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'Plastiki' bottle ship completes epic Pacific voyage
A boat crafted from thousands of empty plastic bottles sailed into Sydney Harbour on Monday, completing an epic trans-Pacific voyage to highlight the benefits of recycling.Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:00:01 GMT - PhysOrg.com
Scientists warn of global warming threat to marine food chain
Numbers of phytoplankton - the microscopic organisms that sustain the marine food chain - are plummeting as sea surface temperatures risePhytoplankton might be too small to see with the naked eye, but they are the foundations of the ocean food chain, ultimately ...Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:02:00 GMT - The Guardian
2 charged with stealing vans and selling them for recycling
LOUISVILLE, KY Louisville Metro Police detectives are investigating a case where they say at least 16 vans belonging to churches and daycare centers were stolen and then sold to a recycling facility.Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:22:42 GMT - WAVE-TV Louisville
Trafigura fined euro1 million in hazardous waste case
By MIKE CORDER 2010-07-23T16:35:57ZAMSTERDAM (AP) -- Oil trading company Trafigura was fined euro1 million ($1.28 million) Friday for exporting hazardous waste that allegedly left 15 people dead and thousands ill in Ivory Coast. It was the first time the company ...Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:35:57 GMT - Associated Press
Notes and queries
Why do posh people never use motorway service stations? Will we ever see the end of religion?Why do you never see posh people at motorway service stations? Motorway service stations, in contrast to nearly every other institution, are fundamentally democratic ...Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:05:18 GMT - The Guardian
British Airways plans sustainable jet fuel from food waste
Sydney Morning Herald: British Airways will experiment with food leftovers and household waste to make jet fuel, writes Nick Galvin. If all goes to plan, by 2014 you could find yourself aboard a British Airways flight powered by lawn clippings, food leftovers ...Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:00:00 GMT - Forest Conservation Newsfeed
Waste boss goes undercover on TV show
The chief executive of one of the UK's biggest waste, recycling and renewable energy companies goes undercover at his own company as part of a new Channel 4 series.Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:00:00 GMT - EDIE.net
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