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Rally duo in hospital after crash (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:48:22 GMT)
British driver Paul Green and his co-driver Matthew Harrison both remain in a serious condition in hospital after an accident in the Dakar Rally.
Go-ahead for academy on two sites (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:03:13 GMT)
Plans for a new academy on two sites in a Cumbrian town are given the green light at a council meeting.
Green light for £2m arcade plan (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:16:03 GMT)
Councillors agree plans for an indoor entertainment complex at a seafront location on South Tyneside.
Philadelphia improves its recycling program (The Philadelphia Inquirer) (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:31:00 GMT)
The city's long-lambasted recycling program, once one of the worst among the nation's major cities, got another boost yesterday with the beginning of citywide weekly curbside pickup.
Coke recycling plant set to open (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:00:19 GMT)
Coca-Cola Co. and United Resource Recovery Corp. will celebrate next week in Spartanburg, S.C., the opening of the world's largest plastic bottle-to-bottle recycling plant. The facility is jointly owned by Atlanta-based Coca-Cola and United Resource Recovery, a Spartanburg-based PET plastic recycling company. The grand opening is scheduled for Jan. 14. The 30-acre plant, which has been running ...
Huge fire at recycling centre (Newstalk ZB via Yahoo!Xtra News) (Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:20:25 GMT)
About 60 fire staff are battling a blaze at a recycling centre in Auckland, which stores large bails of paper.
Rates roulette for savers and borrowers (Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:15:49 GMT)
What has been the effect for borrowers and savers of recent regular interest rate cuts by the Bank of England?
Transport group's £350m blueprint (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:47:47 GMT)
Walking, cycling and public transport must play a bigger role in the future of local travel, a new report says.
US vows 'huge' marine protection (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:10:33 GMT)
The US is to establish "the largest area of protected sea in the world", banning fishing and mining, around its Pacific islands.
UN proposes Green Zone-style base in Somalia (AP via Yahoo! News) (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:18:59 GMT)
Three masked gunmen fatally shot a Somali aid worker Tuesday, as the U.N. envoy to Somalia said the United Nations should create a Baghdad-style Green Zone in the African country so he can base all his aid workers there.
South Korea announces 'Green New Deal' for jobs (AP via Yahoo! News) (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:40:17 GMT)
South Korea said Tuesday it will invest 50 trillion won ($38.1 billion) over the next four years on environmental projects in a "Green New Deal" to spur slumping economic growth and create nearly a million jobs.
Green revolution: still possible amid deep recession? (The Christian Science Monitor) (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:34:58 GMT)
Economic retreat could hamper green investment – but it could also spur a drive to move economies away from fossil-fuel dependencies.
Plant plans could threaten jobs (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:31:16 GMT)
A company warns that 300 jobs could be under threat at its factory if a waste recycling plant is built nearby.
Wood chip blaze is still burning (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:22:33 GMT)
Five fire engines are still tackling a blaze at a recycling centre in Essex where wood chippings are burning.
London's Christmas tree recycled (Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:01:38 GMT)
The city's deputy mayor and a group of young actors send the message to recycle the Christmas tree.
Climate change threatens Pacific, Arctic conflicts  (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) (Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:48:16 GMT)
Climate change and rising sea levels pose one of the biggest threats to security in the Pacific and may also spark a global conflict over energy reserves under melting Arctic ice, according to Australia's military. 
Climate change threatens Pacific, Arctic conflicts (AlertNet) (Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:35:57 GMT)
Source: Reuters By Rob Taylor CANBERRA, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Climate change and rising sea levels pose one of the biggest threats to security in the Pacific and may also spark a global conflict over energy reserves ...
Aboriginals in remote areas will feel the brunt of climate change (News-Medical-Net) (Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:32:54 GMT)
Australian researchers have warned that the impact of climate change on human health will be particularly felt by Indigenous people living in remote areas of the country and they say resources are needed now to deal with the problem.
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