A team of experts from the university of Haifa discovered coral oasis in the Mediterranean, offshore of Israel. The discovered area is a few kilometers long, 700 meters under the sea surface and about 30-40 km off Tel Aviv.
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Cow’s Methane emissions are responsible for 37 percent of worldwide human-produced methane. Scientists have found that oregano, the famous herb, is able to greatly reduce the amount of methane produced by cows. The cows which were being fed the oregano also produced almost three more pounds of milk a day and didn’t have any negative effect.
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Oregon state in US has finished building a very large wind turbine farm which will supply 450-MW in a cost of 1$ billion. In addition another wind farm is in construction which will be the largest in US with a total power of 845-MW. This wind farm will be finished in 2012.
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A newly discovered type of oil-eating microbe is flourishing in the Gulf of Mexico and helping dispose the oil plumes. The bacteria may have adapted over time due to periodic leaks in the Gulf and it works without significantly depleting oxygen in the water.
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A new law at Mexico city is now giving the authorities the ability to fine stores and shop owners which are giving costumers free plastic bags. This law, which is part of the Green Plan at Mexico city, will allow costumer only to use a biodegradable bag which they can purchase at the stores.
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Scotland is planning to install the largest tidal turbines this summer in the waters off Orkney. The AT-1000 turbine is 22.5 meters tall with 18 meters rotor diameter and a weight of 130 tones. Each turbine is expected to provide constant supply of 1MW were the turbine has low rotation speed which is good for the environment.
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U.S. cancels 21$ million of Brazil debt in exchange for Amazon forest protection. The U.S. has done the same also for Bangladesh, Belize, Botswana, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Indonesia, Jamaica, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and the Philippines.
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The turtles population at the gulf of Mexico is slowly recovering after the oil spill, according to researchers, during the time after the spill most turtles were covered with oil, and today only few moderately or heavily oiled.
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Solar powered plane left Switzerland 2 nights ago for a first 24 hours test flight. The plane, which was able to fly during the night after getting enough energy from the sun during the day, climb to 28,000 feet and reached top speeds of over 75 mph.
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The Russian government decided to create 9 new nature reserves and 13 national parks covering a total area of over 3.8 million ha in addition to marine buffer zones of over 1 million ha. Polar bears, walruses, sea otters, and other endangered species will all benefit from the new protected areas.
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