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New York lays out $20 billion plan to combat effects of climate change 12 Jun 2013 | 01:15 am
Via Reuters news - NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday announced a $20 billion plan to prepare for rising sea levels and hotter summers expected as a result of clima...
WWF Together iPad app wins 2013 Apple Design Award at WWDC conference 11 Jun 2013 | 11:53 pm
Via Treehugger - Every year Apple holds the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco, and use the occasion to highlight particularly good apps....
Organic farmers lose court battle with Monsanto 11 Jun 2013 | 11:41 pm
Via Grist - Shutterstock "Trust us, we're Monsanto." That's pretty much all the untrustworthy company had to say to win yet another round in a drawn-out court battle with organic farmers ...
Is the rise in antibiotic use on farms a threat to humans? 11 Jun 2013 | 11:18 pm
Via The Guardian - Experts and campaigners worry about the use of veterinary antibiotics, but officials say there is little cause for concern The use of some of the most potent antibiotics avail...
California Sets 1.3GW Energy Storage Target by 2020 11 Jun 2013 | 10:31 pm
Via Greentech Media - California has just taken a big step forward in making grid-scale energy storage on a truly massive scale a reality. On Monday, the California Public Utilities Commission rele...
2014 Audi A6, A7 and Q5 TDI diesel models get pricing and fuel economy figures [w/videos] 11 Jun 2013 | 10:08 pm
Via Auto blog green - Filed under: Sedan, Videos, Crossover, Audi, Diesel, Luxury Last year, Audi announced that it was expanding its lineup of TDI models for 2014 with the Q5, A6 and A7 joining th...
Ethiopia dismisses Egypt's 'psychological warfare' on dam 11 Jun 2013 | 09:44 pm
Via Reuters news - ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia dismissed Egyptian talk of military action against a giant dam it is building on the Nile as "psychological warfare", and said on Tuesday it w...
Ethiopia rejects Egyptian protests over Nile dam 11 Jun 2013 | 09:32 pm
Via The Guardian - Construction of Grand Renaissance dam to continue despite Eygptian concerns over impact on water supply and farming Ethiopia has refused to halt work on a controversial giant ...
Windfarm industry fears consequences of Coalition turbine noise policy 11 Jun 2013 | 09:21 pm
Via The Guardian - Firms say they face crippling costs if forced to monitor in 'real-time' noise some blame for health problems Lenore Taylor...
Ecuadorean Amazon oil slick heads towards Peru 11 Jun 2013 | 08:57 pm
Via The Guardian - Crude discharged after pipeline was ruptured by landslide has entered Napo river which flows across border An oil spill in the Ecuadorean Amazon is flowing downstream towards ...
