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СодержаниеReuters: Ethanol may not ease global warming: U.N.
Sydney Morning Herald: Ethanol may not ease global warming: UN
[Also appears in The Age, the West Australian]
Associated Press: U.N. official discusses Brazil biofuel
GAzeta do PovoLula recebe Bush em SP para tratar de etanol
EFE: Diretor do Pnuma elogia aes ambientais brasileiras e etanol
Agncia Brasil: Brasil vai convocar cpula para discutir clima, diz ministra
By ROBERT EVANS
Gulf Daily: Expert calls for tapping solar energy
Other Environment News
NewScientist: Plugging the ozone hole cut global warming too
Gigatonnes of carbon
Rapid growth
Washington, dc
The Guardian: UK plans to cut CO2 doomed to fail – scientists James Randerson, science correspondentMonday March 5, 2007
Independent Online: Miliband: 'Time for a green industrial revolution'
Reuters: China Officials Vow Stricter Environmental Curbs
Performance reviews
Agence France-Presse : Premier hiver sans neige de l'histoire Tokyo
2. Insulate your home
3. Move the electricity meter from under the stairs
4. Start composting
5. Eat more veggies
7. Use washable nappies
8. Buy energy-saving light bulbs
Guardian Unlimited: The reusable suspects
Monday March 5, 2007
A lightbulb vase
Yoghurt pot flower pots
Washing up bottle bird feeder
Plastic bottle gift wrap
ANTARA News: FAO sounds warning about overfishing
IPS: Ocean Fisheries Maxed Out
Roap media update
Financial Express
UN or UNEP in the news
Bru Direct, Brunei Darussalam : Brunei Among 18 Countries Involved In Combating Illegal ODS, Hazardous Waste Trade
Fibre2fashion.com, India : USA : Progress in UN efforts to shield ozone from illicit chemicals
Earthtimes.org : Asian customs officials seize 64 tons of ozone-depleting chemicals
Bernama, Malaysia : Crackdown On Illegal Trade In Chemicals That Damage Ozone Layer
UN News Centre: UN-backed effort to halt illegal trade in ozone depleting chemicals reports successes
The Morning Leader Online, Colombo : Small inventions that help clean the environment
Malaysia Star, Malaysia : Tighter controls
Malaysia Star - Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Hearts touched
Hindu, India : Naturally Pochampally
Thai News Agency MCOT, Thailand : UN promotes sustainable development strategies in Asia
The News - International, Pakistan : Pork chops in Kabul
Taipei Times : Ban urges US lead in battling global warming
TVNZ, New Zealand : Climate talks stagnate
Yahoo News: Pressured by environmentalists, UN chief decries global warming
Ohmy News: U.N. Chief: Climate Change an 'Inescapable Reality'
Peace Journalism: UN Forum Calls On Asian Governments
General Environment News Financial Express, India : ‘Attempts to limit greenhouse gas emissions pitiful’
The New Zealand Herald: Allen Cookson: People left out of climate equation
The Star: Premier says China to close dirty steel mills in conservation drive
The Times of India: India using shunned waste plant technology
ABC News: China prepared to cut production for environment: Wen Jiabao
Regional office for africa - news update
85 hippopotamuses driven to Congo's Lake Edward
Nigeria: World Bank Grants N8.2bn to Lagos Govt for Waste Management
Uganda: World Bank Funds Mbale Garbage Project
South Africa: Venture Feeds Demand for Green Textiles
ROLAC Media Update 6 March 2007
Mudanas climticas
United nations news service daily news
Un officials press for urgent action to end human trafficking, a ‘modern-day slave trade’
Un envoy in timor-leste says timorese fugitive responsible for violence, calls for calm
Top un management official outlines priorities, stresses highest standards of integrity
New un humanitarian chief set to visit sudan, other ‘critical areas’ in africa
Unesco launches hiv/aids education kit in nepal to combat epidemic
Bahrain’s prime minister awarded un citation for efforts to help urban poor
Secretary-general’s emissary meets with saudi king
Better hand hygiene could cut mounting toll of health care-linked infections – un
Afghanistan: un mission calls for calm after deadly clash that reportedly killed civilians
Dr congo: un envoy on children in conflict on mission to protect youngsters
Swords into ploughshares, or mortars into footballs: un uses sport as tool for peace
Un refugee chief praises arab states for generosity, urges more aid for fleeing iraqis
After record afghan crop in 2006, opium production could rise yet again, un reports
Un atomic watchdog agency reports stalemate over iran’s nuclear programme
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