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Attention Tourists Pack Your Green Passport When Traveling

Green bags, Green dresses, Green homes are a passe, its time for "Green Passport" as Green Passport launched by United Nations for tourists aims to save and protect the environment.

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Desperate times call for tough leadership on climate change

When Professor Garnaut was asked to prepare his report, there was a feeling around the traps that the report would be conservative and would probably fit within the confines of modest political action. However, Professor Ross Garnaut has shown that he is his own man.

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Joel Makower: "Green business revolution gets started"

On the way to green Corporate America, U.S. companies have made progress but still face a long trek to improve environmental practices.

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Intel Becomes Largest Purchaser of Green Power in U.S.

Intel Corporation said it will purchase more than 1.3 billion kilowatt hours a year of renewable energy certificates as part of a multi-faceted approach to reduce its impact on the environment, making Intel the single-largest corporate purchaser of green power in the United States, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Swedish Municipalities to Tackle Climate Issues

According to Christian Democrat party leader Göran Hägglund every municipality should take more responsibility in dealing with the issue of climate change.

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China to bring in green loan benchmark

The nation's environmental watchdog will work with the financial sector to bring in an international benchmark on green credit.

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Japanese PM defends Antarctic whaling

Japan's Prime Minister has defended his country's annual whale hunt in the oceans around Antarctica.

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China's State Environmental Protection Administration outlines green proposals

The State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) outlined its plan on Tuesday to significantly reduce air and water pollution this year.

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Greenpeace attempts to stop Japanese whalers refuelling

The Greenpeace boat, the Esperanza, has attempted to block the Japanese whaling fleet from refuelling in Antarctic waters.

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Protesters lose track of Japanese whalers

Anti-whaling monitors in the Southern Ocean say Japanese whaling boats may have been able to resume their operations, after the monitors lost track of the Japanese vessels.

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Storm Moving North Along the East Coast

Drenching Rain in the Southeast Today; Moving up the East Coast on Thursday.

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Greenpeace chases whaling fleet from hunting grounds

Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary — Following a 10-day search in Antarctic waters, the Greenpeace ship Esperanza confronted Japan’s whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary and immediately engaged in a high speed chase over hundreds of miles through fog and increasingly rough seas. The factory ship Nisshin Maru has now been driven out of the hunting grounds and all whaling has stopped -- for now.

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