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Environmental labelling in France
11/05/2012 - On-the-spot France

Environmental labelling in France

How much energy does a refrigerator use, or a car? Environmental labelling currently exists in France for electronics, cars and homes.

Helping the handicapped with recycled tennis balls
07/04/2012 - Sports Insight

Helping the handicapped with recycled tennis balls

The French tennis federation wants to collect and recycle more than one million used tennis balls in 2012.

Environmental labelling in France
27/02/2012 - On-the-spot France

Environmental labelling in France

How much energy does a refrigerator use, or a car? Environmental labelling currently exists in France for electronics, cars and homes.

Breathing new life into industrial waste
25/02/2012 - Culture in France

Breathing new life into industrial waste

Being green is trendy these days.

How to cut carbon emissions fast
11/01/2012 - World news explained

How to cut carbon emissions fast

Lester Brown is a household name in environmental issues.

Why woodn't you?
10/01/2012 - On-the-spot France

Why woodn't you?

The French town of Vertou, on the Atlantic coast, will soon be home to the country's first major building constructed entirely from wood.

Will organic farming reduce African poverty?
16/11/2011 - African news explained

Will organic farming reduce African poverty?

A new study has found that organic farming could help alleviate poverty in Africa.

28/10/2011 - Senegal

Biofuels boost land-grab conflict in Senegal

A biofuels project in northern Senegal has triggered violent clashes between villagers, leaving one person dead and two seriously wounded.

Biofuel project breeds violence in Senegal
28/10/2011 - African news explained

Biofuel project breeds violence in Senegal

A biofuels project in northern Senegal has triggered violent clashes between villagers, leaving one person dead and two seriously wounded.

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