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CPV programme to stimulate employment

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The first students in Soitec’s concentrator photovoltaic technology training programme have successfully completed the first part of the curriculum.

Singapore, Indonesia tussle over haze

2013-06-18 16:54

Singapore stepped up the pressure on Indonesia to fight forest fires as smog from Sumatra island continued to shroud the densely populated city-state.

Dolphin dies after tourist abuse

2013-06-18 15:00

A dolphin has died in China after tourists hoisted it out of the water to pose with it for photographs, state media has said.

Meteorologists analyse 'unusual' weather

2013-06-18 13:34

Meteorologists and climate scientists will discuss why Britain has recently experienced icy winters, washed-out summers and the coldest spring.

Pesticides slash water life by 42% – study

2013-06-18 12:32

Pesticides may kill off water insects and other small aquatic life by as much as 42%, an analysis has shown.

Millions of moths mass on Madrid

2013-06-18 09:33

Millions of moths have engulfed Madrid in a population explosion blamed on spring rains, a sudden blast of summer heat and winds.

Singapore choking on haze from Indonesia

2013-06-17 21:25

Singapore has urged Indonesia to take "urgent measures" as severe air pollution from a rash of forest fires on Sumatra island choked the densely populated city-state.

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Wild lions near extinction

Africa's lion population has shrunk by 75% in the past two decades.
Early birds had four wings

Some primitive birds boasted four wings, before evolution led them to ditch their hind feathers.
New poaching approach

The South African National Parks is happy with the number of arrests made after changing the style of their anti-poaching operations.
Legal dagga case builds

The case for the decriminalisation of dagga is building.
Naked skydiver raises rhino cash

A skydiver has raised more than R50 000 jumping naked to help save rhino from going extinct.
Solar could supply SA

Solar energy could deliver 15 times the current electrical demand in SA.
No Anysberg development

A massive unspoiled nature reserve in the Karoo will not be subject to development.
Eskom slammed over water

An environmental report has found that the use of water in electricity production is having a negative impact on the water resources.

Climate talk shifts to adapting to CO2

2013-06-16 22:25

Adapting to - not just fighting - climate change is taking the heat out of global warming talk.

Obama's climate change dilemma

2013-06-16 14:14

President Barack Obama has vowed to tackle climate change in his second term, but so far has not acted to strengthen a tool that does not require backing from Congress - the National Environmental Policy Act.

China moves to curb air pollution

2013-06-15 14:01

China's cabinet has announced measures to curb the country's notorious air pollution, one of the many environmental challenges facing the country that are increasingly angering the public.

2 killed in North Sea gas accident

2013-06-14 19:04

Two people have been killed and one seriously injured in an accident on a North Sea gas rig operated by France's GDF Suez.

Solar plane ends US tour in Washington

2013-06-16 15:56

The single-seater, solar-powered Solar Impulse aircraft landed at an airport near Washington, after the final leg of its cross-country journey.

Rhino poaching: Ministers in 'frank' talks

2013-06-15 18:07

Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa and Mozambican Tourism Minister Carvalho Muaria will take concrete action to combat rhino poaching, says her department.

Researchers explore deep Caribbean reefs

2013-06-14 22:28

US researchers have discovered new species during a project to help monitor and protect Caribbean reefs.

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