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Thursday, March 29, 2007
U.N.: Green buildings could slow global warming
By Reuters
Published: March 29, 2007, 11:52 AM PDT
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Better architecture and energy savings in buildings could do more to fight global warming than all curbs on greenhouse gases agreed under the United Nations' Kyoto Protocol, a U.N. study showed on Thursday.
Better use of concrete, metals and timber in construction and less use of energy for everything from air conditioners to lighting in homes and offices could save billions of dollars in a sector accounting for 30 to 40 percent of world energy use.
"Buildings can play a key role in combating climate change," the U.N. Environment Program said in a report issued in Oslo during a conference on ways to promote economic growth without damaging the environment.
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Published: March 29, 2007, 11:52 AM PDT
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Better architecture and energy savings in buildings could do more to fight global warming than all curbs on greenhouse gases agreed under the United Nations' Kyoto Protocol, a U.N. study showed on Thursday.
Better use of concrete, metals and timber in construction and less use of energy for everything from air conditioners to lighting in homes and offices could save billions of dollars in a sector accounting for 30 to 40 percent of world energy use.
"Buildings can play a key role in combating climate change," the U.N. Environment Program said in a report issued in Oslo during a conference on ways to promote economic growth without damaging the environment.
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Depletion of Sharks Hurts Ecosystem, Study Says
By HENRY FOUNTAIN
Published: March 29, 2007
For years, conservationists have warned about over fishing of large sharks in the northwestern Atlantic, as the demand for meat and fins, coupled with slow growth and reproduction rates of many species, has caused sharp declines in populations of hammerheads, duskies and other sharks.
Researchers are now reporting repercussions beyond the declining shark populations. Depletion of large sharks, they write in Friday’s issue of the journal Science, has led to the destruction of the bay scallop fishery along parts of the Eastern seaboard.
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Published: March 29, 2007
For years, conservationists have warned about over fishing of large sharks in the northwestern Atlantic, as the demand for meat and fins, coupled with slow growth and reproduction rates of many species, has caused sharp declines in populations of hammerheads, duskies and other sharks.
Researchers are now reporting repercussions beyond the declining shark populations. Depletion of large sharks, they write in Friday’s issue of the journal Science, has led to the destruction of the bay scallop fishery along parts of the Eastern seaboard.
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