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AL-BIA
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The Leading Pan-Arab Environment Magazine |
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15th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference 2009
5 - 8 July
Holland
globalchallenge2009.geo.uu.nl
June 2009
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Boosts Security Against Rising SeasThe Delta Committee has made twelve recommendations to 'future proof' the Netherlands, securing the country against flooding. Full Story Arabic text in Oct. 2008 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia |
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Twelve Steps to Help You Kick the CO2 HabitYou may think you don’t know where to begin, but by reading this, you have already begun. Full Story Arabic text in Jun. 2008 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia |
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species found in Vietnam's green corridorScientists have discovered 11 new species of animals and plants in a remote area in central Vietnam. By WWF Full Story Arabic text in Jan. 2008 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia |
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Environment
& Development Magazine Echmoun Bldg., Damascus Road P.O. Box: 113-5474, Beirut 1103 2040, Lebanon Tel: (+961)1-321800, Fax: (+961)1-321900 E-mail: envidev@mectat.com.lb © 2009 by Environment & Development All rights reserved |
29 June - 5 July 2009
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GREEN NEWS |
Developed countries must fund a $100 billion a year fight against climate change in the developing world by 2020, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said.
Norway's government proposed a new law to develop sea-based wind power as part of a plan to diversify from offshore oil and gas toward renewable energy.
President Barack Obama scored a major victory when the House of Representatives passed legislation to slash industrial pollution that is blamed for global warming.
The Sahara Desert is crossing the Mediterranean, according to Italian environmental protection group Legambiente which warns that the livelihoods of 6.5 million people living along its shores could be at risk. "Desertification isn't limited to Africa," said Legambiente Vice President Sebastiano Venneri. "Without a serious change of direction in economic and environmental policies, the risk will become concrete and irreversible."
European environment chiefs agreed on new laws to crack down on acid pollution from heavy industries such as steel, power plants and refining, EU diplomats said.
Polar bear populations in and around Alaska are declining due to continued melting of sea ice and Russian poaching, according to reports released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Microsoft Corp unveiled its Hohm website designed to help residential power consumers save money and reduce their environmental impact by conserving energy.
The International Whaling Commission failed to find a compromise between whaling and anti-whaling nations in a serious blow to its authority as a regulator.
Researchers have genetically altered castor-oil plant so as to use it as a factory to produce bio lubricants.
The tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, the Sears Tower in Chicago, will undergo a $350 million "green" retrofit that its owners said will make the 110-story office tower a beacon for environmentally sound space.
Retrofiting for the environment
Let’s make 2009 a Green Year!
Recyclable homes
Little progress in Poznan toward a new climate treaty
Wisdom of the Andes
Interview
with Lorraine Bolsinger, GE Corporate Vice President