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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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DMRC becomes world's first rail project on UN's green list

Riding high on its achievements, the Delhi Metro has added another feather in its cap when it became the first railway project in the world to be registered by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

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US teens confident in their inventiveness

American teens are confident they can invent solutions to some of the world’s pressing challenges, such as protecting and restoring the natural environment, but more than half feel unprepared for careers in technology and engineering, the Lemelson-MIT Invention Index has found this year.

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Bank of America Opens First Green Banking Center

Bank of America Opens First Banking Center Built to Meet Highest LEED Green Building Standards.

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Asia signs 'green region' environment pact

Leaders of 16 Asian nations including China and India have signed a pact on the environment, pledging action on climate change and forest cover, and promoting the use of nuclear energy.

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OPEC to launch environmental fund to decrease carbon dioxide emissions

OPEC is going to establish an environmental fund in reducing carbon dioxide emissions, it will bring together oil producers and energy consuming countries to contribute to it.

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Now or never to save the planet: UN

Humanity is changing Earth's climate so fast and devouring resources so voraciously that it is poised to bequeath a ravaged planet to future generations, the United Nations warned in its most comprehensive survey of the environment.

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2007 Results Find Projects to be More Innovative, Involving

Ford Motor China held an award ceremony for its eighth annual Conservation & Environmental Grants, China Program (CEGC) at the Great Hall of People in Beijing to recognize 26 outstanding environmental protection and education projects in China.

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Bush Touts Environmental Initiatives

President Bush went fishing Saturday. Before he did, he took action to protect migratory birds and two species of fish. President Bush went fishing off the coast of Maryland's Eastern Shore under clear blue skies. The trip was to recognize America's recreational fishers who contribute more than $40 billion annually to the U.S. economy.

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New Hampshire Environmentalists In Obama Steering Committee

Environmental and energy policymakers, experts and activists join Barack Obama campaign to lead grassroots organizing efforts.

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Finland is the world's greenest country

A new survey into the world's greenest and most livable countries has concluded that out of 141 countries reviewed, Finland is the greenest.

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Pollution Threatens Australia's Great Barrier Reef

Conservationists say the Australian government must undertake a multi-million dollar cleanup of the Great Barrier Reef or risk its destruction. Campaigners say the World Heritage Site is threatened by millions of tons of chemicals and mud washed from farms onto the reef each year.

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