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Rio+20 - Success or Failure

Success or Failure? - Rio+20 Logo The Rio+20 Earth Summit has now been and gone. It had been billed as a "once in a generation chance" to turn the global...

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The semiconductor industry struggles to control water use

Semiconductor industry image; Credit: © Shutterstock Intel, the semiconductor manufacturer, recently released its 2011 sustainability report and the news, in terms of water, wasn't good. They've failed to meet their...

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Will Europe cut greenhouse gases by 30% by 2020?

Image: © Wind Turbines in Holland Last Friday the pro-environment business organisation the Aldersgate Group convened a meeting to discuss the EU proposals to cut greenhouse gases (GHGs) by 30%...

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First all-electric SUV unveiled: Toyota RAV4 EV

RAV 4 EV exterior; Credit: © 2012 Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc The first all-electric SUV has been unveiled at an Electric Vehicle (EV) conference in America. It has taken...

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Laid-off US SolarWorld workers receive government aid

Solar panels image via Shutterstock Workers laid-off from an American solar panel manufacturer after competition from illegally subsidised Chinese imports are to receive Government aid. Many of the 186 former...

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Land grabs video protest to World Bank

Palm oil plantation image via Shutterstock Leading environmental campaigning organisation Friends of the Earth International and La Via Campesina have released two videos showing how projects financed by World Bank...

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