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Friday, 25 August 2006 |
 Black rhino numbers are on the rise in Kenya after years of decline from poaching and habitat loss.
According to officials, the country's black rhino population has increased 20 percent, from 428 animals in 2003, to 539 animals at the end of 2005... |
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Read more... [Black Rhino Numbers Up 20 Percent]
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Friday, 25 August 2006 |
"Environmentalists who worked for 30 years to restore a massive
California wetland area, watched as the ocean flowed into historic
tidal basin Thursday for the first time in
more than a century." Not many wetlands have been restored in the world, or in California, "where 95 percent of saltwater marshes have been given over to development." (AP via CBS News)
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Friday, 25 August 2006 |
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In the state of Washington, colleges are now competing to see which school can become a better friend to the environment. By composting in cafeterias, using solar energy and recycling, faculties at universities are leading the way to a greener future. UW students are even "exploring how to use cooking oil from campus eateries to fuel university cars." (Seattle P-I) |
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Wednesday, 23 August 2006 |
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill Monday to expand his Solar Roofs initiative:
My ‘Million Solar Roofs Plan’ will provide 3,000 megawatts of additional clean energy and reduce the output of greenhouse gasses by three million tons, which is like taking one million cars off the road. (Central Valley Business Times)
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Sunday, 20 August 2006 |
The ex-Soviet state Armenia is blazing a trail in the global quest to move to cleaner fuels... (Upwards of 20%)
of vehicles in Armenia run on natural gas, which produces fewer harmful
greenhouse gases than gasoline or diesel. "There are gas refueling
stations on every corner." (Reuters)
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