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Beijing (AsiaNews / Agencies) - About 2 thousand angry rural people blocked the highway bridge that passes near Nangang (Shucheng County, Anhui), in July 24 to protest against a new landfill that the municipality wants to place upstream of ...Read More

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[portfolio_slideshow]On 16th July, 2010 two oil pipelines near the Xingang Harbor were exploded, igniting a roaring conflagration that shot flames 60 feet into the air and spilling tons of oil into the Yellow Sea. Several beaches and islands have been ...Read More

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Using satellites, scientists have been tracking the movement of BP's Deep Water Horizon oil slick as currents have pushed it closer and closer to the Gulf Coast. Now, scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research have used supercomputers to ...Read More

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I am reporting here the article extracted from the BP website. The primary objective of the top kill process is to put heavy kill mud into the well so that it reduces the pressure and then the flow from the well. ...Read More

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News sources have just reported that the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is spreading out of control and now threatens to eclipse the 1989 Exxon Valdez accident, which leaked 11 million gallons of oil into Alaska's Prince William ...Read More

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The International Whaling Commission has just unveiled a proposal to legalize commercial whale hunting for the first time in 24 years.Now, countries are deciding whether to support it -- or push back. Already, New Zealand's Foreign Minister has described some provisions as ...Read More

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Shellfish feed themslef with dirty water, a oyster can filter 30 gallons of water per day and i am sure they will never suffer from any hunger near the chinese coasts.  I am  reporting here a fresh news from Agence ...Read More

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China and India arrived late at the CO2 banquet, but with big appetites. Up until now it has been the United States and Old Europe who have taken care of poisoning the planet. The Chinese and the Indians are right. ...Read More

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In 200,000 years on Earth, humanity has upset the balance of the planet, established by nearly four billion years of evolution. The price to pay is high, but it's too late to be a pessimist: humanity has barely ten years ...Read More

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Time is running fast but also the temperature.  Below you can find the effect on our planet of the increased temperature in Celsius degrees: + 1: Melting of the Arctic – Disappearance of Kilimanjaro’s glaciers – Shrinking of the main glaciers ...Read More