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L´Aquila: The Way Forward According to President Obama We told you here that climate change was on the agenda for the G8 Summit in L´Aquila last week. Leaders of both industrialized powers and emerging economies have agreed to work together on setting a goal to limit global warming to levels reco
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Alternative Fuel Sources Article by: Nicky RehbockPrivate investors have injected R1.8-billion (US$200 000) into building a new sugar-processing facility in the rural area of Makhathini, in the far north of KwaZulu-Natal province, Engineering News reports. The project, which is a joint initiative
Urban eco Fashion FERAL CHILDE is the bi-coastal collaboration of artists Alice Wu & Moriah Carlson. FERAL CHILDE cobbles together fanciful clothing and accessories, adapting art-making processes for renegade sewing techniques. The resulting garments flaunt playful silhouettes and curiously
Making The Ship Recycling Industry Clean Up Its Act HONG KONG, China (CNN) — The United Nation´s International Maritime Organization (IMO) has gathered recently in the shipping hub of Hong Kong to draw up new rules on ship recycling.As the delegates meet in the city´s Convention and Exhibition c
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The Main Issues for the L´Aquila G8 Summit 8-10 July 2009 Climate Changes The struggle against climate changes is one of the Italian Presidency´s priorities on the G8 Agenda. It is necessary to define a global response in which the leadership and commitment of the industrially advan
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