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ENVIRONMENT-SENEGAL: An Ongoing Battle Against Deforestation (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-03-2007 at 12:01:04
| COTONOU, Apr 3 (IPS) - Where does a four-fold increase in a country's
population over half a century make itself felt most acutely?
Concerning
Senegal, the answer to this might well be: in the
forests. |
ENERGY-CUBA: Looking to Windward (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-03-2007 at 12:01:04
| HAVANA, Apr 3 (IPS) - Cuba is interested in developing wind power and
other renewable energy sources to reduce its dependence on
fossil fuels
for generating electricity, without setting aside
its hopes for new oil
finds. |
NORTH AMERICA: Uphill Effort for Eco-Friendly Housing (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-03-2007 at 03:00:58
| MEXICO CITY, Apr 3 (IPS/IFEJ) - The buildings in which we live and work account
for a large part of the climate changing gases that are of great
concern
to citizens and scientists alike. What we do in our
homes and offices
translates into polluting emissions,
wastewater and garbage. |
ENVIRONMENT-SENEGAL: An Ongoing Battle Against Deforestation (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-03-2007 at 03:00:58
| COTONOU, Apr 3 (IPS) - Where does a four-fold increase in a country's
population over half a century make itself felt most acutely?
Concerning Senegal, the answer to this might well be: in the
forests. |
MEXICO: Beach-Going in the Land-Locked Capital (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 04-03-2007 at 09:00:49
| MEXICO CITY, Apr 3 (IPS) - Crowds of people flocked to the Mexican
capital's first artificial beach Tuesday -- a stretch of
bright white sand
studded with palm trees and beach chairs, and
with plenty of hot sunshine.
At an elevation of 2,250 metres
above sea level and more than 400
kilometres from the nearest
coast, it is surrounded by a cement jungle and
chronic smog.
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