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Forests Dying in South Sudan Violence
Environment  (tags: africa, conflict, violence, government, South Sudan, losing, trees, destruction, ecosystems )

Naoko
- 11 hours ago - ipsnews.net
South Sudan is losing its forests. And with no unified policy to deal with the situation the government is at odds, with one ministry saying that the loss of forests is a necessity for farming and another warning of dire environmental consequences >>
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Morocco Building 500 MW Solar Power Project
Environment  (tags: climate-change, climate, climatechange, CO2emissions, globalwarming, globalwarming, Morocco, solar, energy, solar energy, Sustainabililty, government, world, conservation )

Michael
- 11 hours ago - ecogeek.org
Morocco is a country that is bursting with solar power potential -- it gets 3,000 hours a year of sunshine -- but it relies heavily on the import of fossil fuels. That may be turning around with plans for a 500 MW solar complex.
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Baking Sands Worsen Leatherback Turtle Survival Crisis
Environment  (tags: climate, animals, climate-change, climatechange, conservation, ecosystems, endangered, environment, globalwarming, globalwarming, government, habitat, habitatdestruction, humans, nature, oceans, research, science, Sustainabililty, water, wildlife, world )

Andy
- 13 hours ago - simpleclimate.wordpress.com
Global warming will reduce the hatchling survival rate by at least half for the already endangered leatherback turtle, studying nests has told James Spotila from Drexel University and collagues.
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Obama Taps Environmental Scientist From George Mason University to Head Nuclear Agency
Environment  (tags: energy, GoodNews, government, NRC )

Kathy
- 1 day ago - thehill.com
President Obama nominated George Mason University Professor Allison Macfarlane Thursday to serve as chairwoman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
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