Green advice spells out eco-town rules
PlanningResource
Exclusive – Eco-towns must be planned around open spaces and not retrofitted with green infrastructure after construction, according to government guidance seen by Planning.

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Biofuel firms from Britain, Netherlands, the United States, Sweden, Japan, Canada and Germany among others are flocking to Africa to secure land. The British firm Sun Biofuels and the Norwegian firm, Biofuel Africa have already secured hundreds of thousands of acres.

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Congo’s endangered okapi, so shy it has not been seen in its natural habitat for 50 years by conservationists, has been photographed in the wild for the first time, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) said on Thursday.

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It’s not often that disappearing Arctic ice is presented as good news for the planet. Yet new research suggests that as the northern polar cap melts, it could lift the lid off a new carbon sink capable of soaking up carbon dioxide.

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Swimmers can enjoy most parts of the Danube and diners can savor its fish after a major cleanup, but Europe’s second-longest river still suffers serious pollution near some major cities, a report showed on Thursday.

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In a monumental ruling, a British jury acquitted six Greenpeace activists of criminal damage charges stemming from what the activists said was an attempt to shut down a coal-fired power plant. The jury decided that the activists’ action was justifiable because the plant, which emits 20,000 tons of CO2 every day, will hold some blame [...]

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Plug-in hybrid boosts electric motoring
BBC
Toyota launches the UK’s first petrol-electric hybrid car that can also be plugged into the mains, giving drivers the power to chose between the petrol pump and the electric socket.

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With its bearded face and thick blubber, the walrus isn’t the prettiest mammal in the ocean – that distinction is more likely to go to a sleek seal pup or a playful dolphin. But looks aren’t everything, and scientists who work closely with walruses say that they have winning personalities, a great sense of fun [...]

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Scientists are preparing to launch a new satellite to make more precise measurements of the Earth’s gravitational field and so help improve predictions about global warming.

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Most years, the Kosi river of eastern India is a tranquil stream that flows gently into the Ganges. But every few years it becomes a raging torrent, wreaking disaster on everything in its path.
That’s what happened in August when after monsoon rains the Kosi burst its banks and flooded half of Bihar state, wiping out [...]

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