2013’

over a week ago

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
Environment & Energy

DEWA’s SRM application is a success

over a week ago

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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