Green Belt/Greenway
A green belt is an area of land that usually surrounds a town or city, and is kept open by government restrictions on further development. Often it comprises both public and priv...
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(For related story see OLYMPICS-BEIJING/POLLUTION or
[ID:nPEK238412]) Oct 31 (Reuters) - China's capital has already spent 120
billion yuan ($16.1 billion) to combat its chronic pollution
and crea...
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The Declining of the World's Parks While the state of the world’s parks is sometimes depressing, knowledge is our first step toward a solution.Not far from the western edge of Great Smoky Mou...
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The common complaint about Oscar fashion choices of the past few years is that stars played it too safe. Not so this year.Jennifer Hudson arrived on the red carpet at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angel...
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China plans to relocate up to 4 million people from areas surrounding the Three Gorges Dam — the world's biggest hydropower project — because of rising concerns over the environment and...
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Nairobi (dpa) - Forests are an integral part of many African
lives, with small traders across the continent burning trees for
charcoal to make a living.
But t...
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British Airways showed off its new terminal at Heathrow Airport on Tuesday, a light-flooded, gleaming white modern facility with some of the latest technology, a first-class lounge with a cinema an...
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British Airways showed off its new terminal at Heathrow Airport on Tuesday, a light-flooded, gleaming white modern facility with some of the latest technology, a first-class lounge with a cinema an...
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On nights when the wind hisses across the dunes, the old man sits on his straw mat, draws a blanket around his shoulders and counts his money.In the morning, Sidahmed Ould Magaya, 75, will be trapp...
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Green Belt/Greenway
FACTBOX-Olympics-How Beijing is trying to meet "green" targets
