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Lights Out: EU Bans Inefficient, Incandescent Bulbs
Environment  (tags: environment, energy, EU, ban, bulbs, habitat, protection, nature, humans, wildlife, climate-change, greenhousegases )

Cher
- 100 days ago - ecoworldly.com
In order to cut greenhouse emissions, fight climate change and save energy, 27 countries in the European Union (EU) are gradually phasing out traditional light bulbs. As of September 1st, 2009, 100-watt and frosted incandescent light bulbs can no longer
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WWF Welcomes Fading of Europe's Incandescent Glow
Environment  (tags: environment, light bulbs, EU, habitat, protection )

Cher
- 107 days ago - panda.org
WWF welcomes the ban on inefficient incandescent light bulbs, coming into effect in the EU from 1 September, but it says that equally energy wasting light bulbs like standard halogens should also be removed from the market.
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EU Delays Climate Talks Progress
Environment  (tags: environment, climate-change, EU, habitat, protection, nature, humans, wildlife )

Cher
- 176 days ago - panda.org
The European Union is delaying the ongoing climate negotiations, WWF said after the bloc's Council once again failed to declare how much it planned to contribute to the global fight against devastating climate change.
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The Seal Hunt Is Dead! Long Live the Seals!
Environment  (tags: GoodNews, canada, sealhunt, EU, ban sealproducts )

Claudia
- 232 days ago - blogs.myspace.com
On Friday the European ambassadors approved a European Union proposal to ban imports of furs and all seal products. This moves the 27 nation bloc much closer to the final decision to impose the ban and final approval now is really only a formality.
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Climate Target Is Not Radical Enough - Study - CommonDreams.Org
Environment  (tags: climate, carbon dioxide, EU, science, globalwarming )

Nicole
- 615 days ago - commondreams.org
One of the world's leading climate scientists warns today that the EU and its international partners must urgently rethink targets for cutting carbon dioxide in the atmosphere because of fears they have grossly underestimated the scale of the problem.
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EU Targets Could Force Britain to Build Thousands of Wind Turbines - Britain
Environment  (tags: britain, eu, wind power, tidal energy, europe, government, environment )

Chrissy
- 693 days ago - timesonline.co.uk
The British coastline is set for a dramatic increase in wind farms and tidal energy plants as the Government strives to meet a European target for renewable energy. The pressure to speed up plans for thousands of wind turbines and the controversial Severn
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Europe.Oceana.Org: Press Releases - Driftnets: The Prohibition in the Baltic Is in Effect
Environment  (tags: animals, wildlife, habitat, ecosystems, environment, oceans, world, EU, Balkans, driftnets, by-catch, death )

Thunderr
- 705 days ago - oceana.org
Madrid, In 2007,40% of the fleet of driftnetters in the Baltic was still operating.Since January 1st, 08 the use of driftnets in the Baltic Sea,the Belts and the Sound is banned by the EU.This prohibition affects various EU member states. Enforcing >>>>
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