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The latest environmental news from the UK, brought to you by UNEP/GRID-Arendal.
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New facility helps reduce CO2 emissions in the east of England
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Mozambique's food riots - the true face of global warming | Raj Patel
The violence in Maputo is just the latest manifestation of the crippling shortcomings of the global economyIt has been a summer of record temperatures - Japan had its hottest summer on record, as did South Florida and New York. Meanwhile, Pakistan and Niger are flooded and the eastern US is mopping
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Luis Urzua, the foreman keeping hope alive for Chile's trapped miners
Trapped for a month in the San Jose mine, Chile, shift leader Luis Urzua has worked heroically to protect his menAbout 700 metres underground, in the most traumatic of circumstances, Luis Urzua has no intention of relinquishing command of the 33 men in his care. Urzua, 54, went to work as usual on 5
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Google and Galaxy Zoo could aid global climate project
Climate scientists meeting in Britain this week hope to build a database to predict natural disasters precisely. And records of the voyages of the Bounty and Beagle will assist them in their taskLeading climate scientists will gather in the UK this week to finalise plans for a revolutionary project
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Rising wheat prices raise fears over UK commitment to biofuels
Converting up to a fifth of UK wheat into biofuel will force prices even higher at a time of food shortages, warn criticsThe soaring price of wheat has raised questions about the UK's commitment to biofuels as it attempts to wean itself from its dependence on oil.A network of biorefineries that conv
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