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Rated Aug 26 • 1 review • environment, climate change, clean energy, energy, solar • tnr.com

From the page: "What with all that hot sun beating down on the Sahara Desert day after day, it's no surprise that energy planners have suggested lining the sands of North Africa with mirrors and building vast concentrated solar plants to deliver lots and lots of carbon-free power to Europe. It's not just an idle fantasy, either: One $573 billion proposal, known as Desertec, has attracted a dozen finance and industrial companies, and its backers claim that the solar arrays could one day satisfy up to 15 percent of Europe's electricity needs."
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Renewable technologies increase energy sprawl : Nature News

Rated Aug 26 • 1 review • environment, biofuels, fuel, energy • nature.com

From the page: "Millions of hectares of land will be needed to meet growing energy demands in the United States over the next two decades, according to new 'energy sprawl' estimates. The researchers behind the study say that biomass production for fuel or electricity generation will have the biggest impact on landscape and habitats."
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By Degrees - Environmental Groups in Brazil Pay Farmers...

Rated Aug 24 • 1 review • brazil, climate change, forest, rainforest, deforestation • nytimes.com

From the page: "But until now, there has been no financial reward for keeping forest standing. Which is why a growing number of scientists, politicians and environmentalists argue that cash payments �" like that offered to Mr. Marcolini �" are the only way to end tropical forest destruction and provide a game-changing strategy in efforts to limit global warming. "
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Entrepreneurs Wade Into the Dead Zone - WSJ.com

Rated Aug 14 • 1 review • marine biology, algae, deadzone, biofuels, clean energy • wsj.com

From the page: "Every spring, fertilizer runoff from the U.S. Mississippi River floods into the Gulf of Mexico, causing a massive algae bloom that leads to a giant oxygen-deprived "dead zone" where fish can't survive.

Now, this annual problem is getting new attention, not from marine scientists but from entrepreneurs looking for a new domestic source of fuel. And one start-up sees fish themselves being part of the process."
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Exxon Fined for Causing Bird Deaths - Green Inc. Blog -...

Rated Aug 14 • 1 review • environment, clean energy, exxonmobil, oil, energy • nytimes.com

From the page: "Exxon Mobil has agreed to pay $600,000 in penalties after approximately 85 migratory birds died of exposure to hydrocarbons at some of its natural gas facilities across the Midwest.

The fine amounts to about $7,000 per dead bird."
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Can Corals Survive In A Warming World? : NPR

Rated Aug 12 • 1 review • marine biology, global warming, climate change, oceans, coral • npr.org

From the page: "Coral reefs are the rain forests of the oceans, teeming with diverse and postcard-perfect fish, towering sponges and multicolored coral. And like rain forests, they are in jeopardy.

Global warming is a long-term threat to the world's coral reefs. And this summer, the risk to Caribbean corals could be acute. Federal scientists warn that the seas could be unusually warm. And warm water can be deadly for corals."
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Voices of Power: Adviser Sets Sights on Developing...

Rated Aug 11 • 1 review • politics, energy, green collar, jobs, greenjobs • washingtonpost.com

From the page: "The Special Advisor to the President for Green Jobs talks about the challenges and myths of creating green jobs."
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Wild Mountain Gorillas of Rwanda - OnEarth Magazine, from...

Rated Aug 07 • 1 review • environment, wildlife, conservation, gorillas, africa • onearth.org

On a trip to Rwanda, we were fortunate to have as our guide Craig Sholley, a Senior Director of the African Wildlife Foundation, who has been intimately involved in the preservation of African wildlife for more than 30 years.

Watch the video, Gorillas...98.6% Human to see our incredible encounters with four families of wild mountain gorillas, a species with only 720 remaining members.
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Refrigerator Recycling Programs Take Off - Green Inc....

Rated Aug 04 • 1 review • environment, home, efficiency, energy • nytimes.com

From the page: "Programs that allow homeowners to trade in their old refrigerators and scoop up a rebate �" a sort of �oecash for clunkers” system for the fridge �" are spreading quickly across the country."
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Beijing's smog is back year after Olympics - Yahoo! News

Rated Aug 04 • 1 review • environment, china, beijing, smog, pollution • yahoo.com

From the page: "One year after staging a mostly pollution-free Olympics, Beijing has seen its skies shrouded in haze again, highlighting what observers call a mixed Olympic legacy on the environment.

Amid fears the city's chronic smog could damage athlete's health, Beijing took drastic steps to prevent that last August, moving or cleaning up polluting factories, curbing traffic, and ordering a halt to all construction work."
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