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Save the date: On 10-14 September, the 7th International Contaminated Site Remediation Conference will take place in Melbourne
CleanUp 2017 is the seventh in the series CleanUp 2017 is the seventh in the seriesThe International Contaminated Site Remediation Conference, held every two years in Australia, is a well-estab...
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Gigantic hands emerge from the water to ‘support’ a building in the Venetian Grand Canal
An artistic installation by the sculptor Lorenzo Quinn, titled ‘Support’, was presented on Friday 12 May in the Italian city, as part of the 57th International Art Exhibition ‘La Biennale di Venezia’....
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120,000 cigarette butts collected in Brussels in just 2 hours
Just one of them can pollute 500 L of water! Just one of them can pollute 500 L of water!On Saturday 22 of April, about 200 volunteers took part in an initiative to clean up the streets of Brussels f...
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Wind turbine collapse in eastern Germany
The most recent maintenance inspection in June had found no safety deficiencies The most recent maintenance inspection in June had found no safety deficiencies A nearly 100-meter tall wind turbine...
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BP’s Clair platform leaks 95 tonnes of oil into North Sea
The company says will leave the oil to disperse naturally The company says will leave the oil to disperse naturally The incident happened around 10 am on Sunday, October 2 when an estimate of 95 t...
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The cycling and pedestrian ‘Inner Harbour Bridge’ finally opens in Copenhagen after years of delays
This is the forth bridge added to the network which started in 2014, when the city of Copenhagen decided to encourage more citizens to switch to bicycles This is the forth bridge added to the netwo...
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London's first hydrogen filling station opened its gates
The hydrogen fuel station in Teddington uses excess or 'spare' electricity on the grid to generate industrial-scale electrolysis of water on-site The hydrogen fuel station in Teddington uses excess...
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SBE16 Hamburg - International Conference on Sustainable Building 2016
The Conference will be held on 8-11 March and is organised by ZEBAU-Centre for Energy, Construction, Architecture and the Environment Under the following aspects of “strategies, stakehol...
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Record Rainfall in Texas and Oklahoma Continues to Wreak Havoc
Record setting rains that fell on Sunday in Texas and Oklahoma are still wreaking havoc as flooding continues in the region. The storms dumped enough water that the rivers and creek banks were not abl...
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March 22nd is World Water Day!
Since 1993, the United Nations has designated March 22nd of each year as World Water Day, a day dedicated to celebrating water. This year’s theme is “Water and Sustainable Development.&rdq...
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