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Australia’s ‘big dry’ draws to an end
- 30th April 2012
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Australians call it the Big Dry and, after an unprecedented nine parched years, it’s over. It’s the drought that has afflicted large areas of this vast country and now the federal government has officially declared it at an end -the final two areas to be given the all-clear are Bundarra and Eurobodalla in the south-eastern ...
World’s largest wind farm planned
- 31st March 2012
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The world’s biggest wind farm is being planned off England’s south coast. The development comprises 200 turbines, each the height of a skyscraper and spread over an area the size of Glasgow. The planned wind farm, which is three to four times bigger than any previously built, is expected to earn its Dutch owners Eneco ...
Oil-battling inflatable scoops prize
- 27th February 2012
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Turbulent waters are no obstacle for Current Buster 6, an oil clean-up system developed by the Norwegian group NOFI. The forked boom, which won a second place prize of $300,000 at the X Prize Cleanup Challenge last month, can remove an average of 10,266 litres of oil per minute. The video opens with an aerial ...
China ‘bans’ airlines from joining EU carbon scheme
- 13th February 2012
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China has “banned” all airlines in the country from joining the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) aimed at cutting carbon emissions. The authorities have also barred the airlines from increasing their fares or adding new charges for the scheme. The ban comes just weeks after the China Air Transport Association said its members did ...
Owners warned on flood risk insurance
- 31st January 2012
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The end of an agreement between the insurance industry and the government could leave property worth £214 billion uninsured, according to research by Search Flow. The property search firm says home owners of the one in four homes in the UK that are at risk of flooding could find themselves unable to get insurance against ...
‘Solar’ Christmas tree installed in Beijing hotel
- 15th December 2011
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The Opposite House hotel in Beijing has installed an innovative and sculptural Christmas tree to underscore its commitment to sustainability and the environment. The 6 metre high ‘tree’, which is on display until 9th January 2012 is constructed from 105 reclaimed solar thermal vacuum tubes used to harness the energy of the sun, and has ...
