Thursday, August 28. 2008

Ascension Island. Barren, 4,044 miles from Land's End, but ours says the FO

Life as normal on British territorial outpost as its volcanic rock takes centre stage at United Nations

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Wednesday, August 27. 2008

Environment quiz: How closely do you follow the green news?

Are you a deep green newshound? Take our environmental news quiz based on what?s happened in the week to find out if you?re an eco-hero or a heartless zero. Can you get all the answers without clicking on the links?

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Energy: Indian suitor wins �1.4bn bid battle for Imperial oil

Imperial Energy agrees to takeover by India's ONGC Videsh for �1.4bn

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Tuesday, August 26. 2008

Richard Douthwaite: Reaping the windfall

Richard Douthwaite: The current system of energy supply, with massive profits made by energy companies, is unsustainable. But there is a fairer way

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Japanese study finds worrying loss of blubber in whales

Scientists fear that global warming could be making it more difficult for minkes to reproduce

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Monday, August 25. 2008

Larry Elliott: Can a dose of recession solve climate change?

Subverting the growth-at-all-costs model is appealing but not politically feasible

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Larry Elliott: Can a dose of recession solve climate change?

Subverting the growth-at-all-costs model is appealing but not politically feasible

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Saturday, August 23. 2008

Science Weekly podcast: A Newsjam special featuring flying saucers made by schoolchildren; plus new biofuel bugs

Alok Jha presents a Newsjam special. We discuss the MoD's Grand Challenge; the ExoMars rover; personalised drugs; Prince Charles and GM crops; biofuel bugs; Harun Yahya; homoeopathy; plus an invisibility cloak

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Science Weekly podcast: A Newsjam special featuring flying saucers made by schoolchildren; plus new biofuel bugs

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Science Weekly podcast: A Newsjam special featuring flying saucers made by schoolchildren; plus new biofuel bugs

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Science Weekly podcast: A Newsjam special featuring flying saucers made by schoolchildren; plus new biofuel bugs

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Friday, August 22. 2008

Norway will not catch enough whales to meet its quota this year

Norway will not catch enough whales to meet its quota this year, in what environmentalists are claiming is proof that the nation should abandon the activity completely

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