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"As Hybrid Cars Gobble Rare Metals, Shortage Looms"

"The Prius hybrid automobile is popular for its fuel efficiency, but its electric motor and battery guzzle rare earth metals, a little-known class of elements .... That makes Toyota's market-leading gasoline-electric hybrid car and other similar vehicles vulnerable to a supply crunch predicted by experts as China, the world's dominant rare earths producer, limits exports while global demand swells."
Source: Reuters, 09/02/2009

"World Must Plan For Climate Emergency: Report"

"Humans may have to reset the Earth's natural thermostat and develop new technologies like reflecting sunlight back into space if climate talks fail, Britain's top science academy said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 09/02/2009

"Mercury Found in Blood of One-Third of American Women"

"The level of inorganic mercury in the blood of American women has been increasing since 1999 and it is now found in the blood of one in three women, according to a new analysis of government data for more than 6,000 American women."
Source: ENS, 09/02/2009

"First Global Illegal Fishing Treaty Agreed: UN"

"A group of 91 countries have agreed on a treaty that will block ships involved in illegal fishing from entering signatory ports and thus help prevent the fish going to market, the UN said on Tuesday."
Source: AFP, 09/02/2009

"Europe’s Ban on Old-Style Bulbs Begins"

"Restrictions on the sale of incandescent bulbs begin going into effect across most of Europe on Tuesday in the continent’s latest effort to get people to save energy and combat global warming."
Source: NYTimes, 09/01/2009

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