An abandoned underwear factory in Georgia, US will be endorsed to renewable power source. The new power source will create electricity from a local waste and will supply 17 MW to power 10,000 homes.
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Toyota will use ‘green’ plastic, which is made of plants and naturally disposed without environmental damage, in the Prius manufacturing. This new material is verified in lab to poses similar heat endurance and shock resistance as normal plastic.
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The FDA approves a new treatment for Prostate cancer which was developed by a private company. The drug (injection) lowers testosterone level which result in reducing growth of the tumors in the prostate. This cancer is the 2nd in number of cancer deaths in the United States, about 190,000 men were diagnosed with it and 29,000 died from prostate cancer in 2004, so new treatments and research are always in need.
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At Yorkshire Dales, in order to stop the decline of white-clawed crayfish a new breeding program was taking place and produced this year 300 young crayfish. This breeding project began at 2003 by the Natural England, the government’s conservation body, and is now looking to expend it to new 500 crayfish every year.
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