April 28, 2008

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WORLD :: Cigarette butts deadly to environment The quantity of carelessly thrown butts in the environment, these items can pose real toxic threats to humans and wildlife.” World Environment Day speakers confirmed (New Zealand)) President Tong of Kiribati and Achim Steiner (United Nations Environment Program Executive Director) will be coming to New Zealand to help celebrate the internationally recognized World Environment Day on 5 June this year... First Global Green exhibition on its way (Bahrain) Preparations are underway for the first Bahrain International Natural Health Products and Green Expo at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre, which takes place next year. Brisbane hosts climate change summit (Australia) Some of Australia's leading scientists and environmentalists are meeting in Brisbane today. TP sees limits to organic expansion (UK) Calling for extreme caution if conventional farmers think organic lamb production is the answer to their current problem of low lamb prices. Organic Marketing Grp calls for caution in conversion (UK) Calling for extreme caution if conventional farmers think organic lamb production is the answer to their current problem of low lamb prices. Govt’s split over mandatory CO2 cuts (Japan) The central and the Tokyo metropolitan governments are at odds over whether to require office buildings and other corporate facilities to cut greenhouse gas emissions, with the central government recently scrapping its plan and the metropolitan government vowing to go ahead with its own measures. Pres. Lee names new unification (S. Korea) President Lee Myung-bak nominated Sunday Ambassador to China Kim Ha-jung unification minister and Vice Environment Minister Lee Man-eui environment minister. Architects want easier Green Rules (Bangkok) As the government's new green-area rules are difficult to comply with, architects are recommending that authorities consider alternatives to help reduce global warming in addition to growing large trees. Recycling Technology for Green Tourism (Australia) Technology that creates clean water and electricity from human and food waste could lead to a new range of internationally popular "green" hotels across Australia, an industry group says. Tories to offer green ISA’s: Investors could save thousands (UK) Investors could save thousands of pounds extra tax-free by putting their money into "green ISAs", under Tory proposals... Europe’s Truffle shortage blamed on global warming (UK) For the past five years, drought has been parching the Var region of southeast France as well as truffle-producing regions in Italy and Spain — and today he can fit his entire weekly harvest in a single plastic bag. George Osborne to woo green enterprise (UK) Shadow chancellor George Osborne will today propose that green technology incubators be rolled out to universities across Britain to help entrepreneurs turn their ideas into businesses... Aust, NZ to join forces on climate change (Australia) Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the governments of Australia and New Zealand have decided to form a new partnership to work on the challenges of climate change. Green Toilets in four years (India) Railways will switch over to green discharge-free toilets by 2012 and switch over to energy-efficient CFL lamps in all staff quarters... You are what you eat (Russia) Until recently, organic products have struggled to compete in Moscow because of local confusion as to what organic actually means and prices that are beyond the reach of the average Muscovite... Climate change affecting fish stocks (Africa) West Africa, where several million people live along the coast and the fisheries provide the primary income and food resource, could be among the worst affected by climate change and industrial overfishing - including bottom trawling - combined with coastal pollution... U.S. signals openness to a binding climate pact (France) A senior White House official on Tuesday outlined a new tactic to prove to a skeptical Europe that the Bush administration supports reaching a meaningful climate agreement, saying for the first time that the United States could enter into a binding pact that could be tailored to the capabilities of individual countries...http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080306-123214/Cigarette-butts-deadly-to-environmenthttp://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=210625&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=30351http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=210625&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=30351http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=210625&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=30351http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=210625&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=30351http://www.farminguk.com/index.asp?show=newsArticle&id=6767http://www.farminguk.com/index.asp?show=newsArticle&id=6767http://www.farminguk.com/index.asp?show=newsArticle&id=6767http://www.farminguk.com/index.asp?show=newsArticle&id=6767http://www.farminguk.com/index.asp?show=newsArticle&id=6767http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080303TDY02302.htmhttp://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080303TDY02302.htmhttp://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=050000&biid=2008030306748http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=050000&biid=2008030306748http://www.bangkokpost.com/Business/28Feb2008_biz38.phphttp://www.bangkokpost.com/Business/28Feb2008_biz38.phphttp://news.theage.com.au/recycling-technology-for-green-tourism/20080228-1vhm.htmlhttp://news.theage.com.au/recycling-technology-for-green-tourism/20080228-1vhm.htmlhttp://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gW4nXvzdtqjce2NWNM0FWl_IaBzQhttp://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gW4nXvzdtqjce2NWNM0FWl_IaBzQhttp://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/globalwarming/2008-02-25-europe-truffles_N.htmhttp://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/globalwarming/2008-02-25-europe-truffles_N.htmshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2shapeimage_1_link_3shapeimage_1_link_4shapeimage_1_link_5shapeimage_1_link_6shapeimage_1_link_7shapeimage_1_link_8shapeimage_1_link_9shapeimage_1_link_10shapeimage_1_link_11shapeimage_1_link_12shapeimage_1_link_13shapeimage_1_link_14shapeimage_1_link_15shapeimage_1_link_16shapeimage_1_link_17shapeimage_1_link_18shapeimage_1_link_19shapeimage_1_link_20shapeimage_1_link_21

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